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
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Otis Redding-Nobody Knows You When You're down and out chords
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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]
Key:  
Db
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Bb
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F
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Ab
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Eb
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Db
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Bb
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F
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Let's start jamming Otis Redding - (When Youre Down and Out) Nobody Knows You chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Cm, Bbm, Db, Bb, Eb, Ab, C, F, Eb and F in sequence. Set your pace at 51 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 103. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Db Major.

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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] _ _ _ _

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