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 [Refrão] A D E7 A 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 A D A E7 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 A D E7 A The Rich Would All Be Poor Boys In Faded Old Blue Jeans Repeat Chorus