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Poor Boy Chords

Music by: Steve Earle
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[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
I was born on the [A]other
side of [D]town
Everybody over [A]here just put me [D]down[G]
I never thought [D]about it much
Till [A]the first time I saw [D]you
Uh oh, what's a [A]poor boy gonna do
[D]

[Verse 2]
It's bad enough to [A]love you from [D]afar
Me down here and [A]you up where [D]you [G]are
If you hadn't given [D]me that look
That's [A]all it took it's true
[D]Uh oh, what's a poor boy[A] gonna do
[D]

[Verse 3]
[G]
Baby what's a [D]poor boy got,
not a [A]heck of a lot
Just a [D]heart that's [G]true
One thing he sure [D]don't need is
A [E]heart that bleeds and
[A]these [G]lovesick [A]blues[G][D]

[Verse 4]
I know a poor [A]boy can't go [D]far
Baby, maybe [A]someday drive your [D]car[G]
And I can look in my [D]rear view,
in[A]to those eyes of [D]blue
Uh oh what's a [A]poor boy
[D]gonna[A][D][A]
[D]do[G]

[Verse 5]
Baby what's a [D]poor boy got,
[A]not a heck of a lot
Just a [D]heart that's [G]true
One thing he [D]sure don't need is
A [E]heart that bleed[C#m]s and
these [A]love[G]sick [A]blues[G]

[Verse 6]
[D]I know a poo[A]r boy can't go far[D]
Baby, maybe [A]someday drive your [D]car
[G]And I can look in my [D]rear view,
in[A]to those eyes of blue
[D]Uh oh what's a [A]poor boy gonna [D]do
Uh oh what's a poor [A]boy gonna do
[D]
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