Poor Jenny [Version 1] chords by The Everly Brothers

SimplifiedG · D · Em · Eb · Cm …

GuitarPianoUkulele

Verse 1
G 
D 
I
G 
took my little Jenny
Em 
to a party last night
Eb 
Cm 
At ten o'clock it ended in a
heckuva fight
Ab 
When someone hit my Jenny she
G 
Em 
A 
went out like a light
D 
Poor Jenny

Verse 2
G 
And then some joker went and called
Em 
the cops on the phone
Eb 
So everybody scattered
Cm 
out for places unknown
Ab 
I couldn't carry Jenny so I
G 
Em 
A 
D 
left her alone
G 
Poor Jenny

New- Play with audio & scroll

Upgrade to play 20,000+ songs ads free, and enjoy playing with music.

Get now

Verse 3

Well Jenny had her picture in

the paper this mornin'

She made it with a bang

Accordin' to the story in

the paper this mornin'

Jenny is the leader of a teenage gang

Verse 4
G 
Jenny has a brother and
Em 
he's hot on  my trail
Eb 
Her daddy wants to ride
Cm 
me out of town on a rail
Ab 
I hope I'll be around when Jenny
G 
Em 
A 
D 
gets out of jail

Interlude 1

Poor Jenny

Verse 5
G 
I went downtown to see her, she
Em 
was locked in  a cell
Eb 
She wasn't very glad to see me,
Cm 
that I   could tell
Ab 
In fact, to tell the truth,
G 
Em 
A 
she wasn't lookin' too well
D 
Poor Jenny

Verse 6
G 
Her eye was black, her face was red,
Em 
her hair was a fright
Eb 
She looked as  though she'd been
Cm 
a'cryin' half of  the night
Ab 
I   told her I was sorry,
G 
Em 
A 
D 
she said "Get out of sight"
G 
Poor Jenny

Verse 7
G 
F 
G 
It seems a shame that Jenny had to go get apprehended,
C 
F 
a heckuva fate
A 
Em 
G 
This party was the first one
A 
she ever had attended
D 
It had to happen on our very first date

Verse 8
G 
Jenny has a brother and
Em 
he's hot on my trail
Eb 
Her daddy wants to ride
Cm 
me out of town on a rail
Ab 
I hope I'll be around when Jenny
G 
Em 
A 
D 
gets out of jail