Life Of a Poor Boy

Key = A

Intro: A - D - E7 - A - A

     A            D             A            E7
When I Was Just A Youngster And Hardly In My Teens
  A                 D               E7             A
I Went To School On Many A Day With Faded Old Blue Jeans
    A                 D        A                   E7
The Patches They Were Many The Seat Was All Thread Bare
      A                D            E7              A
But A Poor Girl Didn't Notice And A Poor Boy Didn't Care
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A Poor Boy Don't Have No Money A Poor Boy Don't Have No Dough
                  D                      A                   E7
Give A Poor Boy A Pretty Little Girl And Watch That Poor Boy Go
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He's The Backbone Of The Nation The Pappy Of The Land
       A                   D
With A Two Buck Loan He'll Build Him A Home
    E7                   A
And Raise Him A Poor Boy Clan

Instrumental Break: A - E - E7 - A - A

    A                D        A                 E7
His Worries They Are Many His Pleasures Are But Few
    A                  D            E7            A
But That Don't Worry A Poor Boy His Pappy Had 'Em Too
    A                 D       A               A
His Livin' Don't Come Easy He Has To Sweat It Out
         A           D               E7           A
But He'd Rather Be A Poor Boy Than A Wealty Gad-a-bout

Repeat Chorus

Instrumental Break: Bb - Bb - A - A

      A              D          A               E7
If It Wasn't For The Poor Boy A Lot Would Go Un-done
    A                  D             E7               A
The Plough Would Never Furrow Or The Mill Would Never Run
      A              D            A              E7
There Wouldn't Be No Taters There Wouldn't Be No Beans
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The Rich Would All Be Poor Boys In Faded Old Blue Jeans

Repeat Chorus