Key: C majorā¢
Intro 1
F
C
F#dim
F
G
C
F
Verse 1
Bb
Am
He says, "Your wife", I say,
F
C
F#dim
Poor boy where you been?
F
G
I already tol' you won't
C
G
tell you again
Verse 2
E
Am
The man says, "Three dollars",
F
C
F#dim
Poor boy - never say die
F
G
C
G
C
Things will be all right by and by
Verse 3
workin' like the devil
E
Am
The game is the same it's just
D
Am
up on a different level
F
C
F#dim
Poor boy, dressed in black
F
Gsus4
G
Police at your back
C
Verse 4
Em
B
Em
B
Baug
Em
Poor boy in a red hot town
B
Em
Out beyond the twinklin' stars
E
Am
Ridin' first class trains
E
Am
making the rounds
Em
Am
Tryin' to keep from fallin'
D
G
between the cars
Gsus4
Verse 5
G
Bdim
E
cover me with a blanket
C
F#dim
F
Poor boy, layin' 'em straight pickin'
G
C
up the cherries fallin' off the plate
Verse 6
Bdim
Bb
E
me with its claws
Am
F
Dm
Poor boy, in the hotel called
C
Am
the Palace of Gloom
G
C
Baug
Em
"Send up a room"
Verse 7
E
Em
B
of a wealthy farmer
Em
B
My father was a traveling salesman,
Em
Baug
I never met him
E
Am
E
When my mother died, my uncle took me in,
E
Am
D
He did a lot of nice things for me and I
Gsus4
G
Verse 8
C
Bdim
E
Am
All I know is that I'm thrilled by your kiss
F
Dm
G
C
F#dim
Poor boy, pickin' up stick s
F
G
C
G
Build ya a house out of mortar and bricks
Verse 9
C
Bb
Knockin' on the door, I say,
G
E
"Who is it and where are you from?"
Am
D
Man says, "Freddy!" I say, "Freddy who?" He says,
C
Am
Poor boy 'neath the stars that shine
G
C
feedin' them swine
Outro 1
F
G
C
Am
F#dim
Am
F
G
C
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