Chords for King Curtis - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

_ I've _ _ [Gm] lived the life [F] of a millionaire.
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_ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ Spending [F] my money, [Bbm] I didn't care.
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[G] Always [Dm] jolly [Cm] and having a good [F] time.
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[Gb] Buying bootleg [Db] liquor, _ champagne and wine.
[Bb] _ _ But [C] just as soon [F] as my dough got low,
_ _ [Bbm] _ I couldn't [F] find a friend, _ [Bbm] no place I'd go.
But _ [Db] _ _ if I [G] ever get my [Eb] hands on a dollar again,
I'm gonna [Bb] squeeze it [Gm]
and squeeze it
[Eb] until the [Db] ego grins.
_ [Ab] Cause _ [C] nobody _ _ [F] wants you _
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[F] when you're down [Bbm] and out.
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[G] In my pocket, [Eb] _ not now a penny.
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And my friends, [Eb] _ I ain't in it.
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[C] Just as soon [F] as I get on my feet again,
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[F] everyone _ [Bbm] is your long lost friend.
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[Dm] It's mighty strange [Cm] _ without a doubt.
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Nobody wants you [Eb] when you're down and out.
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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ Just as [Gm] soon [F] as I get on my feet again,
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[F] everybody _ [Bbm] is your long lost friend.
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[G] It's mighty _ [Cm] strange without [F] a doubt.
[Fm] _ _ [Db] Nobody wants you.
_ [E] _ Nobody needs you.
_ [Bb] Nobody wants you when you're [Eb] down,
when you're down [Ab] and out. _ _
[Abm] _ You [Dbm] can forget it.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _