Poor Man's Daughter chords by Buffy Sainte-Marie
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Verse 1
(D major) All my life I've been
a poor (A major) man's (D major) daughter
All my life I've had a (A major) poor girl's (D major) hand
Till the day it came that (A major) I was prom (D major) ised
For my beauty to a (A major) rich young man (D major)
Days they pass and (A major) nights they fol (D major) lowed
Till the day it came that I should go (A major)
Up (D major) in my ragged skirts (A major) for the last (D major) time,
to my wed (B minor) ding down in (A major) Mexico.
(D major) (A major) All (D major) my life I've been
a poor (A major) man's (D major) daughter,
never have (B minor) I known a (A major) day of rest. (D major)
On my journey to my (A major) rich
young bridegroom, (D major)
how my heart it beat with (A major) in my (D major) breast.
I was born a (A major) poor man's daughter (D major) ,
I've been a ragamuffin all my (G major) life. (A major)
Long (D major) white dresses, (A major) lace (D major) on flowers,
oh, I'll be happy (B minor) as a (A major) rich man's (D major) wife. (A major)
(D major) As the horses raced (A major) with my (D major) carriage,
oh, the (B minor) pastor beat (A major) my (D major) heart.
Oh, my lover an (A major) d my (G major) marriage,
(D major) then my (B minor) carriage gave
a (A major) lurch and stopped. (D major)
How I paced and (A major) how I waited, (D major)
how I wanted to con (G major) tinue on. (A major)
How (D major) I hated for to (A major) waste one (G major) hour
(D major) in that dirty (B minor) little border (A major) town. (D major)
(A major) Men have (D major) said that (A major) wo men are (G major) fickle,
(D major) change (B minor) able as birds (A major) in flight. (D major)
Men have said that (A major) women are (D major) (G major) fickle, (D major)
and I think (B minor) perhaps (D major) that (A major) men are (D major) right.
Strong and handsome
was the (A major) one who helped (D major) me right
my (D minor) carriage (D major) and get (G major) on my way.
(A major) Strong (D major) and handsome and (A major) poor,
the stranger (G major) (D major) I have loved (B minor)
ever since (D major) (A major) that day. (D major) (A major)
I (D major) arrived at my (A major) bridegroom's (D major) door,
I pulled his (B minor) hair and I (A major) kicked his knee. (D major)
Dirtied my face and I wore (A major) no shoes, (D major)
oh no fine (B minor) gen tleman shall (D major) marry (A major) me.
(D major) Now my carriage is turned (A major) around, (D major)
round the Mexican border I'll (G major) live my (A major) life.
I (D major) was born a (A major) poor (D major) man's daughter,
I'll be happy (B minor) as a (A major) poor man's (D major) wife.
(G major) (A major)
Poor Man's Daughter
Buffy Sainte-Marie
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