Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out chords by Bessie Smith
Verse 1
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Once I lived the
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life of a millionaire
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Spending my money, I did n't care
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I carried my friends out
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for a good time
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Buying bootleg liquor,
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champagne and wine
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Then I
Verse 2
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began to fall so low
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I didn't have a friend,
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and no place to go
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So if I ever get my hand
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on a dollar again
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I'm gonna hold on to it
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till them eagle's grin
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Verse 3
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Nobody knows you
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when you down and out
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In my pocket not one penny
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And my friends I haven't any
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But If I ever get on my feet again
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Then I'll meet my long lost friend
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It's mighty strange,
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without a doubt
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Nobody knows you when you
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down and out
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I mean when you down and out
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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Mmm, when you're down and out
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Mmm, not one penny
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And my friends I haven't any
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Mmm, well I felt so low
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Nobody wants me round their door
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Mmm, without a doubt
No man can use you wen you
down and out
I mean when you down and out
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Bessie Smith
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