Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Key: C Difficulty: Intermediate --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Po’ Boy – Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Bob Dylan From: “Love and Theft” (2001) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
