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Crippled Inside

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'Crippled Inside'(Unreleased Take)
by John Lennon from the "IMAGINE" album,
[Remastered] 2010 & 2000, originally recorded in 1971.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXyVCEOGES8
Tab annotated by Richard Grosser (grosserr@gmail.com)
Standard tuning.
[CHORDS]
       EADGBe
C:     332010
G7:    320001
F:     133211
C7:    032310
F7:    131211
Bb:    113331
B:     224442
A:     X02220
Am:    X02210
Am7:   X02010
A7:    X02020
G:     320003
G/D:   XX0433
D7:    XX0212
Db9:   X43444
C9:    X32333
(Tempo Adante 2/4)
[Intro]
(Slide Guitar)
C G7 C G F C
F C7 F Bb F C7 F G
[Verse 1]
C                                        C7
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit,
F                                            F7
You can comb your hair and look a quite cute.
C
You can hide your face behind a smile.
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.
[Verse 2]
C                                       C7
You can wear a mask and paint your face,
F                                    F7
You can call yourself the human race.
C
You can wear a collar and a tie.
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.
[Bridge 1]
A7            Am
Well know you know,
That your cat has nine lives, babe.
D7                   G/D
Nine lives to itself,
C
You only got one,
C                          Am7
And a dog's life ain't fun.
C                 G   C
Mamma take a look out-side.
[Verse 3]
C                                    C7
You can go to church and sing a hymn,
F                                 F7
Judge me by the colour of my skin.
C
You can live a lie until you die.
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.
[Instrumental]
C
Take it Billy!
(Honky-Tonk Piano Solo)
C C7 F F7
C C  C A7
D7 G C
[Bridge 2]
(Repeat BRIDGE 1)
A7            Am
Well know you know,
That your cat has nine lives, babe.
D7                   G/D
Nine lives to itself,
C
You only got one,
C                          Am7
And a dog's life ain't fun.
C                 G   C
Mamma take a look out-side.
[Verse 4]
(Repeat VERSE 1)
C                                        C7
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit,
F                                            F7
You can comb your hair and look a quite cute.
C
You can hide your face behind a smile.
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.
[Outro]
A7                  D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C
Is when you're crippled in-side.
(Slow to 2/2 Tempo)
A7                    D7
One thing you can't hide,
G                          C    Db9 C9
Is when you're crippled in-side.

Crippled Inside chords and lyrics

Free chords for Crippled Inside by John Lennon. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

'Crippled Inside'(Unreleased Take)
by John Lennon from the "IMAGINE" album,
[Remastered] 2010 & 2000, originally recorded in 1971.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXyVCEOGES8
Tab annotated by Richard Grosser (grosserr@gmail.com)
Standard tuning.
[CHORDS]
       EADGBe
C:     332010
G7:    320001
F:     133211
C7:    032310
F7:    131211
Bb:    113331
B:     224442
A:     X02220
Am:    X02210
Am7:   X02010
A7:    X02020
G:     320003
G/D:   XX0433
D7:    XX0212
Db9:   X43444
C9:    X32333
(Tempo Adante 2/4)
[Intro]
(Slide Guitar)
C G7 C G F C
F C7 F Bb F C7 F G
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge 1]
That your cat has nine lives, babe.
[Verse 3]
[Instrumental]
(Honky-Tonk Piano Solo)
C C7 F F7
C C  C A7
D7 G C
[Bridge 2]
(Repeat BRIDGE 1)
That your cat has nine lives, babe.
[Verse 4]
(Repeat VERSE 1)
[Outro]
(Slow to 2/2 Tempo)

Crippled Inside Chords by John Lennon

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