Poorboy chords by Electric Light Orchestra
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Verse 1
(G major) Me I'm just a poor (B minor) boy,
from across (C major) the far southland,
(G major) And I've traveled many days (B minor) to
reach this place (C major) to mke my stand, (D major) (A major) (D major)
(C major) I fell (G major) in with a (A minor) merry band, (G major)
and (F major) drank away (E minor) (C major) the hours.
(C minor) (Baug)
Verse 2
(E minor) Rollin' on, (B minor) I've been (C major) rollin' (G major) on,
And my head (E minor) is high, (B minor) from the battle (C major) won, (G major)
Laid (A flatdim) (A major) down (B flatdim) my (B minor) life for
(C major) (C sharpdim) (G major) the (Baug) Greenwood
(E minor) (Fdim) (D major) (G major)
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Verse 3
(A flatdim) (D major) The city (G major) boys,
and the coun (B minor) try boys, they come (C major) from miles around, (G major)
To defy their king and coun (B minor) try,
save the poor (C major) folks from the (D major) hand, (A major) (D major)
Of the (C major) thieving dukes (Baug) and (A minor) abbotts,
(G major) and the (F major) gentry (E minor) of the (Baug) land.
Verse 4
(E minor) Rollin' on, (B minor) I've been (C major) rollin' (G major) on,
And (Baug) my head (E minor) is high, (B minor)
from the (C major) battle won, (G major)
(A flatdim) Laid (A minor) down (B flatdim) my (B minor) life (C major) for (C sharpdim) (G major) (Baug) the
(E minor) (G major) Greenwood
(D major) (G major) (A flatdim) (D major)
Verse 5
(G major)
Sweet Maid (B minor) Marion,
don't you (C major) do me no wrong, (G major)
Stay on the right (B minor) side,
the (C major) Greenwood is your home, (D major) (A major) (D major)
The dancing (C major) (G major) girls and the (A minor) open fires,
(G major) the (F major) wine that flows (E minor) like wa (Baug) ter.
Verse 6
(E minor) Rollin' on, (B minor) I've been (C major) rollin' on, (G major)
And my head (E minor) is high, (B minor)
from the battle (C major) won, (G major)
(A flatdim) Laid (A minor) down (B flatdim) my (B minor) (C major) (C sharpdim) (G major) (Baug) (E minor) (G major) life (D major) for (G major)
(A flatdim) (D major) (B flat major) (Baug) (G major) (D major) (G major) (E minor) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(E minor) (A minor) the Green (C major) wood
Outro 1
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Poorboy
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