Poor Lost Souls chords by Jimbo Mathus

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: A

♫ Intro:

C   G  C  G
D C G




♫ Verse 1:
       G    C    G
In the city of L.A.
          C             G
If you're ever out that way
     D
From Hollywood and Vine
        C                 G
You can see the Hollywood Sign
     G        C       G
Look down and see the stars
     C              G
Look up and see the gold
C     G                   D         G
Look around and see these poor lost souls

♫ Chorus:
      G      C       G
She's just a lump of coal
        C               G
But she could've been a diamond
     D
He's just a lump of coal
       C                G
But he should've been a diamond
C   G               D        G
Oh
Lord, bless these poor lost souls


♫ Verse 2:
              G     C        G
Well, there's mercy in a hand
             C                        G
They say God bless you, sir and ma'am
    D
And those who pay no mind
        C                 G
They go home and draw the blinds
        G     C         G
And the mercy that they lack
           C                       G
With their hands tied 'round their backs
C   G                 D         G
Oh
Lord, bless these poor lost souls


♫ Chorus:
      G      C       G
She's just a lump of coal
        C               G
But she could've been a diamond
     D
He's just a lump of coal
       C                G
But he should've been a diamond
C   G                 D      G
Oh
Lord, bless these poor lost souls


♫ Instrumental:
G C G
C   G
D   C   G
C G D   G


♫ Verse 3:
      G    C    G     G7
These poor lost souls
   C                G
No one out here who loves them
     D
They have no place to go
   C                G
No one out here who needs them
     G          C      G        G7
Just trash down on the sidewalk
     C              G
Just rags down in a hole
C   G               D         G
Oh
Lord, bless these poor lost souls


♫ Chorus:
      G      C       G
She's just a lump of coal
        C               G
But she could've been a diamond
     D
He's just a lump of coal
       C                G
But he should've been a diamond
C   G               D        G
Oh
Lord, bless these poor lost souls


♫ Outro:
C   G               D        G
Oh
Lord, bless these poor lost souls