Biography:
Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson, Albany, Georgia, September 23, 1930 - Beverly Hills, California, June 10, 2004), was an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, and band leader.
As a rock and roll, rhythm & blues, soul, blues, jazz, country and pop musician he helped to shape the sound of rhythm & blues.
He brought a soulful sound to everything from country music ("I Can't Stop Loving You") to rock and roll ("Mess Around"), to pop standards to a now-iconic rendition of "America the Beautiful.
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Other songs:
- Baby Its Cold Outside
- Busted
- Crying Time
- Georgia On My Mind
- Hit The Road Jack
- I Can't Stop Loving You
- I Got A Woman
- If You Go Away
- Lonely Avenue
- Mess Around
- Unchain My Heart
- You Don't Know Me
- Aint That Love
- Am I Blue
- America The Beautiful
- Baby Dont You Cry
- Born To Lose
- Bulldog Bite Hunker Down Hairy Dawg
- Careless Love
- Carry Me Back To Old Virginny
- Come Back Baby
- Come Live With Me
- Come Rain Or Come Shine
- Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
- Dont Put All Your Dreams In One Basket
- Drown In My Own Tears
- Ellie My Love
- Funny But I Still Love You
- Good Love Gone Bad
- Hallelujah I Love Her So
- Hard Times No One Knows Better Than I
- Here We Go Again
- I Can See Clearly Now
- I Cant Stop Loving You
- I Dont Need No Doctor
- I Got A Woman Part 1
- If I Could
- If I Were You
- If You Were Mine
- Im Going Down To The River
- Just For A Thrill
- Lets Go Get Stoned
- My First Night Alone Without You
- My Heart Cries For You
- No Letter Today
- Rays Blues
- Shake A Tail Feather
- Sinners Prayer
- So Help Me God
- Sunshine
- Take These Chains
- Take These Chains From My Heart
- Tell All The World About You
- Thanks For Bringing Love Around Again
- That Lucky Old Sun
- That Spirit Of Christmas
- The Brightest Smile In Town
- The Jealous Kind
- Three Quarter Time
- Together Again
- Two Old Cats Like Us
- What Id Say
- What Would I Do Without You
- Without Love There Is Nothing
- You Always Miss The Water
- You Dont Know Me
- Your Cheatin Heart
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HARD TIMES ( No One Knows Better Than I )
as recorded by Ray Charles
recorded in Eb--capo one fret
to play along with recording
transcription and chart Peter Kruger [email protected]
Bb+5 xx4332
Bb7-5 6x675x
A7+5 x05665
Abo xx0101
C/D xx0010
A9+5 54546x
D6/9 x54455
A+5 D7 G7 F#7
My mother told me
Before she passed away
F#7-9 Bm Bb+5 C/D
Said son when I'm gone
D7
Don't forget to pray
D7/F# G7 Abo
'Cause there'll be hard times
D7 D7/C B7
Hard times ohh yea a a
Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 A9+5
Who knows better than I?
D7 G7 F#7
Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
F#7-9 Bm Bb+5
When I had to pawn my clothes
C/D D7
Just to pay the rent
D7/F# G7 Abo
Talkin' 'about hard times
D7 D7/C B7
Hard times ohh yeahh
Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 A7+5
Who knows better than I?
..sax:
|D |F#7 |Bm |C/D D D7/F#|
piano:
|G Abo |D7 D7/C B7 |Bb7-5 A7+5 |D E7 Eb7
I had a
D7 G7 F#7
woman lord
Who was always around
F#7-9 Bm Bb+5 C/D
But when I lost my-y-y-y money
D7
She put me down
D7/F# G7 Abo
Talkin' 'bout hard times
D7 D7/C B7
you know those ha-a-a-a-rd ye-e-e-ah
Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 G9 F9 Eb9 D6/9
yea Lord who knows better than I?
G7 F#7
ye-e-e-ah Lord, one of these days
F#7 Bm Bb+5 C/D
There'll be no mo-o-o-ore sorrow
D7
When I pass away
D7/F# G7 Abo
And no more hard times
D7 D7/C B7
ah said no more ha-a-a-rd ye-e-e-ah
Bb7-5 A7+5 E9 Eb9 D6/9 ............
hey Lord who knows hey Lord better than I?
as recorded by Ray Charles
recorded in Eb--capo one fret
to play along with recording
transcription and chart Peter Kruger [email protected]
Bb+5 xx4332
Bb7-5 6x675x
A7+5 x05665
Abo xx0101
C/D xx0010
A9+5 54546x
D6/9 x54455
A+5 D7 G7 F#7
My mother told me
Before she passed away
F#7-9 Bm Bb+5 C/D
Said son when I'm gone
D7
Don't forget to pray
D7/F# G7 Abo
'Cause there'll be hard times
D7 D7/C B7
Hard times ohh yea a a
Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 A9+5
Who knows better than I?
D7 G7 F#7
Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
F#7-9 Bm Bb+5
When I had to pawn my clothes
C/D D7
Just to pay the rent
D7/F# G7 Abo
Talkin' 'about hard times
D7 D7/C B7
Hard times ohh yeahh
Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 A7+5
Who knows better than I?
..sax:
|D |F#7 |Bm |C/D D D7/F#|
piano:
|G Abo |D7 D7/C B7 |Bb7-5 A7+5 |D E7 Eb7
I had a
D7 G7 F#7
woman lord
Who was always around
F#7-9 Bm Bb+5 C/D
But when I lost my-y-y-y money
D7
She put me down
D7/F# G7 Abo
Talkin' 'bout hard times
D7 D7/C B7
you know those ha-a-a-a-rd ye-e-e-ah
Bb7-5 A7+5 D6 G9 F9 Eb9 D6/9
yea Lord who knows better than I?
G7 F#7
ye-e-e-ah Lord, one of these days
F#7 Bm Bb+5 C/D
There'll be no mo-o-o-ore sorrow
D7
When I pass away
D7/F# G7 Abo
And no more hard times
D7 D7/C B7
ah said no more ha-a-a-rd ye-e-e-ah
Bb7-5 A7+5 E9 Eb9 D6/9 ............
hey Lord who knows hey Lord better than I?
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