Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Bessie Smith - 1929
{title: Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out}
{artist: Jimmy Cox (Eric Clapton style)}
{start_of_intro}
[C] [E7] [A] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [F]
[F#dim] [C] [A7] [D7] [G7]
{end_of_intro}
{start_of_verse}
[C] Once I lived the [E7]life of a [A]millionaire [A7]
[Dm] Spent all my [A7]money, didn't [Dm]have any cares
[F] Took all my [F#dim]friends out for a [C]mighty good [A7]time
[D7] Bought bootleg liquor, [G7]champagne and wine
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse}
[C] Then I [E7]began to [A]fall so low [A7]
[Dm] Lost all my [A7]good friends, had [Dm]nowhere to go
[F] If I get my [F#dim]hands on a [C]dollar [A7]again
[D7] I'll hang on to it ‘til that [G7]old eagle grins because...
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_chorus}
[C] No[E7]body [A]knows you [A7]
[Dm] When you're [A7]down and [Dm]out
[F] In your [F#dim]pocket, [C]not one [A7]penny
[D7] And as for friends, you [G7]don’t have any
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_verse}
[C] When you get [E7]back on your [A]feet again [A7]
[Dm] Everybody [A7]wants to be your [Dm]long lost friend
[F] I said it [F#dim]straight [C]without any [A7]doubt
[D7] Nobody knows you when you're [G7]down and out
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_solo}
[C] [E7] [A] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [F]
[F#dim] [C] [A7] [D7] [G7]
[C] [E7] [A] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [F]
[F#dim] [C] [A7] [D7] [G7]
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{start_of_chorus}
Lord, [C]no[E7]body [A]knows you [A7]
[Dm] When you're [A7]down and [Dm]out
[F] In your [F#dim]pocket, [C]not one [A7]penny
[D7] And as for friends, you [G7]don’t have any
{end_of_chorus}
{start_of_outro}
[C] When you get [E7]back on your [A]feet again [A7]
[Dm] Everybody [A7]wants to be your [Dm]long lost friend
[F] I said it [F#dim]straight [C]without any [A7]doubt
[D7] Nobody knows you
[F] Nobody knows you
[Dm] Nobody [G7!] knows you when you're down and out [C]
[C!] [G7!] [C!]
{end_of_outro}
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