Chords for Buffy Sainte Marie - "Poor Man's Daughter"
Tempo:
121.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Bm
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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All my life I've been [A] a poor [D] man's daughter, all my life [A] I've had a poor [D] girl's hand.
Till the day it [A] came that I was [D] promised for my beauty [A] to a rich young [D] man.
Days they pass [A] and nights [D] they followed, till the day it came that I [A] should go.
[D] I walked in my [A] ragged skirts for the [D] last time to my [E] wedding down in [D] Mexico.
[A] [D] All my life I've [A] been a poor man's [D] daughter, never [B] have I known [A] a day of rest.
[D] On my journey [A] to my rich young [D] bridegroom, how my [E] heart it beat within [D] my breast.
I was born [A] a poor [D] man's daughter, I've been a ragamuffin all my [A] life.
[D] Long white dresses, [A]
lace [D] and flowers, oh I'll be [Bm] happy [A] as a rich [D] man's wife.
The horses [A] [D] raced with my carriage, [Bm] oh the [A] faster beat [D] my heart.
My lover and my man, [B] my [A] carriage gave [D] alert and stopped.
How I [A] paced and how I [D] waited, how I waited to [A] continue on.
[D] How I hated for [A] to [D] waste one hour in that dirty little bordered [A] town.
[D] Men have [A] said that women [D] are fickle, [Bm] changeable [A] as birds in flight.
[D] Men have [A] said that [D] women are fickle, and I think [A] perhaps that men are [D] right.
Strong and handsome [A] was the one who [D] helped me right my carriage and get on [A] my way.
[D] Strong and handsome and poor, the stranger I [Bm] have loved [A] ever since that day.
[D] I arrived at my [D] bridegroom's door, I [B] pulled his hair [A] and I kicked [D] his knee.
Dirtied my [A] face and I [D] wore no shoes, oh no [Bm] fine [A] gentleman shall [D] marry me.
Now my carriage [A] is turned [D] around on the Mexican border, [A] I'll live my life.
[D] I was born a poor man's daughter, I'll be happy [A] as a poor [D] man's wife.
[G] [A] [D]
Till the day it [A] came that I was [D] promised for my beauty [A] to a rich young [D] man.
Days they pass [A] and nights [D] they followed, till the day it came that I [A] should go.
[D] I walked in my [A] ragged skirts for the [D] last time to my [E] wedding down in [D] Mexico.
[A] [D] All my life I've [A] been a poor man's [D] daughter, never [B] have I known [A] a day of rest.
[D] On my journey [A] to my rich young [D] bridegroom, how my [E] heart it beat within [D] my breast.
I was born [A] a poor [D] man's daughter, I've been a ragamuffin all my [A] life.
[D] Long white dresses, [A]
lace [D] and flowers, oh I'll be [Bm] happy [A] as a rich [D] man's wife.
The horses [A] [D] raced with my carriage, [Bm] oh the [A] faster beat [D] my heart.
My lover and my man, [B] my [A] carriage gave [D] alert and stopped.
How I [A] paced and how I [D] waited, how I waited to [A] continue on.
[D] How I hated for [A] to [D] waste one hour in that dirty little bordered [A] town.
[D] Men have [A] said that women [D] are fickle, [Bm] changeable [A] as birds in flight.
[D] Men have [A] said that [D] women are fickle, and I think [A] perhaps that men are [D] right.
Strong and handsome [A] was the one who [D] helped me right my carriage and get on [A] my way.
[D] Strong and handsome and poor, the stranger I [Bm] have loved [A] ever since that day.
[D] I arrived at my [D] bridegroom's door, I [B] pulled his hair [A] and I kicked [D] his knee.
Dirtied my [A] face and I [D] wore no shoes, oh no [Bm] fine [A] gentleman shall [D] marry me.
Now my carriage [A] is turned [D] around on the Mexican border, [A] I'll live my life.
[D] I was born a poor man's daughter, I'll be happy [A] as a poor [D] man's wife.
[G] [A] [D]
Key:
D
A
Bm
B
E
D
A
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ All my life I've been [A] a poor [D] man's daughter, all my life [A] I've had a poor [D] girl's hand.
Till the day it [A] came that I was [D] promised for my beauty [A] to a rich young [D] man.
Days they pass [A] and nights [D] they followed, till the day it came that I [A] should go. _
[D] I walked in my [A] ragged skirts for the [D] last time to my [E] wedding down in [D] Mexico.
[A] _ _ [D] All my life I've [A] been a poor man's [D] daughter, never [B] have I known [A] a day of rest.
[D] On my journey [A] to my rich young [D] bridegroom, how my [E] heart it beat within [D] my breast.
I was born [A] a poor [D] man's daughter, I've been a ragamuffin all my [A] _ life.
[D] Long white dresses, [A]
lace [D] and flowers, oh I'll be [Bm] happy [A] as a rich [D] man's wife.
_ The horses [A] [D] raced with my carriage, [Bm] oh the [A] faster beat [D] my heart.
_ My lover and my man, _ [B] my [A] carriage gave [D] alert and stopped.
How I [A] paced and how I [D] waited, how I waited to [A] continue _ on.
[D] _ How I hated for [A] to [D] waste one hour in that dirty little bordered [A] town.
_ _ [D] Men have [A] said that women [D] are fickle, _ [Bm] changeable [A] as birds in flight.
[D] Men have [A] said that [D] women are fickle, and I think [A] perhaps that men are [D] right.
Strong and handsome [A] was the one who [D] helped me right my carriage and get on [A] my way.
_ [D] Strong and handsome and poor, the stranger I [Bm] have loved [A] ever since that day.
[D] _ I arrived at my [D] bridegroom's door, I [B] pulled his hair [A] and I kicked [D] his knee.
Dirtied my [A] face and I [D] wore no shoes, oh no [Bm] fine [A] gentleman shall [D] marry me.
Now my carriage [A] is turned [D] around on the Mexican border, [A] I'll live my life.
_ [D] I was born a poor man's daughter, I'll be happy [A] as a poor [D] man's wife.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ All my life I've been [A] a poor [D] man's daughter, all my life [A] I've had a poor [D] girl's hand.
Till the day it [A] came that I was [D] promised for my beauty [A] to a rich young [D] man.
Days they pass [A] and nights [D] they followed, till the day it came that I [A] should go. _
[D] I walked in my [A] ragged skirts for the [D] last time to my [E] wedding down in [D] Mexico.
[A] _ _ [D] All my life I've [A] been a poor man's [D] daughter, never [B] have I known [A] a day of rest.
[D] On my journey [A] to my rich young [D] bridegroom, how my [E] heart it beat within [D] my breast.
I was born [A] a poor [D] man's daughter, I've been a ragamuffin all my [A] _ life.
[D] Long white dresses, [A]
lace [D] and flowers, oh I'll be [Bm] happy [A] as a rich [D] man's wife.
_ The horses [A] [D] raced with my carriage, [Bm] oh the [A] faster beat [D] my heart.
_ My lover and my man, _ [B] my [A] carriage gave [D] alert and stopped.
How I [A] paced and how I [D] waited, how I waited to [A] continue _ on.
[D] _ How I hated for [A] to [D] waste one hour in that dirty little bordered [A] town.
_ _ [D] Men have [A] said that women [D] are fickle, _ [Bm] changeable [A] as birds in flight.
[D] Men have [A] said that [D] women are fickle, and I think [A] perhaps that men are [D] right.
Strong and handsome [A] was the one who [D] helped me right my carriage and get on [A] my way.
_ [D] Strong and handsome and poor, the stranger I [Bm] have loved [A] ever since that day.
[D] _ I arrived at my [D] bridegroom's door, I [B] pulled his hair [A] and I kicked [D] his knee.
Dirtied my [A] face and I [D] wore no shoes, oh no [Bm] fine [A] gentleman shall [D] marry me.
Now my carriage [A] is turned [D] around on the Mexican border, [A] I'll live my life.
_ [D] I was born a poor man's daughter, I'll be happy [A] as a poor [D] man's wife.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _