Poormans Grave chords by Eraserheads

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Key: BB


Intro:
G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F# G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F# Eb/GEb/G x2


Verse 1:
G# minorG#m
 I know a man who
  E MajorE   F#F# G# minorG#m
had nothing   He
        E MajorE
was a poor man all his
F#F# G# minorG#m
life  He lived in a
       E MajorE    F#F#
shack by the roadside
G# minorG#m
  With starving kids
   E MajorE   F#F# Eb/GEb/G
and a loving wife

Marcus's Guitar Solo:
G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F# G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F# Eb/GEb/G


Verse 2:
G# minorG#m
  He went to church
   E MajorE   F#F# G# minorG#m
every Sunday   He
          E MajorE
prays from morning until
F#F#      G# minorG#m
night he said Good Lord
        E MajorE   F#F#
why have you forsaken me
G# minorG#m
  When everything I did
 E MajorE      F#F#
I thought was right


Refrain 1:
EbmEbm
  Now my Life is coming
G# minorG#m        E MajorE
to an end There's only
one thing I'm wishing
BB EbmEbm
for  All my days I have
G# minorG#m        E MajorE
never sinned So I hope
         F#F#
you won't ignore What
I'm asking for

Chorus 1:
BB
Oh honey when I die
E MajorE
 Dress me up in a
      BB
coat and tie Give
my feet a pair of
       E MajorE
shoes That I haven't
     F#F#
wore in a long time
BB
 Put me in a golden
  E MajorE
box Not a cross on

a pile of rocks
BB
 Bury me where the
grass is green And
  E MajorE
the gates are shining


Chorus 2:
BB F#F#      E MajorE
Oh honey when I die
     BB
Give me a bed of
   F#F#
roses Where I could
E MajorE       BB
lie I'm gonna use up
    F#F#
all the money that
 E MajorE  BB
I saved Coz I don't
F#F#
wanna lie in a
E MajorE        Eb/GEb/G
poor man's grave


Interlude:
G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F# G# minorG#m E MajorE F#F# Eb/GEb/G


Verse 3: Buddy's Bass Solo
G# minorG#m
  I know a man who had
E MajorE   F#F# G# minorG#m
nothing   He dreamed
     E MajorE
of satin sheets all his
F#F# G# minorG#m
life  He lived and
       E MajorE F#F#
worked like a dog
G# minorG#m
Licking every
boot he sees
   E MajorE   F#F# Eb/GEb/G
just to survive


Verse 4:
G# minorG#m
  He comes home drunk
   E MajorE  F#F# G# minorG#m
every night   Wakes
        E MajorE
up the kids and talks
    F#F# Eb/GEb/G
to his wife  he said
G# minorG#m
Honey you have been
  E MajorE    F#F# G# minorG#m
so good to me  I
only wish we had
 E MajorE   F#F#
a better life


Refrain 2:
EbmEbm
  But now my life is
    G# minorG#m
coming to an end
    E MajorE
There's only one
thing I'm wishing
BB EbmEbm
for  All my days I
   G# minorG#m
have lived in
      E MajorE
shame So I hope
you won't ignore
   F#F#
Just what I'm
asking for


(Repeat Chorus 1)


Chorus 3:
BB F#F#      E MajorE
Oh honey when I die
     BB
Give me a bed of
   F#F#
roses Where I could
E MajorE       BB
lie I'm gonna use up
    F#F#
all the money that
 E MajorE  BB
I saved Coz I don't
F#F#
wanna lie in a
E MajorE
poor man's grave
BB F#F#      E MajorE
Oh honey when I die
     BB
Give me a bed of
   F#F#
roses Where I could
E MajorE       BB
lie I'm gonna use up
    F#F#
all the money that
 E MajorE  BB
I saved Coz I don't
F#F#
wanna lie in a
E MajorE        Eb/GEb/G G#m(hold)
poor man's grave

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