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Poor Side Of Town Chords by Johnny Rivers

Poor Side Of Town chords by Johnny Rivers

Guitar chords with lyrics

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

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