Eric Clapton – Nobody Knows You When Youre Down And Out (Ukulele)

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I'm trying to add as many of the extra chords into this version as possible to give the full sound. Also important to get the Chords in the right places for the changes... Very few of the chords are played in the rhythm of the words, often coming just before of after. My timing comes from my memory of the 'Unplugged' recording and so may not match to any other. A7 sounds better played thus, and I've added an Edim7 that is easy to play and sounds great

   A7  Edim7
A| 0 |   1  |

E| 3 | 0 | C| 1 | 1 | G| 2 | 0 | Intro. C E7 A A7 Dm A Dm A Dm F Edim7 C A7 D7 G7 C

                   E7       A             A7  Dm
Once I lived the life of a millionaire.

             A7            Dm
Spent all my money, didn't have any cares.

F           Edim7           C           A7     D7
Took all my friends out for mighty good times,

                       G7                    C
Bought bootleg liquor, champagne and wine.

         E7     A           A7  Dm
Then I began to fall so low,

            A7                  Dm                       F
Lost all my good friends, I did not have nowhere to go.

         Edim7      C       A7    D7
I get my hands on a dollar again,

                                  G7                     C
I'm gonna hang on to it till that old eagle grins, 'cos

          E7   A         A7  Dm
No, no, nobody knows you

            A7       Dm  A7 Dm   F
When you're down and out.

               Edim7   C              A7  D7
In your pocket,        not one penny,

                    G7                     C
And as for friends,    you don't have any.

                 E7                  A           A7  Dm
When you finally get back up on your feet again,

          A7               Dm                        F
Everybody wants to be your long-lost friend. I said,

            Edim7        C     A7     D7
It's mighty strange, without a doubt,

                             G7
Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

Solo: C E7 A A7 Dm A Dm A Dm F Edim7 C A7 D7 G7

   C      E7   A         A7 Dm
No, no, nobody knows you

            A7       Dm  A7 Dm  F
When you're down and out.

        Edim7   C               A7  D7
In your pocket,   not one penny,

                    G7                    C
And as for friends,    you don't have any.

          E7                         A             A7  Dm
When you finally get back up on your   feet again,

          A7               Dm                        F
Everybody wants to be your long-lost friend. I said,

            Edim7        C        A7  D7 (stop)
It's mighty strange, without a doubt,

                                     F
Nobody knows you, (Nobody knows you)

F7 (stop) Nobody knows you, (Nobody knows you)

G7 (stop)                                   C    G7    C G7 C
Nobody knows you, when you're down and out.