Po Boy Ukulele chords by Bob Dylan

• Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
• Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

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          Po’ Boy – Bob Dylan
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Written by: Bob Dylan


Tabbed by: maguri


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CHORDS
        g-C-E-A
Fmaj7   2-4-1-0
F6      2-2-1-0
F#m7-5  2-4-2-3
G6      0-4-3-2
D9      2-4-2-3
Fadd9   0-0-1-0
Bm7-5   2-2-1-2
E7      1-2-0-2
Em      0-4-3-2
B7      4-3-2-0

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Intro:
| Fmaj7 F6 | C F#m7-5 | D9 G | C Fadd9 |


Verse:
C                                 Bm7-5        E7
Man comes to the door—I say, “For whom are you looking?”
               Am                   D9
He says, “Your wife,” I say, “She’s busy in the kitchen cookin’”
Fmaj7 F6    C         F#m7-5
 Poor boy — where you been?
    F6                     G6   G    C
I already tol’ you — won’t tell you again


Verse:
  C                                    Bm7-5       E7
I say, “How much you want for that?” I go into the store
Am                              D9
Man says, “Three dollars.” “All right,” I say, “Will you take four?”
Fmaj7 F6    C         F#m7-5
 Poor boy — never say die
F6                 G6   G       C
Things will be all right by and by


Verse:
C                         Bm7-5            E7
Workin’ on the mainline — workin’ like the devil
    Am                              D9
The game is the same — it’s just up on another level
Fmaj7 F6    C          F#m7-5
 Poor boy — dressed in black
F6      G6 G   | C   G/B |
 Police at your back


Middle 8:
Em    B7       Em      B7
 Poor boy in a red hot town
Em    B7       Em        B7
Out beyond the twinklin’ stars
E7                 Am       E7         Am
Ridin’ first-class trains — making the rounds
E7                  Am        D9        Fadd9
Tryin’ to keep from fallin’ between the cars


Verse:
        C                          Bm7-5           E7
Othello told Desdemona, “I’m cold, cover me with a blanket
       Am                                      D9
By the way, what happened to that poison wine?” She says, “I gave it to you, you drank it”
Fmaj7 F6   C          F#m7-5
 Poor boy, layin’ ’em straight
F6                      G6      G       C
Pickin’ up the cherries fallin’ off the plate


Verse:
C                         Bm7-5       E7
Time and love has branded me with its claws
Am                            D9
Had to go to Florida, dodgin’ them Georgia laws
Fmaj7  F6                         C         C/G
Poor boy, in the hotel called the Palace of Gloom
             F6                 G6   G    | C   G/B |
Call down to room service, says send up a room


Middle 8:
Em               B7           Em       B7
 My mother was a daughter of a wealthy farmer
   Em                     B7                Em        B7
My father was a traveling salesman, I never met him
E7             Am             E7         Am
When my mother died, my uncle took me in—he ran a funeral parlor
E7                   Am                D9         Fadd9
He did a lot of nice things for me and I won’t forget him


Verse:
C                      Bm7-5            E7
All I know is that I’m thrilled by your kiss
Am                D9
 I don’t know any more than this
Fmaj7 F6   C          F#m7-5
 Poor boy, pickin’ up sticks
F6                      G6 G       C
Build ya a house out of mortar and bricks


Verse:
C                              Bm7-5                       E7
 Knockin’ on the door, I say, “Who is it and where are you from?”
Am                                                 D9
Man says, “Freddy!” I say, “Freddy who?” He says, “Freddy or not here I come”
Fmaj7 F6             C          F#m7-5
 Poor boy ’neath the stars that shine
F6                   G6      G    C
Washin’ them dishes, feedin’ them swine


Coda:
| Fmaj7 F6 | C F#m7-5 | D9 G | C