how to play - nobody knows you when you're down and out - calling out the chords to practice along

Recorded during a Hootenanny - Iven is calling out the chords for you to practice along with us
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT-
Words & Music by Jimmy Cox (1923)

C E A A7 A
Once I lived the life of a millionaire,

Dm A Dm A7 Dm
Spent all my money, just did not care,

F F7 C C/B A
Took all my friends out for a mighty good time,

D7 G7
Bought bootleg whisky, champagne and wine.

C E A A7 A
Then I began to fall so low;

Dm A Dm A Dm
Lost all my good friends, had nowhere to go.

F F7 C C/B A
If I get my hands on a dollar a - gain, D7 G7
I'm gonna hang on to it till that eagle grins, 'cause


Refrain:

C E A7 Dm A7 Dm
No - body knows you when you're down and out;

F D7 C C/B A7
In your pocket, not one penny; D G
And as for friends, you don't have any.

C E A A7 A
Then when you get back on your feet a - gain

Dm A Dm A7 Dm
Everybody wants to be your long-lost friend

F F7 C C/B A
It's mighty strange, without any doubt

D7 G7 C
Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

G7 C E A A7 A
When you finally get back upon your feet a - gain,

Dm A Dm A7 Dm
Everybody wants to be your long-lost friend F D7 C C/B A
Said it's mighty strange, without any doubt F Dm7 G C E7
Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

F D7 C A7
It's mighty strange, without any doubt,

F Fdim G Fdim G C
Nobody knows you when you're down, you're down and out.


Clapton's 1992 version is merely one of the more recent of a long string of successes for this song. Long associated with her, it was Bessie Smith's last hit, recorded in 1929. It was also recorded in the 1930s by Eddie Condon and Count Basie; by Lavern Baker in the 1950s; by Sam Cooke, by Dave Guard, by Jose Feliciano, by Odetta and by Nina Simone, all in the 1960s; by Tim Hardin in the 1970s, and by Rod Stewart in the 1980s.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Nobody
• Knows
• You
• When
• You're
• Down
• and
• Out
• blues
• hootenanny
• guitar
• chords
• jamming
• jimmy
• Cox

[Sdshirtman]

Cool to post a vid of people working a song out. Some people think that songs just come to you telepathically.

By the way, whats up with the guy second to left? Looks like he smoked too much of something.

[sinhog]

Fascinating exercise in Concentration !! ( EJ asking Iven to NOT sing the lyrics ,, but ,only call out the chords ,,,, hard to remember the Melody of the tune ,, or even , the chord progression , itself !! ) ,, Devilish !!!

[Dokgoth]

thanks, gonna start playing along