Poor Happy Jimmy [Tribute to Jim Croce] Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][F#dim][D][F#dim][D]
[Am][D]

[Verse 1]
Give him [D]a soft guitar
[Bm]to p[D]lay what he [Am]choo[Em]se[Bm][D]
He ain't got no fancy
[F#dim]chords[D][Bm][D]
Only got [Am]his b[D]lues[A]
[D]Poor [F#]happy[Daug] Jimmy[Bm]
I didn't [D]know him [F#m]very w[Daug]ell
but he was [Bm]with me
And I [G]won't [Gm]take a dime
just to [C]make it rhyme
[Gdim]Cause I cr[F#m]ied an[A]d cr[F#m]ied th[A]e
[F]day he [Ebdim]died
[Em]Poor [G]hap[Gm]py J[Ab]immy[D]
[F#dim][D][Am][D][Am][D]
Give him sweet melodies
he sing with all he [G]has
[D]He got a funky par[G]aphrase
[D]It sound like good time jaz[G]z[Daug]
[Gm]Poor [Daug]happy J[Bm]immy
I didn't [F#m]know him very w[Daug]ell
but he was [Bm]with me
And I [Gm]won't put the blame
[Bb]on the a[C]eroplane
But I [F#m]boo-hoo'd [A]on on the[F] day he [Ebdim]flew
[Em]Poor [G]hap[Gm]py J[Ab]immy[D]
[Am][D][G][D][Am][Em][Am][G]
I wonder [D]why[F#m][B]
[E]That [F#]I can't [E]forget [C#m]all th[G#aug]e things you
said about your life [G]and times
[D#]You set a spell [D]in [G]side
[D][G][D][G][Gm][Eb]
Oh James your soft guitar it
make me feel [Ab]to cry[Eb][Ab]
[Eb]The sole consolation is
A good man nev[F#m]er die[Eb]s[Gaug]
[Abm]God bless [Fdim]you Jimm[Abm]y[Cm]
[Eb]I lo[Gm]ve yo[Bb]u wit[Gm]h all my heart[G]
[Gaug]so deep [Abm]within me[Cm][Eb]
And you [Abm]won't [E]see the [Abm]end
[B]of [C#]your lonely friend
[Fdim]Cause I'll p[Bb]ray and pray for
you [Eb]every [Cdim]day[Ab]
[Fm]Poor [Bb]happy[Abdim] Jimmy[A][Dbaug][Eb][Ab][Eb]
[F]Poor [Fdim]happy Jimmy ....

[Outro 1]
[Eb][Eb]
[Ab][Eb][Eb][Ab][Eb]
[Eb][Eb][Eb]