Poor Mans Gold chords by Elvis Presley

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

🎸 Intro:

D MajorD


🎸 Verse 1:

E minorEm                A7A7           D MajorD
It's the feeling that I get Looking down at my brand new baby
E minorEm             A augmentedA             D MajorD   D7D7
Holding on to daddy's thumb just as tightly as he can hold
G+G                         D MajorD
And it's hearin' people say he looks just like his daddy
E minorEm         G+G     D MajorD
These things are a poor man's gold

🎸 Verse 2:

E minor 7Em7                 A augmentedA              D MajorD
It's the twinkle in the eyes of the gray haired old man we call grandpa
E minorEm                 A augmentedA            D MajorD
Tellin' tales to the kids that get taller every time there told
     G+G                 D MajorD
And it's knowin' for a while he's no longer lonely
E minorEm         G+G     D MajorD
These things are a poor man's gold

🎸 Interlude:
E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA D MajorD E minorEm A augmentedA D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD

🎸 Verse 3:

E minorEm            A augmentedA             D MajorD     D7D7
And it's the sweet sleepy sound of your warm gentle breathing
    G+G                     D MajorD
As you cling to me in the night to keep away the cold
E minorEm              G+G      D MajorD
And it's the softness of your body in the darkness
   E minorEm      G+G     D MajorD
These things are a poor man's gold

🎸 Outro:

E minorEm                 G+G     D MajorD
Honey theses precious things are a poor man's gold