Chords for Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Official Audio)

Tempo:
120.25 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bb

G

Cm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bessie Smith - Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Official Audio) chords
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[Gb] [C]
[A] [E] [Bb]
[Cm] Once I lived [Bm] a life [A] of a [Em] millionaire,
[F] spending my [A] money [D] I didn't care.
[Bb] I carried [B] my friends [C] out for [E] a good time buying [Am] bootleg liquor, champagne [G] and wine.
[Cm] When [Bm] I began to [A] fall so low, [F] I didn't have [Em] a friend [Bb] and no place to [Dm] go.
So if I ever get my [B] hands on [G] a dollar [A] again, I'm [Gbm] gonna hold on [D] to it till them [Gb]
eagles [B] grin.
[Cm] [Bm]
[A] Nobody knows [Dbm] you [F]
when [A] you're down [Bb] and out.
In [Ab] my [D] pocket not [Em] one penny [Gb] and [D] my friends [Am] I have [G] one inny.
[Cm] But if I [E] ever get on [A] my feet again,
[F] then [A] I'll meet my long lost [D] friend.
[F] His mighty [Ebm]
[C] strength without [Bb] a doubt.
[Gb]
Nobody knows you when [Gm] you're down and out.
[Gbm] I [Am] mean when [C] you're [G] down and out.
[Bm]
[A] [Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[B] [Cm]
[A] [Am] [D]
[Cm] [Am]
[Bb] [C] [G]
[Cm] [Bm] When [A]
[E] [F] [A]
you're down [Bb] and out.
[F]
[Gb] [G] Not one penny and my [Am] friends I have [G] one inny.
[Cm] [Bm] Mmmmm I done [A] fell so low.
[Bb]
Nobody [A] wants [Bb] me round their door.
[Db] Mmmmm without a [D] doubt.
No man can [G] use you when you're down [Bb] and out.
I [D] mean when [G] you're down and out.
Key:  
A
1231
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
D
1321
A
1231
Bb
12341111
G
2131
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To learn Bessie Smith - (78rpm Version) Nobody Knows You When Youre Down And Out chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, G, Cm, Bm and A. Start with a comfortable 60 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 120. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ Once I lived [Bm] a life [A] of a [Em] millionaire, _ _
_ [F] spending my [A] money [D] I didn't care.
[Bb] I carried [B] my friends [C] out for [E] a good time buying [Am] bootleg liquor, _ _ champagne [G] and wine.
_ [Cm] When [Bm] I began to [A] fall so low, [F] I didn't have [Em] a friend [Bb] and no place to [Dm] go.
So if I ever get my [B] hands on [G] a dollar _ [A] again, I'm [Gbm] gonna hold on [D] to it till them [Gb]
eagles [B] grin.
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] Nobody knows [Dbm] you [F] _
when [A] you're down [Bb] and _ out.
_ _ In [Ab] my [D] pocket not _ [Em] one penny [Gb] and [D] my friends [Am] I have [G] one inny.
[Cm] But if I [E] ever get on [A] my feet again, _
_ [F] then [A] I'll meet my long lost [D] friend.
[F] _ His mighty [Ebm] _
[C] strength without [Bb] a doubt.
[Gb]
Nobody knows you when [Gm] you're down and out.
[Gbm] I [Am] mean when [C] you're [G] down and out.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bm] When _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [A]
you're down [Bb] and out.
_ _ [F] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [G] _ Not one penny _ and my [Am] friends I have [G] one inny.
[Cm] _ _ [Bm] Mmmmm I done [A] fell so low.
[Bb] _
Nobody [A] wants [Bb] me round their door.
_ [Db] Mmmmm _ _ without a [D] doubt.
No man can [G] use you when you're down [Bb] and out.
I [D] mean when [G] you're down and out. _ _

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