Poor Little Critter On The Road
View chords used in this chart
Intro/riff:
(May not be exact, but basically G major pentatonic)
E|---------------------------------3-3-3-0-----0-0-3-0------------------
B|-----------------------------------------3-1---------3-0--------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------2-0----------
D|--5-5-5-2-----2-2-0-0-2-0---------------------------------------------
A|----------5-3-------------3-------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------3-----------------------------------------
G C
Drinkin' all night in a tavern
C D G
My head is a mighty heavy load
G C
I feel like I've been run over
C D G
Like a poor little critter on the road
chorus:
G C
Poor little critter on the road,
D G
Where were you tryin' to go?
G C
Life's got a bucket full of woes for
D G
The poor little critter on the road, oh
D G (riff)
The poor little critter on the road
I must have had me a good time
Cause I'm feelin so poorly today
Somehow I can't quite remember,
That's one of the prices that you pay
(repeat chorus) (riff)
I can remember the drinkin'
And dancin on into the night
Somethin' about some romancin'
Then I started up a fight
variation of chorus:
Well I feel like a critter on the road
Maybe I want to get knowed
Life's got a bucket of woes for
The poor little critter on the road, oh
The poor little critter on the road
--Justin T. Broderick
SLC, Utah
jtb@xmission.com
How to play Poor Little Critter On The Road
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.