Po' Boy
Bob DylanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Man comes to the door - I say, "For whom are you looking?"
He says, "Your wife", I say, "She's busy in the kitchen cookin'."
Poor boy - where you been?
I already tol' you - won't tell you again
I say, "How much you want for that?" I go into the store
The man says, "Three dollars", "All right", I say, "Will you take four?"
Poor boy - never say die.
Things will be all right by and by
Been workin' on the mainline - workin' like the devil
The game is the same - it's just up on a different level
Poor boy - dressed in black
Police at your back
Poor boy in a red hot town
Out beyond the twinklin' stars
Ridin' first class trains - making the rounds
Tryin' to keep from fallin' between the cars
Othello told Desdemona, "I'm cold, cover me with a blanket.
By the way, what happened to that poison wine?"
She says, "I gave it to you, you drank it."
Poor boy, layin' 'em straight - pickin' up the cherries fallin' off the plate
Time and love has branded me with its claws
Had to go to Florida, dodgin' them Georgia laws
Poor boy, in the hotel called the Palace of Gloom
Calls down to room service, says, "Send up a room"
My mother was a daughter of a wealthy farmer
My father was a traveling salesman, I never met him
When my mother died, my uncle took me in - he ran a funeral parlor
He did a lot of nice things for me and I won't forget him
All I know is that I'm thrilled by your kiss
I don't know any more than this
Poor boy, pickin' up sticks
Build ya a house out of mortar and bricks
Knockin' on the door, I say, "Who is it and where are you from?"
Man says, "Freddy!" I say, "Freddy who?" He says, "Freddy or not here I
come."
Poor boy 'neath the stars that shine
Washin' them dishes, feedin' them swine
Enjoy!
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Readable chord sheet for Po' Boy by Bob Dylan
[C] [Bm7] [E7] [Am] [D9] [C]Man comes to the door - I say, "For w[Bm7]hom are you lo[E7]oking?" He says, "Your wi[Am]fe", I say, "She's bu[D9]sy in the kitchen cookin'." [Fmaj7]Poor b[F6]oy - w[C]here you b[Am/F#]een? [Fmaj7]I already tol' you [G6]- won't tell y[G]ou ag[C]ain [C]I say, "How much you want for that?" I [Bm7]go into the st[E7]ore The man says, "T[Am]hree dollars", "All right", I s[D9]ay, "Will you take four?" [Fmaj7]Poor b[F6]oy - ne[C]ver say [Am/F#]die. [Fmaj7]Things will be al[G6]l right b[G]y and [C]by [C]Been workin' on the mainline - w[Bm7]orkin' like the de[E7]vil The game is the[Am] same - it's just up on a d[D9]ifferent level [Fmaj7]Poor b[F6]oy - dr[C]essed in b[Am/F#]lack [Fmaj7]Police a[G6]t you[G]r ba[C]ck [Em]Poor b[B7]oy in a r[Em]ed hot t[B7]own [Em]Out bey[B7]ond the twinklin' st[Em]ars [E7]Ridin' first cl[Am]ass trains - mak[E7]ing the r[Am]ounds [E7]Tryin' to keep from fa[Am]llin' be[D9]tween the ca[C]rs [Em]Othello told D[B7]esdemona, "I'm[Em] cold, cover me with a bl[B7]anket. [Em]By the [B7]way, what happened to that p[Em]oison wine?" [E7]She says, "[Am]I gave it to you,[E7] you drank it[Am]." [E7]Poor boy, layin' 'em st[Am]raight - pickin' up the ch[D9]erries fallin' off th[C]e plate [Em]Time and love [B7]has branded me[Em] with its c[B7]laws [Em]Had to go to F[B7]lorida, dodgin' them Ge[Em]orgia laws [E7]Poor boy, i[Am]n the hotel called the [E7]Palace of G[Am]loom [E7]Calls down to ro[Am]om service, says,[D9] "Send up a ro[C]om" [Em]My mother w[B7]as a daughter o[Em]f a wealthy fa[B7]rmer [Em]My father was a tr[B7]aveling salesman, I n[Em]ever met him [E7]When my moth[Am]er died, my u[E7]ncle took me in - he ran a funeral pa[Am]rlor [E7]He did a lot of ni[Am]ce things for me and I w[D9]on't forget h[C]im [Em]All I know is t[B7]hat I'm thr[Em]illed by your kis[B7]s [Em]I don't know an[B7]y more than t[Em]his [E7]Poor b[Am]oy, pic[E7]kin' up [Am]sticks [E7]Build ya a ho[Am]use out of mor[D9]tar and b[C]ricks [Em]Knockin' on the d[B7]oor, I say, "[Em]Who is it and wh[B7]ere are you from?" [Em]Man says, "Freddy!" I say, "Fred[B7]dy who?" He says, "Fred[Em]dy or not here I come." [E7]Poor b[Am]oy 'neat[E7]h the stars that s[Am]hine [E7]Washin' them dis[Am]hes, feedin' t[D9]hem swi[C]ne Enjoy!