Chords for Clinton Fearon - Rich Man Poor Man (acoustic)
Tempo:
70.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
E
Ab
Gb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
One, two, three, and four.
The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief.
[Em] Everyone claim [E] that them are the chief.
[G] The rich man buy the poor man's life.
The [Gm] poor man take away the [Am] beggar man's wife.
Don't cry, my [E] brothers.
Don't cry, my sisters.
[G] Dearest one, change the situation.
It's just a form, a [Am] form of reaction.
Hey, you step on fire, fire burn you.
Play with puppy, puppy lick your [G] mouth.
Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong.
See the weak ones now will soon become strong.
Hey, [D] everything will soon [C] be okay.
As [Gb] soon as the war [C] is over,
[Ab] the children will be free to come over.
[Ab] Singing and dancing, ready to [G] take over.
Have some faith, have a little faith.
[Gb]
[C] [G]
[E]
[Em] [G]
[C] Hey, [Fm] everything will soon be okay.
[Ab] As soon as the war [C] is over,
[Ab] the children will be free to come over.
Singing and dancing, ready to take over.
Have some [G]
faith, have a little [Ab] faith.
Hey, the rich man, [Gb] poor man, beggar man, thief.
Everyone claim that them are [G] the chief.
The rich man buy the poor man's life.
The poor man take away the beggar man's [Ab] wife.
Don't cry, [E] my brothers.
Don't cry, my sisters.
[G] Dearest one, change the situation.
Adjust the form, perform a free action.
Tell you if you step on [Ab] fire, fire burn you.
[Gb] Play with the puppy, puppy lick your [G] mouth.
Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong.
See the weak ones now will soon become [Gb] strong.
Don't cry, don't cry, [G] don't cry.
Don't shed no tears, my brothers.
[Gb] Don't cry, I said, don't cry no more now.
Shed no tears no more, oh now.
[G]
My little sisters, [E] don't cry, don't cry.
[G]
Oh, oh.
Oh, no, no, [E] no, no, no.
[G]
[E]
[N]
The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief.
[Em] Everyone claim [E] that them are the chief.
[G] The rich man buy the poor man's life.
The [Gm] poor man take away the [Am] beggar man's wife.
Don't cry, my [E] brothers.
Don't cry, my sisters.
[G] Dearest one, change the situation.
It's just a form, a [Am] form of reaction.
Hey, you step on fire, fire burn you.
Play with puppy, puppy lick your [G] mouth.
Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong.
See the weak ones now will soon become strong.
Hey, [D] everything will soon [C] be okay.
As [Gb] soon as the war [C] is over,
[Ab] the children will be free to come over.
[Ab] Singing and dancing, ready to [G] take over.
Have some faith, have a little faith.
[Gb]
[C] [G]
[E]
[Em] [G]
[C] Hey, [Fm] everything will soon be okay.
[Ab] As soon as the war [C] is over,
[Ab] the children will be free to come over.
Singing and dancing, ready to take over.
Have some [G]
faith, have a little [Ab] faith.
Hey, the rich man, [Gb] poor man, beggar man, thief.
Everyone claim that them are [G] the chief.
The rich man buy the poor man's life.
The poor man take away the beggar man's [Ab] wife.
Don't cry, [E] my brothers.
Don't cry, my sisters.
[G] Dearest one, change the situation.
Adjust the form, perform a free action.
Tell you if you step on [Ab] fire, fire burn you.
[Gb] Play with the puppy, puppy lick your [G] mouth.
Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong.
See the weak ones now will soon become [Gb] strong.
Don't cry, don't cry, [G] don't cry.
Don't shed no tears, my brothers.
[Gb] Don't cry, I said, don't cry no more now.
Shed no tears no more, oh now.
[G]
My little sisters, [E] don't cry, don't cry.
[G]
Oh, oh.
Oh, no, no, [E] no, no, no.
[G]
[E]
[N]
Key:
G
E
Ab
Gb
C
G
E
Ab
One, two, three, and four.
The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief.
[Em] Everyone claim [E] that them are the chief.
[G] The rich man buy the poor man's life.
The [Gm] poor man take away the [Am] beggar man's wife.
Don't cry, my [E] brothers.
Don't cry, my sisters.
[G] Dearest one, change the situation.
It's just a form, a [Am] form of reaction.
Hey, you step on fire, fire burn you.
Play with puppy, puppy lick your [G] mouth.
Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong.
See the weak ones now will soon become strong.
Hey, [D] everything will soon [C] be okay.
As [Gb] soon as the war [C] is over,
[Ab] the children will be free to come over.
[Ab] Singing and dancing, ready to [G] take over.
Have some faith, have a little faith.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Hey, [Fm] everything will soon be okay.
[Ab] As soon as the war [C] is over,
[Ab] the children will be free to come over.
Singing and dancing, ready to take over.
Have some [G]
faith, have a little [Ab] _ faith.
Hey, the rich man, [Gb] poor man, beggar man, thief.
Everyone claim that them are [G] the chief.
The rich man buy the poor man's life.
The poor man take away the beggar man's [Ab] wife.
Don't cry, [E] my brothers.
Don't cry, my sisters.
[G] Dearest one, change the situation.
Adjust the form, perform a free action.
Tell you if you step on [Ab] fire, fire burn you.
[Gb] Play with the puppy, puppy lick your [G] mouth.
Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong.
See the weak ones now will soon become [Gb] strong.
Don't cry, _ _ don't cry, _ _ [G] don't cry. _
Don't shed no tears, my brothers.
[Gb] Don't cry, I said, don't cry no more now.
Shed no tears no more, oh now.
[G] _
My little sisters, _ _ [E] _ don't cry, don't cry.
_ _ [G] _ _
Oh, oh.
_ Oh, no, no, [E] no, no, no. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief.
[Em] Everyone claim [E] that them are the chief.
[G] The rich man buy the poor man's life.
The [Gm] poor man take away the [Am] beggar man's wife.
Don't cry, my [E] brothers.
Don't cry, my sisters.
[G] Dearest one, change the situation.
It's just a form, a [Am] form of reaction.
Hey, you step on fire, fire burn you.
Play with puppy, puppy lick your [G] mouth.
Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong.
See the weak ones now will soon become strong.
Hey, [D] everything will soon [C] be okay.
As [Gb] soon as the war [C] is over,
[Ab] the children will be free to come over.
[Ab] Singing and dancing, ready to [G] take over.
Have some faith, have a little faith.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Hey, [Fm] everything will soon be okay.
[Ab] As soon as the war [C] is over,
[Ab] the children will be free to come over.
Singing and dancing, ready to take over.
Have some [G]
faith, have a little [Ab] _ faith.
Hey, the rich man, [Gb] poor man, beggar man, thief.
Everyone claim that them are [G] the chief.
The rich man buy the poor man's life.
The poor man take away the beggar man's [Ab] wife.
Don't cry, [E] my brothers.
Don't cry, my sisters.
[G] Dearest one, change the situation.
Adjust the form, perform a free action.
Tell you if you step on [Ab] fire, fire burn you.
[Gb] Play with the puppy, puppy lick your [G] mouth.
Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong.
See the weak ones now will soon become [Gb] strong.
Don't cry, _ _ don't cry, _ _ [G] don't cry. _
Don't shed no tears, my brothers.
[Gb] Don't cry, I said, don't cry no more now.
Shed no tears no more, oh now.
[G] _
My little sisters, _ _ [E] _ don't cry, don't cry.
_ _ [G] _ _
Oh, oh.
_ Oh, no, no, [E] no, no, no. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _