Clapton, Eric - Hard Times Lyrics






My mother told me
'Fore she passed away
Said son when I'm gone
Don't forget to pray

'Cause there'll be hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?

Well I soon found out
Just what she meant
When I had to pawn my clothes
Just to pay the rent

Talkin' 'bout hard times
Lord those hard times
Who knows better than I?

I had a woman
Who was always around
But when I lost my money
She put me down

Talkin' 'bout hard times
Hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?

Lord,
One of these days
There'll be no more sorrow
When I pass away

And no more hard times
No more hard times
Yeah, yeah, who knows better than I?





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  1. B.... M....

    Eric solo too heavy, too fast, for that spirited blues. Slow down slow hand and feel it.

    B.... M....

    Yeah, its too perfect. He's gotta relax a little more.

  2. G.... ....

    The green Strat goes perfect with Eric's Joker suit.

  3. J.... L....

    dommage pour la coiffure!!!!!!

  4. J.... L....

    putain!!!!! c"est bon!!!!!!

  5. T.... D....

    Disappointed in the solo, it's not very subtle.

  6. h.... ....

    Sanborn played a helluva solo then Clapton played like shit.

    h.... ....

    harlon57 lol

  7. L.... P....

    El mejor tema de jornalero, lejos.
    Parece que esa noche fue a la casa del guasón!!!!

  8. e.... s....

    Fucking stratocaster. He should play a Gibson Les Paul

  9. P.... B....

    Does anyone knows when it happens?

  10. �.... �....

    Singing a Ray’s song, especially this one, good as he did it, puts you on the map of fucking crazy good blues singers!! Bravo Eric

  11. B.... R....

    wonderfull!

  12. M.... L....

    Listen to the wonderfull original from the fantastic Ray Charles and you know this version is like Claptons hairstyle! :):):)

    M.... L....

    No disputing Ray Charles greatness, but this version aint bad either.

  13. M.... ....

    Wow, I was surprised that Clapton took a solo on this track; if I'm hearing right, you can't capture it with one simple pentatonic scale!

    M.... ....

    Muros you only hear a pentatonic scale being used? Then, you sir, have hearing problems.

    M.... ....

    Muros, feel free to do better.

  14. F.... ....

    blew it." Hard times come again no more" is Stephen Foster. Not the Ray Charles song.

  15. F.... ....

    The song is great, popularized by Ray Charles, ( originally by Stephen Foster, apparently). It can be a great song done simply, not so sure about the Big Band treatment. Eric Clapton is solid.

  16. N.... T....

    Why does eric clapton look so dark at the begging. I thought I was watching a cat Williams special at first.

    N.... T....

    No Tre lol

  17. A.... P....

    what an amazing sound he can produce with that Stratocaster!

  18. C.... O....

    One of my favorite songs by Ray. Nice cover to this but it's just missing that raw voice from Ray.

  19. C.... A....

    EC dressed as The Joker lol

  20. G.... C....

    Calpton, maestro de todos los tiempos

  21. D.... C....

    Like that song

  22. p.... ....

    Fantastic!

  23. L.... M....

    I love Eric voice

  24. F.... L....

    The joker hard times

  25. D.... R....

    hahaha Joker

  26. D.... R....

    almost sounds like Ray if Ray never existed. Nice axe though bro

    D.... R....

    +Damian Rangi YES HE DOES

  27. e.... ....

    solo un blues

  28. M.... B....

    This wasn't written by three white kids. This was written by Ray Charles himself. 

    M.... B....

    astute observation my friend

    M.... B....

    Who said it was written by three white kids? 

    M.... B....

    From a previous comment

    guyfroml
    3 years ago

    What a great song...and to think it was written in the early 50's by a couple of white kids still in their teens. Some say it was their first song they wrote together "

  29. A.... L....

    the joker?

  30. C.... V....

    awesome woh i do love it with the sax with it sounds amazing,

  31. C.... ....

    @YmustTh3w0rldG0r0und The question is, why aren't you???

  32. m.... S....

     q potro e

  33. R.... ....

    ♥♥♥

  34. R.... d....

    he is so amazing that i can let pass that hideous suit lol

    R.... d....

    Haha lol

    R.... d....

    hahahah exactly

    R.... d....

    Yeah, that's really bad! He looks like a golfer on the course!

    R.... d....

    The joker!!!!!

    R.... d....

    he can wear a saucepan and flowerpot on his head as far as I'm concerned, his music is legend

  35. M.... V....

    Maybe 1990 or 1991?

  36. T.... ....

    Nice post Mariano Scott! Great song. Do you know what year this is from?

  37. I.... B....

    240p and still SO GOOD

  38. C.... V....

    this is fantasticccccc hard times is real awesome.,

  39. T.... C....

    but its a great song though!

  40. D.... ....

    Did the joker ever get his suit back? Kidding Clapton IS God. My fab.

  41. k.... m....

    Just brilliant,love gtr. tone

  42. E.... ....

    doesnt meet my tastes... dont dig the tone and it sounds like he's just noodling around to me :/

  43. T.... C....

    eric was cokein' off his tities!

    T.... C....

    Thats when he was at his best though!

  44. M.... W....

    Great !! Thank you for posting

  45. Y.... ....

    lol why is he dressed like the joker?

  46. E.... ....

    to me that's a pretty bad guitar solo

  47. M.... C....

    He's got a lovely head of hair for a man his age.

  48. O.... B....

    I did'nt know Clapton used to be black

    O.... B....

    I didnt know Tina Turner used to be White.

  49. i.... ....

    Clapton looks like the Joker!

  50. G.... S....

    Lose the hairspray!

  51. B.... ....

    Amazing!

  52. 1.... ....

    they don't call him slow hand for nothing..

  53. S.... ....

    Amo esta canciónnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

  54. J.... P....

    love this song

  55. B.... ....

    One of the few times I have seen him playing a green signature model stratocaster of his.

  56. M.... ....

    @getkristan You ain't been on the EC scene long, have you?

  57. C.... S....

    Barney was a dinosaur from our imagination and when he's tall he's what we call a dinosaur sensation...

  58. s.... p....

    Bring it on Eric,Some ones Who post Just Dont Know Great Music.Thats all.

  59. B.... B....

    How can 3 people dislike this? quite sure has nothing to do with music itself, but style or other thing that it's not the main spirit here...

  60. D.... ....

    rays version is great and the way he sings it only a black man could sing this song. HOWEVER mr. clapton is very impressive because he can sing with a blues voice that is just excellant. so my hat is off to eric clapton on this!

  61. v.... ....

    very, very thin Clapton...playing a great song from Ray Charles...

  62. J.... ....

    I'd sure like to see Eric play that just with acoustic guitar. If he's not too old, now.

  63. I.... w....

    who is the pianist?

  64. g.... ....

    What a great song...and to think it was written in the early 50's by a couple of white kids still in their teens. Some say it was their first song they wrote together - one the greatest song writing teams in rock n roll/R & B history, Leiber and Stoller.

  65. w.... ....

    Eric looks smashing in his Purple velvet suit..Pimp

  66. a.... c....

    David Sanborn sax and then Clapton guitar - always amazing

  67. S.... P....

    Beautiful....and that sax.....WOW

  68. A.... N....

    @SweetPapaFer Reminds me of joker

  69. A.... N....

    Great! I've been trying to find a nice version where he does his blues guitar stuff :) I heard it on a flight in ChinaAirlines but couldnt find it anywhere else, brings back the memories of long plane flights B)