Bessie Smith - Nobody knows you when youre down and out

^FOnce I lived the ^A7life of a ^D7millionaire ^GmSpending my ^D7money, I ^Gmdidn't care ^BbI carried my ^Fdimfriends out ^Ffor a good ^D7time ^G9Buying bootleg liquor, ^Db7champagne and ^C7wine ^FThen I ^A7began to ^D7fall so low ^GmI didn't have a ^D7friend, and no ^Gmplace to go If I ^Bbever get my ^Fdimhand on a ^Fdollar ^Eb7agai^D7n ^G9I'm gonna hold on to it till them ^C7eagle's grin

^FNo^A7body ^D7knows you ^Gmwhen you ^D7down and ^Gmout ^BbIn my ^Fdimpocket ^Fnot one ^D7penny ^G9And my friends ^Db7I haven't^C7 any ^FIf I ever get ^A7on my f^D7eet again ^GmI'll ^D7meet my ^Gmlong lost friend ^BbIt's mighty ^Fdimstrange, ^Fwithout a ^D7doubt ^G9Nobody knows you when you down and ^C7out ^G9I mean when you ^C9down and ^Fout

^FMm^A7mmm^D7, ^Gmwhen you're ^D7down and ^Gmout ^BbMmm^Fdimmm, ^Fnot one ^D7penny ^G9And my friends ^Db7I haven't^C7 any ^FMm^A7mmm, ^D7well I felt so low ^GmNobody ^D7wants me ^Gmround their door ^BbMmm^Fdimmm, w^Fithout a d^D7oubt ^G9No man can use you wen you down and ^C7out ^G9I mean when you ^C9down and ^Fout