Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out) #JohnLennon
[Intro]| D | E | G | D || D | E | G | D |
D E7
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
G D
Nobody sees you when you're on cloud nine (break)
D E7
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
G D
I'll scratch YOUR back and YOU scratch mine (break)
D Bbaug
I've been across to the other side
Bm F# G F#
I've shown you everything, I got nothing to hide
G A D
And still you ask me do I love you
Bm
What it is, what it is
G Gm7 D B7
All I can tell you is it's all show biz
G Gm7 D
All I can tell you is it's all show biz (break)
What it is, what it is, What it is, what it [D]is
D E7
Nobody loves you when you're down and out
G D
Nobody knows you when you're on cloud nine
D E7
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck and a dime
G D
I'll scratch YOUR back and YOU knife mine (break)
D Bbaug
I've been ^across the water now so many times
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I've seen the one ^eyed witchdoctor leading the blind
G A D
And still you ask me do I ^love you
Bm
What you say, what you say
G Gm7 D B7
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips a^way
G Gm7 D
Everytime I put my finger on it, it slips a-way (break)
What you say, what you say, What you say, what you say
[Solo] | D | E | G | D | | D | E | G | D | (break)
D
Well I get up in the morning
Daug D6 G D
And I'm looking in the mirror to see, oo-oo-oo-oo wee!
(break)
D
Then I'm lying in the darkness
Daug D6 G D
And I ^know I can't get to sleep, oo-oo-oo-oo wee! (break)
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D E7
Nobody loves you when you're old and grey
G D
Nobody needs you when you're upside down
D E7
Everybody's hollerin' 'bout their own birthday
G D
Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground
[Outro] | D | E | G | D Dsus2 |(whistling)
| D | E | G | D Dsus2 |(whistling) -fade out-
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Lennon wrote \"Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)\" early in his time in Los Angeles during his separation from wife Yoko Ono, often called his \"lost weekend.\" The song reflects his feelings of depression and loneliness during that time. Lennon recorded an acoustic demo as early as October 1973.[3] Besides his separation from Ono, the lyrics are also influenced by Lennon's disappointment at the negative reception his recent work had received from critics and the public, and his feelings of having been cheated by the music industry. The lyrics describe the emptiness he felt as well as his disillusionment with show business. Various lines could be taken as cynical responses to Ono, or to Lennon's audience and music critics. In response to the question of whether he loves someone, the singer responds \"it's all showbiz.\" The lyrics also seem to express resentment Lennon felt about being the one who had to awaken people to what was happening, and was still not appreciated, with lyrics about how he's \"been across to the other side\" and \"shown you everything.\" Lines about crossing the water to see \"one eyed witchdoctors\" may refer to Lennon's disillusionment with the Maharishi. The song ends cynically, with the line \"Everybody loves you when you're six-foot in the ground.\" Another line which adds to the cynicism is \"I'll scratch your back and you knife mine.
