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Crippled Inside

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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]
CYou can shine your shoes and wear a suit,C7  
FYou can comb your hair and look a quite cute.F7  
CYou can hide your face behind a smile.
A7One thing you can't D7hide,
GIs when you're crippled in-Cside.
[Verse 2]
CYou can wear a mask and paint your face,C7  
FYou can call yourself the human race.F7  
CYou can wear a collar and a tie.
A7One thing you can't D7hide,
GIs when you're crippled in-Cside.
[Bridge 1]
A7Well know you Amknow,
That your cat has nine lives, babe.
D7Nine lives to itself,G/D  
CYou only got one,
CAnd a dog's life ain't fun.Am7  
CMamma take a look Gout-Cside.
[Verse 3]
CYou can go to church and sing a hymn,C7  
FJudge me by the colour of my skin.F7  
CYou can live a lie until you die.
A7One thing you can't D7hide,
GIs when you're crippled in-Cside.
[Instrumental]
CTake it Billy!
(Honky-Tonk Piano Solo)
C C7 F F7
C C  C A7
D7 G C
[Bridge 2]
(Repeat BRIDGE 1)
A7Well know you Amknow,
That your cat has nine lives, babe.
D7Nine lives to itself,G/D  
CYou only got one,
CAnd a dog's life ain't fun.Am7  
CMamma take a look Gout-Cside.
[Verse 4]
(Repeat VERSE 1)
CYou can shine your shoes and wear a suit,C7  
FYou can comb your hair and look a quite cute.F7  
CYou can hide your face behind a smile.
A7One thing you can't D7hide,
GIs when you're crippled in-Cside.
[Outro]
A7One thing you can't D7hide,
GIs when you're crippled in-Cside.
(Slow to 2/2 Tempo)
A7One thing you can't hiD7de,
GIs when you're crippled in-Cside.Db9  C9  

All chords in this song (14)

The story behind the song

This song, from John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, has a "good-time ricky-tick" rhythm, giving it a "folk-rock in disguise" feel. The melody of its bridge even echoes a traditional song, "Black Dog." It plays like a lively, rhythmic exploration of inner struggles beneath a bright surface.

AI-written from these sources:Crippled Inside — Wikipedia ↗John Lennon — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Crippled Inside

by John Lennon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/D

Am7

Db9

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.

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.

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,

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.

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]

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,

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.

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.

About Crippled Inside Chords by John Lennon

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