
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Eric Clapton
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[Intro]
F
F#º C A7 D7 D7/F# G7
C E7 A7
E|-----x--0-0---0-0-------------------------|
Dm A7 Dm F
F#º C A7
B|---1---1---1---1----1----------2--2--x----|
G|---2---2---2---2----0----------0--0--x----|
D|-3---3---4---4------2----------------x----|
A|------------------3-----2-1--0-------x----|
D7 D7/F# G7
[Primeira Parte]
C E7 A7
D|---2-2-------------2-------x-----2-x------|
A|-3---3----------x----0---0-x---0---x------|
E|-----x--0-0---0-x-------------------------|
Dm A7 Dm
G|---2---2--2-----0----2---2--2--2-------x--|
D|-0------0---0-----x--0-0----x--0---0-1-2--|
A|--------x-----0-0-x---------x-------------|
F
F#º C A7
B|---1---1---1---1----1----------2--2--x----|
G|---2---2---2---2----0----------0--0--x----|
D|---3---3---4---4----2-----x----------x----|
A|-------x-------x--3-----2-1--0-------x----|
D7 D7/F# G7
D|-0-----x--------0----------x--------x-----|
A|-------x--------x----------x--------x-----|
C E7
Once I lived the life of a
A7
Millionaire
Dm A7
Spent all my money
Dm
Didn’t have any care
F
F#º
Took all my friends out
C A7
For a mighty good time
D7 D7/F#
We bought bootleg liquor
G7
Champagne and wine
C E7 A7
Then I began to fall so low
Dm A7
Lost all my good friends
Dm
Had nowhere to go
F
F#º C A7
If I get my hands on a dollar again
D7 D7/F#
I’ll hang on to it
G7
‘til that old eagle grins
Because
[Refrão]
C E7 A7
Nobody knows you
Dm A7 Dm
When you're down and out
F
F#º C A7
In your pocket, not one penny
D7 D7/F#
And as for friends
G7
You don't have many
[Primeira Parte]
[Refrão]
C E7
When you get back
A7
On your feet again
Dm A7
Everybody wants to be your
Dm
Long-lost friend
F
F#º
I said it straight
[Próxima Parte]
A7
Without any doubt
D7 D7/F#
Nobody knows you
G7
When you're down and out
C E7 A7 Dm A7 Dm
[Solo]
F
F#º C A7 D7 D7/F# G7
D|--------------------7\5-3-5-3------------------------|
G|-----5--7-5-7-8\7-5-7-5---5-8\7p5---8/9-9-9-8-7-6----|
[Refrão]
[Final]
D7 D7/F# F D7 G7
A|---------------------x--------------------|
E|------------------3--x--------------------|
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
A7
Without any doubt
D7 D7/F#
Nobody knows you
F
Nobody knows you
D7 G7
Nobody knows you
B7/9 C7/9
When you're down and out
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