Chords for Otis Redding-Nobody Knows You When You're down and out
Tempo:
153.75 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Bb
F
Ab
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[C] Once I lived a life [F] of a millionaire.
[Db] People [Cm] spending my money, [Bbm] money, long, and I just didn't care that [B] [Db] long.
[D]
Taking my friends out, [Ab]
trying to have a [F] good time.
[Bb]
We drank that strong bootleg liquor, [Eb]
and that good ol' champagne and wine.
[Ab]
[C] One off, just [F] as soon as my [Fm] money got so [F] low.
[Db] I [Cm] couldn't find my friends, [Bbm] Lord, and I just didn't have no place to go.
But [Db]
[D] if I ever, and if [Ab] I ever get my hands on [F] them green dollars again,
[Bb]
I'm gonna hold [Eb] on to that big eagle grand, [Ab] Lord.
[C] I'm trying to tell y'all [Gm] [F] that nobody wants you.
[Db]
People, [Cm] nobody wants you, [Bbm] Lord, when you down and out, Lord.
[Db]
You can't fit [D] your pocket, Lord, [Ab]
there is not [F] one penny.
[Bb]
[D] And [Gm] all of them so [Bb]-called friends, [Eb] I'm trying to tell y'all that you haven't got any.
But [Ab]
just [C] as soon [F] as you get back on your feet again,
[Db]
people, I'm trying to [Cm] tell you that here they come, [Bbm] telling you all that you're a long lost friend, Lord.
[Db]
[D] I'm trying to tell everybody, [Ab] Lord, [Eb] we've got to [F] doubt that [Bb]
nobody wants you, Lord.
[Eb] Nobody wants you, Lord.
Nobody [Db]
needs you, Lord.
[B] [Bb]
Nobody wants you when you're down and [A] out, [Db] Lord.
And nobody has a good thing about you, and [Bb] nobody can tell you when to turn and when to go.
But when [Db]
you get back on your feet again, [Bb]
everybody's gonna tell you all.
[C]
[N]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[C] Once I lived a life [F] of a millionaire.
[Db] People [Cm] spending my money, [Bbm] money, long, and I just didn't care that [B] [Db] long.
[D]
Taking my friends out, [Ab]
trying to have a [F] good time.
[Bb]
We drank that strong bootleg liquor, [Eb]
and that good ol' champagne and wine.
[Ab]
[C] One off, just [F] as soon as my [Fm] money got so [F] low.
[Db] I [Cm] couldn't find my friends, [Bbm] Lord, and I just didn't have no place to go.
But [Db]
[D] if I ever, and if [Ab] I ever get my hands on [F] them green dollars again,
[Bb]
I'm gonna hold [Eb] on to that big eagle grand, [Ab] Lord.
[C] I'm trying to tell y'all [Gm] [F] that nobody wants you.
[Db]
People, [Cm] nobody wants you, [Bbm] Lord, when you down and out, Lord.
[Db]
You can't fit [D] your pocket, Lord, [Ab]
there is not [F] one penny.
[Bb]
[D] And [Gm] all of them so [Bb]-called friends, [Eb] I'm trying to tell y'all that you haven't got any.
But [Ab]
just [C] as soon [F] as you get back on your feet again,
[Db]
people, I'm trying to [Cm] tell you that here they come, [Bbm] telling you all that you're a long lost friend, Lord.
[Db]
[D] I'm trying to tell everybody, [Ab] Lord, [Eb] we've got to [F] doubt that [Bb]
nobody wants you, Lord.
[Eb] Nobody wants you, Lord.
Nobody [Db]
needs you, Lord.
[B] [Bb]
Nobody wants you when you're down and [A] out, [Db] Lord.
And nobody has a good thing about you, and [Bb] nobody can tell you when to turn and when to go.
But when [Db]
you get back on your feet again, [Bb]
everybody's gonna tell you all.
[C]
[N]
Key:
Db
Bb
F
Ab
Eb
Db
Bb
F
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Once I lived a life [F] of a millionaire. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ People [Cm] spending my money, _ [Bbm] money, _ long, and I just didn't care that [B] [Db] long.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Taking my friends out, [Ab] _
_ trying to have a [F] good time.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
We drank that strong bootleg _ liquor, [Eb] _
and that good ol' champagne and wine.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] One off, _ just [F] as soon as my [Fm] money got so [F] low.
_ _ _ [Db] I _ _ _ _ [Cm] couldn't find my friends, [Bbm] Lord, and I just didn't have no place to go.
But [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] if I ever, and if [Ab] I ever get my hands on [F] them green dollars _ again,
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ I'm gonna hold _ _ [Eb] on _ to that big eagle grand, [Ab] Lord. _
_ _ _ [C] I'm trying to tell y'all [Gm] _ [F] that nobody wants you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ People, [Cm] nobody wants you, [Bbm] Lord, when you down and out, Lord.
_ _ [Db] _ _
_ You can't fit [D] your pocket, _ Lord, [Ab] _
there is not [F] one penny. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [D] And [Gm] all of them so [Bb]-called friends, [Eb] I'm trying to tell y'all that you haven't got any.
But _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ just [C] as soon _ _ [F] as you get back on your feet again, _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _
people, I'm trying to [Cm] tell you that here they come, [Bbm] telling you all that you're a long lost friend, _ Lord.
[Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'm trying to tell everybody, [Ab] Lord, [Eb] _ we've got to [F] doubt _ that _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ nobody wants you, Lord.
_ _ [Eb] Nobody wants you, Lord. _
_ _ Nobody [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
needs _ you, Lord.
[B] _ [Bb]
Nobody wants you when you're down and [A] out, [Db] Lord.
And nobody has a good thing about you, and [Bb] nobody can tell you when to turn and when to go.
But when [Db] _ _
_ _ you get back on your feet again, _ [Bb] _
everybody's gonna tell you all. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Once I lived a life [F] of a millionaire. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ People [Cm] spending my money, _ [Bbm] money, _ long, and I just didn't care that [B] [Db] long.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Taking my friends out, [Ab] _
_ trying to have a [F] good time.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
We drank that strong bootleg _ liquor, [Eb] _
and that good ol' champagne and wine.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] One off, _ just [F] as soon as my [Fm] money got so [F] low.
_ _ _ [Db] I _ _ _ _ [Cm] couldn't find my friends, [Bbm] Lord, and I just didn't have no place to go.
But [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] if I ever, and if [Ab] I ever get my hands on [F] them green dollars _ again,
[Bb] _ _
_ _ _ I'm gonna hold _ _ [Eb] on _ to that big eagle grand, [Ab] Lord. _
_ _ _ [C] I'm trying to tell y'all [Gm] _ [F] that nobody wants you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ People, [Cm] nobody wants you, [Bbm] Lord, when you down and out, Lord.
_ _ [Db] _ _
_ You can't fit [D] your pocket, _ Lord, [Ab] _
there is not [F] one penny. _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [D] And [Gm] all of them so [Bb]-called friends, [Eb] I'm trying to tell y'all that you haven't got any.
But _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ just [C] as soon _ _ [F] as you get back on your feet again, _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _
people, I'm trying to [Cm] tell you that here they come, [Bbm] telling you all that you're a long lost friend, _ Lord.
[Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'm trying to tell everybody, [Ab] Lord, [Eb] _ we've got to [F] doubt _ that _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ nobody wants you, Lord.
_ _ [Eb] Nobody wants you, Lord. _
_ _ Nobody [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
needs _ you, Lord.
[B] _ [Bb]
Nobody wants you when you're down and [A] out, [Db] Lord.
And nobody has a good thing about you, and [Bb] nobody can tell you when to turn and when to go.
But when [Db] _ _
_ _ you get back on your feet again, _ [Bb] _
everybody's gonna tell you all. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _