Poor Mans Gold chords by Elvis Presley

• Difficulty: Beginner

🎸 Intro:

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🎸 Verse 1:

Em                                A7                     D
It's the feeling that I get Looking down at my brand new baby
Em                          A                         D     D7
Holding on to daddy's thumb just as tightly as he can hold
G                                                  D
And it's hearin' people say he looks just like his daddy
Em                 G          D
These things are a poor man's gold

🎸 Verse 2:

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

🎸 Interlude:
Em7 A D Em A D G D Em G D

🎸 Verse 3:

Em                        A                         D         D7
And it's the sweet sleepy sound of your warm gentle breathing
       G                                         D
As you cling to me in the night to keep away the cold
Em                            G           D
And it's the softness of your body in the darkness
      Em           G          D
These things are a poor man's gold

🎸 Outro:

Em                                 G          D
Honey theses precious things are a poor man's gold