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Poor Side Of Town by Johnny Rivers

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Except for 'Secret Agent Man', every one of Johnny Rivers' hit singles
up to this point had been a remake of an oldie.  This (one of the few
A-sides he ever wrote) became his only #1 single on 11/12/66.


                          "Poor Side Of Town"
                      (Johnny Rivers - Lou Adler)

Intro:

	Emaj7                     F#m7
	Doo-do-do-do-....
	Emaj7                     F#m7
	Doo-do-do-do-wah, ....

Verse 1:

	Emaj7                             F#m7
	How can you tell me  ....
	Emaj7                        F#m7
	When the last time I saw ....
	A                      G#m7
	That rich guy ....
	F#m7               A
	Must have ...
	    E                  A
	So welcome ...
	                     E
	To the poor ....

guitar [2X; played at end of each verse]:

	(E) [N.C.]
	 v     v     v     v
	-------0--0---------------
	------------0h2-0---------
	------------------0h1p0h1-
	--------------------------
	--------------------------
	-0------------------------

Verse 2:

	To him you were nothing but .....
Bridge:

	D                     Gmaj7
	I can't blame you ...
	C              Bm
	I'm tryin' ....
	C                    Bm
	I've got one ....
	Am                        G                     B              (Emaj7)
	I just can't make it without .....

Verse 3:

	So tell me, are you gonna stay .....

Verse 4 [first two lines sung by background singers]:

	So tell me how much you ....

Coda [repeat to fade]:

	Emaj7                     F#m7
	Doo-do-do-do-....


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers