Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
Em
Am
C
I am just a poor boy,
G
Am
though my story's seldom told
G
C
Am
Such are promises, all lies and jest
C
F
C
wants to hear
When I left my home and my family,
Dm
F
in the quiet of a railway station,
C
Am
running scared, laying low,
Em
F
I was looking for the places
G
C
only they would know
Am
Em
La -la -lai, la -la -lai -lai -lai -lai
Am
G
C
La -la -lai, la -la -lai -lai -lai -lai -lai -lai
Am
G
Asking all new workman's wages
C
Am
I come looking for a job
Dm
Am
G
I took some comfort there
G
C
Em
La la lai la lai la la lai
Am
C
G
C
Am
F
C
G
G
Am
and a fighter by his trade
F
G
of every glove that laid him down
Am
G
And cut him till he cried out
C
Am
in his zenk and his shame
Em
Dm
I am leaving, I am leaving
La la lai, la la lai la la lai
La la lai, la la lai
la la lai la lai lai
La la la lai, la la lai,
Am
G
Am
Em
Am
G
C
Am
lalalala lalalala lalalala lalalala male
Em
Am
G
C
G
Am
Em
Am
G
C
G
Am
La, la, la
Em
Am
G
C
G
Am
La la la la la.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC Em Am G F...
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