Steve Earle

Poor Boy

Steve Earle


Tom: E

E


[Verse]
E                 B             E
I was born on the other side of town
               B                E
Everybody over here just put me down
A                E
I never thought about it much
         B                E
Till the first time I saw you
E               B              E
Uh oh, what's a poor boy gonna do


[Verse]
E                  B              E
It's bad enough to love you from afar
                 B                E
Me down here and you up where you are
A                   E
If you hadn't given me that look
       B                E
That's all it took it's true
E                B             E
Uh oh, what's a poor boy gonna do


[Chorus]
A             E                   B
Baby what's a poor boy got, not a heck of a lot
       E
Just a heart that's true
A            E
One thing he sure don't need is
  F#                          B
A heart that bleeds and these lovesick blues


[Verse]
E        B                 E
I know a poor boy can't go far
            B                  E
Baby, maybe someday drive your car
A             E               B                E
I can look in my rear view, into those eyes of blue
E              B              E
Uh oh what's a poor boy gonna do


[Solo]
E  B  E
E  B  E E7

[Chorus]
A             E                   B
Baby what's a poor boy got, not a heck of a lot
       E
Just a heart that's true
A            E
One thing he sure don't need is
  F#                          B
A heart that bleeds and these lovesick blues


[Verse]
E        B                 E
I know a poor boy can't go far
            B                  E
Baby, maybe someday drive your car
A                 E               B                E
And I can look in my rear view, into those eyes of blue
E              B              E
Uh oh what's a poor boy gonna do
E              B              E   E7
Uh oh what's a poor boy gonna do