Poor Little John chords by Roger Miller

Chords with lyrics

G+G

[VERSE 1]

G+G
Little John lived on a mountainside,
C majorC        D MajorD     G+G
Never thought much about taking on a bride,
G+G
Finally he upped and he married one day,
  C majorC        D MajorD       G+G
She didn't like the country so she done run away

[CHORUS]

C majorC         G+G
Poor little John, poor little John,
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G
Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone
C majorC          G+G
What you gonna do, livin' all alone,
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G
Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone

[INSTRUMENTAL]

G+G  C-D-G x2

[VERSE 2]

G+G
Little John say what a fool I be,
C majorC     D MajorD      G+G
Hot tone woman make a monkey outa me,
G+G
Life gets lonesome on the mountainside,
C majorC          D MajorD      G+G
Guess that's the reason little John sit and cried

[CHORUS]

C majorC         G+G
Poor little John, poor little John,
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G
Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone
C majorC          G+G
What you gonna do, livin' all alone,
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G
Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone

[INSTRUMENTAL]

G+G  C-D-G x2

[VERSE 3]

G+G
Little John don't know what he gonna do,
C majorC      D MajorD     G+G
Lose one woman, don't wanna try for two,
G+G
Guess he'll get along without no help,
C majorC       D MajorD      G+G
Live all his life on the mountain by hisself

[CHORUS]

C majorC         G+G
Poor little John, poor little John,
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G
Your Mama used to love you but your Mama's gone
C majorC          G+G
What you gonna do, livin' all alone,
   C majorC       D MajorD        G+G