John Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and activist who co-founded The Beatles. He and fellow member Paul McCartney formed a much-celebrated songwriting partnership.
Born and raised in Liverpool, Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager. He formed his first band, the Quarrymen, in 1957 which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. When the group disbanded in 1970
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'Crippled Inside'(Unreleased Take) by John Lennon from the "IMAGINE" album, [Remastered] 2010 & 2000, originally recorded in 1971.
URL: Crippled Inside (Unreleased Take)/ John Lennon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXyVCEOGES8
AUTHOR's Note: This version was borne out of the frustration of not finding an accurate TAB to match Lennon's twist on C&W music '...with a conscience". Tab annotated by Richard Grosser ([email protected])
[VERSE 1] CC7 You can shine your shoes and wear a suit, FF7 You can comb your hair and look a quite cute. C You can hide your face behind a smile. A7D7 One thing you can't hide, GC Is when you're crippled in-side.
[VERSE 2] CC7 You can wear a mask and paint your face, FF7 You can call yourself the human race. C You can wear a collar and a tie. A7D7 One thing you can't hide, GC Is when you're crippled in-side.
[CHORUS 1] Am Well know you know,
That your cat has nine lives, babe. D7G/D Nine lives to itself, C You only got one, CAm7 And a dog's life ain't fun. CGC Mamma take a look out-side.
[VERSE 3] CC7 You can go to church and sing a hymn, FF7 Judge me by the colour of my skin. C You can live a lie until you die. A7D7 One thing you can't hide, CC Is when you're crippled in-side.
[INSTRUMENTAL] C Take it Billy! (Honky-Tonk Piano Solo) CC7FF7 CCCA7 D7GC
[CHORUS 2] (Repeat CHORUS 1)
(Repeat VERSE 1) ['You can shine your shoes and wear...' inadvertently omitted]
[OUTRO] A7D7 One thing you can't hide, GC Is when you're crippled in-side.
(Slow to 2/2 Tempo)
A7D7 One thing you can't hide, GCDb9C9 Is when you're crippled in-side. (End)
[COMMENTS] From Rolling Stone: "Crippled Inside", Imagine, 1971 Lennon followed the opening peace anthem on his second album with this grenade wrapped in rockabilly rhythm and prairie-saloon piano, with a slinky country-boy solo on dobro by George Harrison. The chorus 'One thing you can't hide, Is when you're crippled inside.' may have been a slap at ex-bandmate Paul McCartney (who would get it full blast on Side Two, in 'How Do You Sleep?'). But when Lennon wrote in the second person, he often did it staring into a mirror." http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/twenty-underappreciated-john-lennon-solo-songs-20101210