Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out
--- Jimmy Cox --- from the singing of Josh White
[G]Once
I lived the [B7]life of a [E7]millionaire,
[Am]Spending
my [E]money like [Am]I
didn’t [E]care.
[C]Takin’
my [E♭7♭9]friends
out for a [G]mighty good [E7]time,
Drinkin’ [A7]high-priced
liquor, cham-[D7]pagne and wine.
[G]Then
I be-[B7]gan to [E7]fall
so low.
I [Am]didn’t
have a [E]friend and [Am]no
place to [E]go.
If I [C]ever
get my [E♭7♭9]hands
on a [G]dollar a-[E7]gain,
I’m gonna [A7]squeeze
that sucker ‘til the [D7]eagle grins,
‘cause…
[G]Nobody
[B7]knows you when you’re [E7]down
and out.
[Am]In
your [E]pocket, [Am]not
one [E]penny,
[C]And
as for [E♭7♭9]friends
– [G]you haven’t [E7]any.
But as [A7]soon
as you get back on your [D7]feet again…
[G]Everybody
[B7]wants to be your [E7]long-lost
friend.
(You know) It’s [Am]mighty
[E]strange, [Am]without
a [E]doubt
[C]Nobody
[E♭7♭9]knows
you when you’re [G]down and [E7]out;
I mean, [A7]when
you are [D7]down and [G]out.