Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Eric Clapton (1992) Bessie Smith (1929) (Written by Jimmie Cox, 1923)
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Intro
| [C] [E7] | [A] [A7] | [Dm] [A7] | [Dm] |
| [F] [F#dim7] | [C] [A7] | [D7] | [G7] |
| [C] Once I lived the [E7] life of a millio- | [A] naire [A7] |
| [Dm] Spent all my [A7] money, didn't | [Dm] have any care |
| [F] Took all my [F#dim7] friends out for a | [C] mighty good [A7] time |
| [D7] We bought bootleg liquor, | [G7] champagne, and wine |
| [C] Then I be- [E7] gan to | [A] fall so low [A7] |
| [Dm] Lost all my [A7] good friends, had | [Dm] nowhere to go |
| [F] If I get my [F#dim7] hands on a | [C] dollar a- [A7] gain |
| [D7] . I'll hang on to it till that | [G7] old eagle grins |
| [C] No- [E7] body | [A] knows you [A7] |
| [Dm] When you're [A7] down and | [Dm] out |
| [F] In your [F#dim7] pocket, | [C] not one pen- [A7] ny |
| [D7] . And as for friends, you | [G7] don't have many |
| [C] . When you [E7] get back on your | [A] feet again [A7] |
| [Dm] Everybody [A7] wants to be your | [Dm] long lost friend |
| [F] I said it's [F#dim7] strange with- | [C] out any [A7] doubt |
| [D7] . Nobody knows you when you're | [G7] down and out |
Solo
| [C] [E7] | [A] [A7] | [Dm] [A7] | [Dm] |
| [F] [F#dim7] | [C] [A7] | [D7] | [G7] |
| [C] [E7] | [A] [A7] | [Dm] [A7] | [Dm] |
| [F] [F#dim7] | [C] [A7] | [D7] | [G7] |
Lord, | [C] no- [E7] body | [A] knows you [A7] |
| [Dm] When you're [A7] down and | [Dm] out... |
| [F] . In your po- [F#dim7] cket, | [C] not one pen- [A7] ny... |
| [D7] . And as for friends, you | [G7] don't have any |
| [C] . When you [E7] get back on your | [A] feet again | [A7] |
| [Dm] Everybody [A7] wants to be your | [Dm] long lost friend |
| [F] I said it's [F#dim7] strange with- | [C] out any [A7] doubt |
| [D7] ... Nobody | knows you |
| [F] ... Nobody | knows you |
| [D7] ... Nobody | [G7!] knows you when you're down and out [C7!]
#Play along with Eric Clapton in this key.
#Play along with Bessie Smith in this key as well.
#Last Updated 17/05/2021 JJ
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Eric Clapton (1992) Bessie Smith (1929) (Written by Jimmie Cox, 1923)
4/4 | d - D - d - D - |
1 2 3 4
Intro
| [C] [E7] | [A] [A7] | [Dm] [A7] | [Dm] |
| [F] [F#dim7] | [C] [A7] | [D7] | [G7] |
| [C] Once I lived the [E7] life of a millio- | [A] naire [A7] |
| [Dm] Spent all my [A7] money, didn't | [Dm] have any care |
| [F] Took all my [F#dim7] friends out for a | [C] mighty good [A7] time |
| [D7] We bought bootleg liquor, | [G7] champagne, and wine |
| [C] Then I be- [E7] gan to | [A] fall so low [A7] |
| [Dm] Lost all my [A7] good friends, had | [Dm] nowhere to go |
| [F] If I get my [F#dim7] hands on a | [C] dollar a- [A7] gain |
| [D7] . I'll hang on to it till that | [G7] old eagle grins |
| [C] No- [E7] body | [A] knows you [A7] |
| [Dm] When you're [A7] down and | [Dm] out |
| [F] In your [F#dim7] pocket, | [C] not one pen- [A7] ny |
| [D7] . And as for friends, you | [G7] don't have many |
| [C] . When you [E7] get back on your | [A] feet again [A7] |
| [Dm] Everybody [A7] wants to be your | [Dm] long lost friend |
| [F] I said it's [F#dim7] strange with- | [C] out any [A7] doubt |
| [D7] . Nobody knows you when you're | [G7] down and out |
Solo
| [C] [E7] | [A] [A7] | [Dm] [A7] | [Dm] |
| [F] [F#dim7] | [C] [A7] | [D7] | [G7] |
| [C] [E7] | [A] [A7] | [Dm] [A7] | [Dm] |
| [F] [F#dim7] | [C] [A7] | [D7] | [G7] |
Lord, | [C] no- [E7] body | [A] knows you [A7] |
| [Dm] When you're [A7] down and | [Dm] out... |
| [F] . In your po- [F#dim7] cket, | [C] not one pen- [A7] ny... |
| [D7] . And as for friends, you | [G7] don't have any |
| [C] . When you [E7] get back on your | [A] feet again | [A7] |
| [Dm] Everybody [A7] wants to be your | [Dm] long lost friend |
| [F] I said it's [F#dim7] strange with- | [C] out any [A7] doubt |
| [D7] ... Nobody | knows you |
| [F] ... Nobody | knows you |
| [D7] ... Nobody | [G7!] knows you when you're down and out [C7!]
#Play along with Eric Clapton in this key.
#Play along with Bessie Smith in this key as well.
#Last Updated 17/05/2021 JJ
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