Key: Eb major
Verse 1
outside the grocery store
Friends face the future- they're
wearing summer clothes
Verse 2
falling dominoes
I love talking funny- it's the only
Interlude 1
song I know
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Bm
B
Verse 3
day my life began
Burnt out and damaged- I
Verse 4
dragged my body home
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E
B
This slice is runny- it's
dripping down my clothes
E
B
Flies stick to honey- it's
Verse 5
the only game they know
B
Bm
B
Poor Boy- I walk into the
river in my hat and shoes
Bm
B
Poor Boy- I'm sittin at the table with
Interlude 2
a knife and spoon
B
E
B
E
B
Verse 6
your panties show
They trust market forces- it's
Verse 7
the only song they know
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A
B
White horses carry me-
A
B
unto the other side
Verse 8
B
Poor Boy- I'm livin in a country
where my thoughts are cold
Bm
B
Poor Boy- I'm waitin for the harvest of the seeds I sow
Interlude 3
B
Bm
A
B
Bm
B
A
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A
B
Bm
B
Bm
B
A
B
Verse 9
the night- with
Verse 10
B
A
B
Poor Boy- I'm wearin silver slippers
Bm
B
and a long white gown
Bm
B
Poor boy- I picture in my mind the
Bm
B
day the walls come down
A
Verse 11
Bm
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B
Poor Boy- I'm livin in a country
Bm
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A
where I'm never free
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B
Poor Boy- I'm writing down
Bm
B
the names of all the things I see-
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