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Nobody Knows You When Youre Down And Out

Nobody Knows You When Youre Down and Out was written by Jimmy Cox in 1923 during the vaudeville era. The song became a blues standard, especially after being recorded by Bessie Smith in 1929, just before the stock market crash, which accentuated the songs lyrics about financial loss and loneliness. The track has been covered by numerous artists over the years, turning it into a classic that spans generations, and is often associated with expressi ... ng the feelings of hopelessness experienced during the Great Depression. See more [+]

Key: C

Introduction:  C   E7   A   A7   Dm   A7   Dm   F   F#º7   C   A7   D7   G7  

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Me and Bobby McGee
Janis Joplin
 C                 E7         A            A7 
Once I lived the life of a millionaire
 Dm             A7             Dm 
 Spent all my money, didn' t have any cares
 F             F#º7             C            A7 
 Took all my friends out for a mighty good time
 D7                         G7 
 We bought bootleg liquor, champagne and wine
 C          E7      A        A7 
 Then I began to fall so low
 Dm            A7                Dm 
 Lost all my good friends, had nowhere to go
 F          F#º7      C        A7 
 I Get my Hands on a Dollar Again
 D7                              G7 
 I' ll hang on to it, till that old eagle grins because ...

 C   E7    A        A7 
 Nobody knows you
 Dm            A7        Dm 
 When you' re down and out
 F         F#º7   C        A7 
 In your pocket, not one penny
 D7                        G7 
 And as for friends, you don' t have any
 C              E7            A           A7 
 When you get back on your feet again
 Dm          A7                Dm 
 Everybody Wants to Be your Long Lost Friend
 F             F#º7       C        A7 
 I said ut' s strange without any doubt
 D7                             G7 
 Nobody knows you when you' re down and out

   C  E7    A  A7    Dm  A7    Dm 
(guitar)
   F  F#º7    C  A7    D7    G7 
(guitar)
   C  E7    A  A7    Dm  A7    Dm 
(piano)
   F  F#º7    C  A7    D7    G7 
(piano)

      C   E7    A        A7 
Lord, Nobody knows you
 Dm            A7        Dm 
 When you' re down and out
 F         F#º7   C        A7 
 In your pocket, not one penny
 D7                        G7 
 And as for friends, you don' t have any
 C              E7            A           A7 
 When you get back on your feet again
 Dm          A7                Dm 
 Everybody wants to be your long lost friend
 F             F#º7       C        A7 
 I said it' s strange without any doubt

 D7 
 Nobody knows you (nobody knows you)
 F 
 Nobody knows you (nobody knows you)
 D7      G7 
Nobody knows you
                          B9  C9 
When you' re down and out