Poor Jimmy
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[Intro]
D E7 A
D D E E A
A E7 A
D D E E A
[Verse 1]
A D A
It’s like some smoke from a thousand cigarettes
A D A
And there’s little bad men making big bad bets
A C# F# D
We’re going fighting tonight, to see Jimmy our pride and joy
A E A
That wonderful, mouthful, fighting boy
[Chorus]
A7 D7 A
Saying, who’ll take Jimmy, at six to four
A E7 A
Here’s a-another ten cents that he won’t hit the floor
A D7 A
He’s a hero, a champion, he’s the daddy of them all
E7 D A
But all the big champions must have a big fall
[Verse 2]
A D A
Now Jimmy’s a local and he comes from the mines
A D A
And now he fancies the women and the wine
A C# F# D
So with soul, and with tears, our hero will grumble
A E7 A
And the dreams of all will start to crumble
[Chorus]
A7 D7 A
Saying, who’ll take Jimmy, at six to four
A E7 A
Here’s another ten cents that he won’t hit the floor
A D7 A
He’s a hero, a champion, he’s the daddy of them all
E7 D A
But all the big champions must have a big fall
[Organ Solo]
[Chorus]
A
Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie, Now
A7 D7 A
Saying, who’ll take Jimmy, at six to four
A E7 A
Here’s another ten cents that he won’t hit the floor
A D7 A
He’s a hero, a champion, he’s the daddy of them all
E7 D A
But all the big champions must have a big fall
[Verse 3]
A D A
Into the ring with a jump and a skip
A D A
And not knowing that soon there’ll be blood on his lip
A C# F# D
And on his arms and on his thighs, in his nose and in his eyes
A E7 A
And tomorrow’s papers will say oh what a surprise
[Chorus]
A7 D7 A
Tell me, who’ll take Jimmy, at six to four
A E7 A
Here’s another ten cents that he won’t hit the floor
A D7 A
He’s a hero, a champion, he’s the daddy of them all
E7 D A
But all the big champions must have a big fall
[Outro]
Dmaj7
Ohhhhh Jimmy
A7
hmmmmm
Dmaj7
Ohhhhh Jimmy
A7
hmmmmm
Dmaj7
Ohhhhh Jimmy
A7
ewwwwwwwwwww
Dmaj7
Jimmy
A7
ewwwwwwwwwww
Dmaj7 A
Jimmaay
How to play Poor Jimmy
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.