Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out chords by Bessie Smith

SimplifiedD · Eb · A · F# · B …

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D
Eb
A
F#
B
E
C#
Gdim
Cm
G
Bm
Ab
D#
G#

Verse 1
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Eb 
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A 
B 
D 
A 
Once I lived the
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E 
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C# 
life of a millionaire
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Gdim 
Cm 
Spending my money, I did n't care
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D 
Eb 
A 
I  carried my friends out
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for a good time
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B 
Buying bootleg liquor,
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A 
E 
champagne and wine
A 
Then I

Verse 2
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G 
F# 
began to fall so low
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F# 
I didn't have a friend,
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B 
and no place to go
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D 
Ab 
So if I ever get my hand
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on a dollar again
B 
I'm gonna hold on to it
E 
till them eagle's grin
A 

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Verse 3
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F# 
D 
Nobody knows you
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Cm 
when you down and out
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Eb 
A 
F# 
In my pocket not one penny
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B 
A 
E 
And my friends I  haven't any
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C# 
F# 
But If I ever get on my feet again
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A 
D 
B 
Then I'll meet my long lost friend
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Eb 
It's mighty strange,
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without a doubt
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B 
A 
Nobody knows you when you
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down and out
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Eb 
D 
A 
E 
I mean when you down and out

Interlude 1

Verse 4
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F# 
Cm 
Mmm, when you're down and out
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A 
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Mmm, not one penny
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E 
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And my friends I haven't any
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F# 
Mmm, well I felt so  low
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B 
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D# 
Nobody wants me  round their door
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E 
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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