{title: Nobody knows you (when you're down and out)} {artist: Eric Clapton} {time: 4/4} {tempo: 55} {key: C} {meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06} {start_of_part: Intro} [C] [E7] [A7] [Dm7] [A7] [Dm7] [F] [F#dim] [C] [A7] [D7] [G7] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 1} [C] once I [E7]lived the life [A7] of a millionaire [Dm] spent all my [A7]money, [Dm] I just did not care [F] took all my [F#dim]friends out for a [C]mighty good [A7]time [D7] bought bootleg whisky, [G7] champagne and wine {end_of_verse} {start_of_verse: Verse 2} [C] then I be-[E7]gan to [A7]fall so low [Dm] lost all my [A7]good friends, had [Dm]nowhere to go [F] I get my [F#dim]hands on a [C]dollar a-[A7]gain [D7] I’ll hang on to it till that [G7]eagle grins {end_of_verse} {start_of_chorus: Chorus 1} [C] no- [E7]nobody [A7]knows you [Dm] [A7] when you're down and [Dm]out [F] in your [F#dim]pocket [C] not one [A7]penny [D7] and as for friends, [G7] you don't have any {end_of_chorus} {start_of_verse: Verse 3} [C] when you get [E7]back up on your [A7]feet again [Dm] everybody [A7]wants to be your [Dm]long-lost friend [F] I said it's [F#dim]mighty strange, with-[C]out any [A7]doubt [D7] nobody knows you when you're [G7]down and out {end_of_verse} {start_of_part: Solo} [C] [E7] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [F] [F#dim] [C] [A7] [D7] [G7] [C] [E7] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Dm] [F] [F#dim] [C] [A7] [D7] [G7] {end_of_part} {chorus: Chorus 2} {start_of_verse: Verse 4} [C] when you [E7]finally get back up on your [A7]feet again [Dm] every-[A7]body wants to be your [Dm]good old long-lost friend [F] I said it's [F#dim]mighty strange, with-[C]out any [A7]doubt [D7] nobody knows you [D7] [-] [Eb7] [-] [E7] [F7] nobody knows you [F7] [-] [E7] [-] [Eb7] [D7] nobody [G]knows you when you're down and [C9]out {end_of_verse}