Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

Jimmy Cox - 1923

As recorded by Eric Clapton on his album Unplugged

in C

Wikipedia says: Eight bar blues I-III7, VI7, ii-VI7, ii, IV7-♯IVdim7, ii, V7

C_ _ E7_ _ |_ A_ _ _ _ |_ Dm__ _ A_ _ |_ Dm_ _ _ _ |_ F7_ _ F♯dim7________ _ |_ Dm_ _ _ _ |_ G7_ _ _ _

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This is what Clapton sounds like (maybe simplified).

C_ _ E7_ _ A_ _ A_ _
Dm__ _ A_ _ Dm__ _ Dm_ _
F7_ _ F♯dim7________ _ C_ _ A_ _
D7_ _ D7_ _ G_ _ G7_ _

COnce I lived the E7life of a Amillionaire, /
DmSpent all my Amoney, Dmdidn't have any care, /
F7Took all my F♯dim7friends out for a Cmighty good Atime,
D7We bought bootleg /liquor, Gchampagne and G7wine.

CThen I E7began to Afall so /low,
DmLost all my Agood friends, had Dmno where to /go.
F7If I get my F♯dim7hands_ on a Cdollar Aagain,
D7I'll hang on /to it, till that Gold eagle G7grins.

CWhen you get E7back on your Afeet again, /
DmEverybody Awants to be your Dmlong lost /friend,
F7I said it's F♯dim7strange,_ Cwithout any Adoubt,
D7Nobody knows you, when your Gdown and G7out.

Instrumental (twice around)

CWhen you get E7back on your Afeet a-/gain,
DmEverybody Awants to be your Dmlong lost /friend,
F7I said it's F♯dim7strange,_ Cwithout any Adoubt,
D7Nobody knows you, ...
F7Nobody knows you, ...
CNobody Gknows you, when your G7down and Cout.

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