Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out) – John Lennon
Written by: John Lennon
Recorded in 1974, this acoustic demo was released as a bonus track
on the 2005 re-issue of "Walls and Bridges"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
(engineer): Nine
(Lennon): Nine is the lucky number ... two, three, four
| D | E7 | G | D |
| D | E7 | G | D |
(break)
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
Nobody sees you when you're on cloud nine
(break)
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine
(break)
I've been across to the other side
I've shown you everything, I got nothing to hide
But still you ask me do I love you
What it is, what it is
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
(break)
N.C.
What it is, what it is, what it is, what it is
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
Nobody knows you when you're on cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
I'll scratch your back and you knife mine
(break)
I've been across the water now ... so many times
I've seen the one eyed witchdoctor leading the blind
And still you ask me do I love you
What you say, what you say
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips away
(break)
N.C.
What you say, what you say, what you say, what you say
| D | E7 | G | D |
| D | E7 | G | D |
[Middle 8]
Well I get up in the morning
And I'm looking in the mirror to see, oo-oo-oo-oo wee!
(break)
Then I'm lying in the darkness
And I know I can't get to sleep, oo-oo-oo-oo wee!
(break)
N.C.
(... two, three, four – one, two three, four)
Nobody loves you when you're old and grey
Nobody needs you when you're upside down
Everybody's hollerin' 'bout their own birthday
Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground
(break)
(whistling)
(whistling)