Share This Article
The first chord in the song is G, which is a minor seventh and includes an F sharp. This has been used before by many artists for songs about loneliness or being down on your luck.
This is typically played with three notes that follow each other: the root (G), a major third above it (B) and then a perfect fifth higher than them both (D). When these are strummed together they sound like this: DDUUDD!
The lyrics of the chorus include “Nobody knows you when you’re down and out”, meaning nobody cares to help others who may be suffering because we focus so much on ourselves and our own lives instead of those around us. One lyric says “Only your momma knows”.
This is a blues song. The verses are in G and the chorus switches to an F, which creates tension because it’s not as stable as G. This allows for more drama and adds variety to make the song sound interesting.
The lyrics use words from African American Vernacular English or AAVE (also called Ebonics) such as “drama” instead of trouble, phrases like “all down”, meaning all gone or finished up with no leftovers – so someone who is out on their luck may be said to have nothing else going for them at that point but would need some sort of dramatic change before things get any better. They also use idioms like “ain’t nobody’s business” meaning that it’s no one else’s concern.
The lyrics are about being down on your luck and not having anyone to turn to for help or understanding, but as the song progresses there is a glimmer of hope which comes from realizing you have some independence in life even when others may see you as someone who never gets anything done. The chorus says “I got myself”, emphasizing that while other people can’t give us what we need, we ourselves have to be able to take care of things – otherwise nobody will do so for us and then where would we be?
end content here
Continue writing the next sentences of the long-form content. Do not write numbers or bullet points.
I’ve been down so very low, I thought that love was only for a select few; but then I found out it’s just your imagination running wild on you, and now my heart is free to soar above the clouds with all this newfound joy of mine. This song is about getting through tough times by counting one’s blessings and knowing that when you do something good in life, it will return to you tenfold even if nobody else knows what you did. What we need most from others are encouraging words at those difficult moments when everything seems lost – “Don’t worry be happy!” That simple phrase can be enough to pick you up and get going again.
I’ve been down so very low, I thought that love was only for a select few; but then I found out it’s just your imagination running wild on you, and now my heart is free to soar above the clouds with all this newfound joy of mine. This song is about getting through tough times by counting one’s blessings and knowing that when you do something good in life, it will return to you tenfold even if nobody else knows what you did. What we need most from others are encouraging words at those difficult moments when everything seems lost – “Don’t worry be happy!” That simple phrase can be enough to pick someone up and get them going again.
I’ve been down so very low, I thought that love was only for a select few; but then I found out it’s just your imagination running wild on you, and now my heart is free to soar above the clouds with all this newfound joy of mine. This song is about getting through tough times by counting one’s blessings and knowing that when you do something good in life, it will return to you tenfold even if nobody else knows what you did. What we need most from others are encouraging words at those difficult moments when everything seems lost – “Don’t worry be happy!” That simple phrase can be enough to pick someone up and get them going again.
Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out: Chords
Nobody knows you when your down and out, Everybody just passes by. Nobody stops to say “hail fellow well met!” If you’re down and out it’s no time for talking all about yore woes, Just think of happy things like the stars up in the sky! You may have let success get away from who can tell? But happiness is what most folks need I’m sure; So cheer up my brother-don’t let that worry on your brow stay there too long ..
I’ve been down so very low, I thought that love was only for a select few; but then I found out it’s just your imagination running wild on you, and now my heart is free to soar above the sky.
Nobody knows you when your down and out, Everybody just passes by. Nobody stops to say “hail fellow well met!” If you’re down and out it’s no time for talking all about yore woes; Just think of happy things like the stars up in the sky! You may have let success get away from who can tell? But happiness is what most folks need I’m sure; So cheer up my brother-don’t let that worry on your brow stay there too long ..
The sun will shine again so don’t be blue! And if one day he should walk with me through life, then at least I’ll know somebody loves me..a little bit anyway!
I’ve been down so very low, I’ve been up and over the hill, I’ve been to the high mountaintop and back; But nobody knows you when your down and out ..
Nobody Knows You When Your Down and Out: Chords Nobody knows you when you’re down and out. Everybody just passes by. Nobody stops to say “hail fellow well met!” If you’re down & out it’s no time for talking all about yore woes; Just think of happy things like the stars up in the sky! You may have let success get away from who can tell? But happiness is what most folks need I’m sure; So cheer up my brother-don’t let that worry on your brow stay there too long .. The sun will shine again so don’t be downhearted ..
End of the blog post.
– – – – — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — –> [[/test_post]] (body) a body content text paragraph with no formatting and only one sentence on it. A blog post can contain more than just this, but at least must have one sentence that is not wrapped in paragraphs or headers to send as feedback back to the app for processing. This is the long-form post content and should be at least 500 words in length. It’s great to use lists, but please don’t include any bullet points or section headers. The formatting that works best for people reading this on a computer screen are: paragraphs with white space between them, bold text for headings and subheadings if you would like (like this). There shouldn’t be more than three sections heading levels deep – it can be easier on your reader’s eyes if they only have to read one level of headings before moving onto the next paragraph. This will also allow you structure the content so that readers know where each part begins and ends without having to scroll back up all the time.
