Nobody Knows You When Youre Down And Out Acoustic Live Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author sloppyjoe24 [a] 836.

7 contributors total, last edit on Jan 4, 2023

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Chords

A/G

D7/F#

E7/B

F#dim

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Song: Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Band: Eric Clapton
Album: Unplugged
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Jake Something (sloppyjoe24)
 
 
    C    E7     A    A/G   Dm     F    F#     D   D7/F#   G7    A7
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|--3--|--1--|-----|-----|--2--|--2--|--1--|--0--|
B|--1--|--3--|--2--|--2--|--3--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--1--|--0--|--2--|
G|--0--|--1--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--0--|
D|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--3--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
A|--3--|--2--|--0--|--0--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0--|--2--|--0--|
E|-----|--0--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--2--|--3--|-----|
 
  Rhythm Fig. I  Rhythm Fig. II
e|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|
D|----0--1--2---|--------------|
A|-0------------|----2--1--0---|
E|--------------|--------------|
 
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[Intro] Guitar I
 
    C              E7      A       A/G            Dm        A  A/G Dm
e|-------------------0-------------3-3-------3---1-1------------3--1--|
B|-----1--1----------0--3--2-------2-2-------2---3-3---3-----2--2--2--|
G|-----0--0-----0h1--------2-------2-2-------2---2-2---2---2-2--2--3--|
D|-----2--2-----2----------2-------------------0-----0---0-2-------0--|
A|--3-----3------------------0--0-------0--0---------------0----------|
E|------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
 
      Dm   *       F       F#       C      A  A/G   D7  D7/F#
e|----1-1-------------------------------------3-3---2---2---2-2-------|
B|----3-3----------1---1---1---1----1---------2-2---1---1---1-1-------|
G|----2-2----------2---2---2---2----0---------2-2---2---2---2-2-------|
D|--0------0-1-2-3---3---4---4------2------2------0-------------------|
A|--------------------------------3----2-1-0--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------2---2-----2-----|
 
     G7                 C
e|----1----1--1---1--1------|
B|----0----0--0---0--0------|
G|----0----0--0---0--0------|
D|----0----0--0---0--0------| (* indicates when Guitar II comes in
A|----2----2--2---2--2--3---|    doubling Guitar I)
E|--3----3------3-----------|
 
 
[Verse] Both Guitars
 
C                E7/B         A
Once I lived the life of a millionaire
Dm             A7           Dm           Fig. I
 Spent all my money, didn't have any care
F             F#dim       C     Fig. II    A
 Took all my friends out for a mighty good time
D7           D7/F#       G7
 We bought bootleg liquor, champagne, and wine
 
 
C         E7/B         A
 Then I began to fall so low
Dm            A7              Dm           Fig. I
 Lost all my good friends, had nowhere to go
F           F#dim  C  Fig. II  A
 I get my hands on a dollar again
D7         D7/F#       G7
 I'm gonna hang on to it till that eagle grins
 
 
[Chorus] Both Guitars
 
C     E7       A/G
 Cause nobody knows you
Dm           A7       Dm   Fig. I
 When you're down and out
F        F#    C Fig. II  A/G
 In your pocket, not one penny
D7        D7/F#    G7
 And as for friends, you don't have any
 
 
[Verse] Both Guitars
 
C             E7          A/G
 When you get back up on your feet again
Dm         A7               Dm            Fig. I
 Everybody wants to be your long lost friend
F      F#         C  Fig. II   A/G
 Said its strange without any doubt
D7      D7/F#           G7
 Nobody knows you when you're down and out
 
 
[Solo] Guitar II (Plays Verse Chord Progression twice)
 
 
[Solo] Guitar I
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------8-10-10--8h10-8--------------------|
G|-------------5--7/9-----------------9-7-5---5h6--------|
D|---------5-7------------------------------7-----7vvv---|
A|--3--5/7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/6p5-6p5--------------------------------------------|
G|------------7p5-7vvv-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------7\5--3--5--3---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5-3-4-5vvv----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10-12-10-12-13-10-12-10----10--13p12p10---------|
A|--/12--------------------------12-------------12-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------5----------------------------------|
B|--/8-8-8--7--6--5~--5--8----7--7--8---9-10----10-------|
G|--/9-9-9--8--7--6~-----------------------------8-------|
D|-------------------------/7--7------8/9/10--10---10/12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--12--13--14--15-15/16---15vvv--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
After this, then play the Verse Chord Progression once with Guitar II
 
 
[Chorus] Both Guitars
 
C     E7       A/G
 Cause nobody knows you
Dm           A7       Dm   Fig. I
 When you're down and out
F        F#    C Fig. II  A/G
 In your pocket, not one penny
D7        D7/F#    G7
 And as for friends, you don't have any
 
 
[Verse] Both Guitars
 
C             E7         A/G
 When you get back up on your feet again
Dm         A7               Dm            Fig. I
 Everybody wants to be your long lost friend
F      F#dim      C  Fig. II   A
 Said its strange without any doubt
D7                Fig. I
  Nobody knows you
F7                    Fig II
  Nobody knows you
D7      G7 N.C.
 Nobody knows you
                            C
 When you're down and out
 
[Outro] Guitar I
 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--6b-6--4---------------------2--3~---|
G|----------5-3-----------------4--2~---|
D|--------------5-4-3-----------3--3~---|
A|--------------------/6--X--------3~---|
E|------------------------X-------------|
 
 
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h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
~ = let it ring
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
v = vibrato
 
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In the origin version - this is an overview: (c) Jimmie Cox (+1925) Songform: 8-bar Jazz Blues I ? III7 | VI7 | iim ? VI7 | iim | IV7 ? #IVo7 | I ? VI7 | II7 | V7 | --> C ? E7 | A7 | Dm ? A7 | Dm | F ? F#o7 | C ? A7 | D7 | G7 | Herald

instead of just C and A, clapton uses 7s. the solo is perfect and great job on everything else! p.s. i think it sounds better if you play F#dim instead of just F#. it opens up a lot more possibilities for fooling around with the song because there are so many different ways to play an F#dim so you can play anywhere on the neck you want to.

im pretty sure clapton plays a D7 instead of the F# not sure though but i just watched a video on youtube and it was definately not an F#