City Folks Call Us Poor Chords by Larry Sparks
Tempo:
182.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
Moonlight [D] shining on the [Eb] grassy meadow
[Bb] Looks like [F] diamonds shining in [Bb] the night
[F]
Whippoorwill [D] singing in [Eb] the white oaks
[Bb] Cool dogs barking [F] at the bright [Bb]
moonlight
[Eb] Honey suckle smells [Bb] just like sweet perfume
[Eb] Whoa dogs lying over by [Bb] the door
[Eb]
Watermelon rinds [Bb] mama puts up in a jar
And the city folks [Eb] they call us [Bb] poor
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Singing rock of [D] ages on [Eb] the front porch
[Bb] Watching [F] fireflies light up [Bb] now and then
Nestling to the [D] billman roll on [Eb] the opry
[Bb] Singing something [F] about his uncle [Bb] Pen
[Eb] Honey suckle smells just [Bb] like sweet perfume
[Eb] Whoa dogs lying over by [Bb] the door
[Eb]
Watermelon rinds [Bb] mama puts up in a jar
And the city folks [Eb] they call [Bb] us poor
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
God he paints [D] a picture in [Eb] the evening sky
[Bb] Blue and purple [F] orange and shades [Bb] of red
He knows we can't [D] afford no fancy [Eb]
paintings
[Bb] So we look at [F] the real [Bb] thing still
[Bb] [Eb]
Honey suckle smells just [Bb] like sweet perfume
[Eb] Whoa dogs lying over [Bb] by the door
[Eb]
Watermelon rinds mama [Bb] puts up in a jar
And the city folks [Eb] they call [Bb] us poor
Oh the city folks [Eb] they call [Bb] us poor
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [G] [Bb]
[N]
[Eb]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb]
Moonlight [D] shining on the [Eb] grassy meadow
[Bb] Looks like [F] diamonds shining in [Bb] the night
[F]
Whippoorwill [D] singing in [Eb] the white oaks
[Bb] Cool dogs barking [F] at the bright [Bb]
moonlight
[Eb] Honey suckle smells [Bb] just like sweet perfume
[Eb] Whoa dogs lying over by [Bb] the door
[Eb]
Watermelon rinds [Bb] mama puts up in a jar
And the city folks [Eb] they call us [Bb] poor
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Singing rock of [D] ages on [Eb] the front porch
[Bb] Watching [F] fireflies light up [Bb] now and then
Nestling to the [D] billman roll on [Eb] the opry
[Bb] Singing something [F] about his uncle [Bb] Pen
[Eb] Honey suckle smells just [Bb] like sweet perfume
[Eb] Whoa dogs lying over by [Bb] the door
[Eb]
Watermelon rinds [Bb] mama puts up in a jar
And the city folks [Eb] they call [Bb] us poor
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
God he paints [D] a picture in [Eb] the evening sky
[Bb] Blue and purple [F] orange and shades [Bb] of red
He knows we can't [D] afford no fancy [Eb]
paintings
[Bb] So we look at [F] the real [Bb] thing still
[Bb] [Eb]
Honey suckle smells just [Bb] like sweet perfume
[Eb] Whoa dogs lying over [Bb] by the door
[Eb]
Watermelon rinds mama [Bb] puts up in a jar
And the city folks [Eb] they call [Bb] us poor
Oh the city folks [Eb] they call [Bb] us poor
[D] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [G] [Bb]
[N]
Key:
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Eb
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D
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Bb
Eb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Moonlight [D] shining on the [Eb] grassy meadow
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Looks like [F] diamonds shining in [Bb] the night
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Whippoorwill [D] _ singing in [Eb] the white oaks
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Cool dogs barking [F] at the bright [Bb] _
moonlight
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Honey suckle smells [Bb] just like _ sweet perfume
_ [Eb] Whoa dogs lying over by [Bb] the door
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
Watermelon _ rinds [Bb] mama puts up in a jar
And the city folks [Eb] _ _ they call us [Bb] poor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Singing rock of [D] ages on [Eb] the front porch
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Watching _ [F] fireflies light up [Bb] now and then
_ _ _ _ _ Nestling to the [D] billman roll on [Eb] the opry
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Singing something [F] about his uncle [Bb] Pen
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Honey _ suckle smells just [Bb] like sweet perfume
_ _ [Eb] Whoa dogs lying over by [Bb] the door
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Watermelon rinds [Bb] mama puts up in a jar
And the city folks _ [Eb] _ they call [Bb] us poor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ God he paints [D] a picture in [Eb] the evening sky
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Blue and purple [F] orange and shades [Bb] of red
_ _ _ _ He knows we can't [D] afford no fancy [Eb] _
paintings
_ _ _ _ [Bb] So we look at [F] the real _ [Bb] thing _ still
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Honey suckle smells just [Bb] like sweet perfume
_ _ [Eb] Whoa dogs lying over [Bb] by the door
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Watermelon rinds mama [Bb] puts up in a jar
And the city folks _ [Eb] they call [Bb] us poor
_ _ Oh the city folks [Eb] _ _ they call [Bb] us poor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Moonlight [D] shining on the [Eb] grassy meadow
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Looks like [F] diamonds shining in [Bb] the night
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Whippoorwill [D] _ singing in [Eb] the white oaks
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Cool dogs barking [F] at the bright [Bb] _
moonlight
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Honey suckle smells [Bb] just like _ sweet perfume
_ [Eb] Whoa dogs lying over by [Bb] the door
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
Watermelon _ rinds [Bb] mama puts up in a jar
And the city folks [Eb] _ _ they call us [Bb] poor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Singing rock of [D] ages on [Eb] the front porch
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Watching _ [F] fireflies light up [Bb] now and then
_ _ _ _ _ Nestling to the [D] billman roll on [Eb] the opry
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Singing something [F] about his uncle [Bb] Pen
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Honey _ suckle smells just [Bb] like sweet perfume
_ _ [Eb] Whoa dogs lying over by [Bb] the door
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Watermelon rinds [Bb] mama puts up in a jar
And the city folks _ [Eb] _ they call [Bb] us poor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ God he paints [D] a picture in [Eb] the evening sky
_ _ _ _ [Bb] Blue and purple [F] orange and shades [Bb] of red
_ _ _ _ He knows we can't [D] afford no fancy [Eb] _
paintings
_ _ _ _ [Bb] So we look at [F] the real _ [Bb] thing _ still
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
Honey suckle smells just [Bb] like sweet perfume
_ _ [Eb] Whoa dogs lying over [Bb] by the door
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ Watermelon rinds mama [Bb] puts up in a jar
And the city folks _ [Eb] they call [Bb] us poor
_ _ Oh the city folks [Eb] _ _ they call [Bb] us poor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _