Crippled Inside chords by John Lennon

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:

C                  C
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit,
F                    F
You can comb your hair and look a quite cute.
C
You can hide your face behind a smile C B A# A
A7         D7
One thing you can't hide,
G             C
Is when you're crippled in-side.

Verse 2:

C                  C
You can wear a mask and paint your face,
F                 F
You can call yourself the human race.
C
You can wear a collar and a tie C B A# A
A7         D7
One thing you can't hide,
G             C
Is when you're crippled in-side.


Chorus:

Am
Well know you know,
Am
That your cat has nine lives, babe.
D7        G
Nine lives to itself,
C
You only got one,
C            Am
And a dog's life ain't fun.
C         G  C
Mamma take a look out-side.


Instrumental:

C C F F A7 D7 C C


Verse 3:

C                C
You can go to church and sing a hymn,
F               F
Judge me by the colour of my skin.
C
You can live a lie until you die C B A# A
A7         D7
One thing you can't hide,
C             C
Is when you're crippled in-side.


Instrumental:

C C7 F F7 C C C A7 D7 G C


Chorus:

Am
Well know you know,
Am
That your cat has nine lives, babe.
D7        G
Nine lives to itself,
C
You only got one,
C           Am
And a dog's life ain't fun.
C         G  C
Mamma take a look out-side


Verse 4:

C                C
You can go to church and sing a hymn,
F               F
Judge me by the colour of my skin.
C
You can live a lie until you die C B A# A
A7         D7
One thing you can't hide,
C             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 C B A# A

A7          D7
One thing you can't hide,
G             C
Is when you're crippled in-side.