Chords for DENNIS BROWN - When You Are Down [1972]
Tempo:
78.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A]
[D] Ain't [A] got no money to [D] spend, [G]
[D] so I ain't got no friend.
[D] Cause when [A] my pocket runs dry, [G] Lord, [D] all of [G] my friends [D] pass me by.
[G]
[D] And when I'm down, there is no one [G] to [D] even [G] give a [D] helping hand.
[G]
[D] I want to know why when you're down, [G]
[D] you [G] never [D] see the one around.
[G]
[D] And [A] when you need a [D] helping hand, [G]
yes, [D] you can [A] never [D] find a friend.
[G]
[D] Don't [G] care how much you [D] need some help, [G]
[D] [G] you've got to make [D] it by yourself.
[G] Yeah, [D] [G] whoa, [D] whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[G]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
I said you've [D] got to make it, [G] make it [D] by [G] yourself.
[D] And [G] yes, [D] nobody [G]
[D] [G] knows you [D] when you're down.
[G]
No, [D] they [G] don't know you [D] when you're on the [G] ground.
[D] But when you're on your feet again, [A]
oh [D] yes, [G] everybody [D] is your [G] friend.
[D] [G] [D] Ain't [G] got no money [D] to spend, [G] so [D] [G] I ain't [D] got no [G] friend.
[D] Cause [G] when my pocket [D] runs dry, [G] [D] all [G] of my friends [D] pass me [A] by.
[D] [G]
[D] And [A] when I'm down, there [D] is no [G] one to [D] [G] even give [D] a helping hand.
[G]
[D] I [A] want to know why when you're [D] down,
[D] you never see the one around.
[A]
[D] Ain't [A] got no money to [D] spend, [G]
[D] so I ain't got no friend.
[D] Cause when [A] my pocket runs dry, [G] Lord, [D] all of [G] my friends [D] pass me by.
[G]
[D] And when I'm down, there is no one [G] to [D] even [G] give a [D] helping hand.
[G]
[D] I want to know why when you're down, [G]
[D] you [G] never [D] see the one around.
[G]
[D] And [A] when you need a [D] helping hand, [G]
yes, [D] you can [A] never [D] find a friend.
[G]
[D] Don't [G] care how much you [D] need some help, [G]
[D] [G] you've got to make [D] it by yourself.
[G] Yeah, [D] [G] whoa, [D] whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[G]
[D] [G] [D] [A]
I said you've [D] got to make it, [G] make it [D] by [G] yourself.
[D] And [G] yes, [D] nobody [G]
[D] [G] knows you [D] when you're down.
[G]
No, [D] they [G] don't know you [D] when you're on the [G] ground.
[D] But when you're on your feet again, [A]
oh [D] yes, [G] everybody [D] is your [G] friend.
[D] [G] [D] Ain't [G] got no money [D] to spend, [G] so [D] [G] I ain't [D] got no [G] friend.
[D] Cause [G] when my pocket [D] runs dry, [G] [D] all [G] of my friends [D] pass me [A] by.
[D] [G]
[D] And [A] when I'm down, there [D] is no [G] one to [D] [G] even give [D] a helping hand.
[G]
[D] I [A] want to know why when you're [D] down,
[D] you never see the one around.
[A]
Key:
D
G
A
E
D
G
A
E
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] Ain't [A] got no money to [D] spend, _ [G] _
_ [D] so I ain't got no friend. _ _
_ [D] Cause when [A] my pocket runs dry, [G] Lord, _ [D] all of [G] my friends [D] pass me by.
[G] _
_ [D] And when I'm down, there is no one [G] to _ [D] even [G] give a [D] helping hand.
_ [G] _
_ [D] I want to know why when you're down, [G] _
_ [D] you [G] never [D] see the one around.
[G] _
_ [D] And [A] when you need a [D] helping hand, [G]
yes, [D] you can [A] never [D] find a friend.
[G] _
_ [D] Don't [G] care how much you [D] need some help, [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] you've got to make [D] it by yourself.
[G] Yeah, _ [D] _ [G] whoa, [D] whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
I said you've [D] got to make it, [G] make it [D] by [G] yourself.
_ [D] And [G] yes, [D] nobody _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] knows you [D] when you're down.
[G]
No, [D] they [G] don't know you [D] when you're on the [G] ground.
_ [D] But when you're on your feet again, [A]
oh [D] yes, [G] everybody _ [D] is your [G] friend.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Ain't [G] got no money [D] to spend, [G] so [D] _ [G] I ain't [D] got no [G] friend.
_ [D] Cause [G] when my pocket [D] runs dry, [G] _ _ [D] all [G] of my friends [D] pass me [A] by.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] And [A] when I'm down, there [D] is no [G] one to [D] _ [G] even give [D] a helping hand.
[G] _
_ [D] I [A] want to know why when you're [D] down, _
_ [D] you never see the one around.
[A] _
[D] Ain't [A] got no money to [D] spend, _ [G] _
_ [D] so I ain't got no friend. _ _
_ [D] Cause when [A] my pocket runs dry, [G] Lord, _ [D] all of [G] my friends [D] pass me by.
[G] _
_ [D] And when I'm down, there is no one [G] to _ [D] even [G] give a [D] helping hand.
_ [G] _
_ [D] I want to know why when you're down, [G] _
_ [D] you [G] never [D] see the one around.
[G] _
_ [D] And [A] when you need a [D] helping hand, [G]
yes, [D] you can [A] never [D] find a friend.
[G] _
_ [D] Don't [G] care how much you [D] need some help, [G] _
_ [D] _ [G] you've got to make [D] it by yourself.
[G] Yeah, _ [D] _ [G] whoa, [D] whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
I said you've [D] got to make it, [G] make it [D] by [G] yourself.
_ [D] And [G] yes, [D] nobody _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] knows you [D] when you're down.
[G]
No, [D] they [G] don't know you [D] when you're on the [G] ground.
_ [D] But when you're on your feet again, [A]
oh [D] yes, [G] everybody _ [D] is your [G] friend.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Ain't [G] got no money [D] to spend, [G] so [D] _ [G] I ain't [D] got no [G] friend.
_ [D] Cause [G] when my pocket [D] runs dry, [G] _ _ [D] all [G] of my friends [D] pass me [A] by.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] And [A] when I'm down, there [D] is no [G] one to [D] _ [G] even give [D] a helping hand.
[G] _
_ [D] I [A] want to know why when you're [D] down, _
_ [D] you never see the one around.
[A] _