Poor Man Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G]
[D][G]

[Verse 1]
[G]Hush up, honey,
don’t you cry
[C]Things are gonna get better
in the by- and- [G]by
And there ain’t a thing for a [D]poor man
In this [G]world

[Verse 2]
[G]Work through the winter,
work through the spring
Yeah [C]plant my corn and taters
and then it wouldn't [G]rain
And there ain’t a thing for a [D]poor man
In this [G]world

[Interlude 1]
[G][C]
[G][D][G]

[Verse 3]
[G]Now I got down on my knees
Lord I thought I’d pray
[C]Along come a great big flood
Washed everything [G]away
And there ain’t a thing for a [D]poor man
[G]In this world

[Verse 4]
[G]Work through the winter, Lord,
work through this fall
[C]All I got for Christmas was
a pair of [G]overalls
And there ain’t a thing for a [D]poor man
In [C]this [D]world

[Interlude 2]
[G][C]
[G][D]
[G]

[Verse 5]
Well [G]I got down on my knees
Looked up to the sky
[C]All I can think of is to ask
the good Lord [G]why
And there ain’t a thing for a [D]poor man
In this [G]world

[Verse 6]
Well [G]hush up, honey,
Lord don’t get down
[C]You know that I love you
every way [G]around
And there ain’t a thing for a [D]poor man
In [G]this world

[Interlude 3]
[G][C]
[G]

[Verse 7]
And there ain’t a [G]thing for a [D]poor man
In this [G]world