Chords for Freddie McGregor To Be Poor Is A Crime
Tempo:
73.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Bm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#] [G] [F#m] [Em]
[Bm] Mr.
Big Man [C] wants to be richer [D] While the poor man [Em] slave and suffer
But [Bm] that can't [C] work [Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime
[D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time To be poor is a crime
[G] Man, I've been [C] on that in a dizzy time [G] I don't [Am] wanna be begging
[B] God [C] knows I'm a trying [G] To make a [C] honest living
[G] With all of my [C] strength I'm a giving
[Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime [Bm] [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[D] To be poor [C] is a crime [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[G] I'm [C] tired of being [G] pushed around Oh God, [F#] I need to get off the [Bm] ground
They wanna [C] see me down [G] It's really hard for some of us to [C] stay around
[B] To be poor [C] is a crime [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[D] To be poor [Am] is a crime [D] Oh now, man, I've been on [Am] that in a dizzy time
[G] Oh well, [C] oh [G] yeah [C] [D] [C]
[Bm] [C] [G] Two of the [C] children crying
[Bm] It really [Am] keeps me sighing [G] My breathing, [C] I'm not lying
[B] Enough time I've [C] seen man crying [B] To be poor [C] is a crime
[D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [G] To be poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [G] Now you may [C] see me wrong
[G] The way I [C] sing my song [G] Tell me how must we untangle
When frustration is our [F] only [C] angle To be [D] poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, [D] I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [D] To be poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime
Poor can't pay [Bm] no more [C] It's so hard when [D] you're poor
[C] Struggling to be [D] free [A] Oh well, [Bm] oh well
[Em] Man, [G] I've been on that [Am] in a dizzy time To be poor is a [Em] crime
[G] Man, I've been on that [C] in a dizzy time [G] To be poor is a crime
[C] Man, [D] I've [C] been on that in a dizzy time [D] To be poor is a [C] crime
Life [Bm] is not easy when [C] you're poor [D] Always struggling to have a [C] little more
[Bm] To be [G] poor
[Bm] Mr.
Big Man [C] wants to be richer [D] While the poor man [Em] slave and suffer
But [Bm] that can't [C] work [Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime
[D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time To be poor is a crime
[G] Man, I've been [C] on that in a dizzy time [G] I don't [Am] wanna be begging
[B] God [C] knows I'm a trying [G] To make a [C] honest living
[G] With all of my [C] strength I'm a giving
[Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime [Bm] [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[D] To be poor [C] is a crime [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[G] I'm [C] tired of being [G] pushed around Oh God, [F#] I need to get off the [Bm] ground
They wanna [C] see me down [G] It's really hard for some of us to [C] stay around
[B] To be poor [C] is a crime [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[D] To be poor [Am] is a crime [D] Oh now, man, I've been on [Am] that in a dizzy time
[G] Oh well, [C] oh [G] yeah [C] [D] [C]
[Bm] [C] [G] Two of the [C] children crying
[Bm] It really [Am] keeps me sighing [G] My breathing, [C] I'm not lying
[B] Enough time I've [C] seen man crying [B] To be poor [C] is a crime
[D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [G] To be poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [G] Now you may [C] see me wrong
[G] The way I [C] sing my song [G] Tell me how must we untangle
When frustration is our [F] only [C] angle To be [D] poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, [D] I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [D] To be poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime
Poor can't pay [Bm] no more [C] It's so hard when [D] you're poor
[C] Struggling to be [D] free [A] Oh well, [Bm] oh well
[Em] Man, [G] I've been on that [Am] in a dizzy time To be poor is a [Em] crime
[G] Man, I've been on that [C] in a dizzy time [G] To be poor is a crime
[C] Man, [D] I've [C] been on that in a dizzy time [D] To be poor is a [C] crime
Life [Bm] is not easy when [C] you're poor [D] Always struggling to have a [C] little more
[Bm] To be [G] poor
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[D#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _
[Bm] Mr.
Big Man [C] wants to be richer [D] While the poor man [Em] slave and suffer
But [Bm] that can't [C] work [Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime
[D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time To be poor is a crime
[G] Man, I've been [C] on that in a dizzy time [G] I don't [Am] wanna be begging
[B] God [C] knows I'm a trying [G] To make a [C] honest living
[G] With all of my [C] strength I'm a giving
[Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime [Bm] [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[D] To be poor [C] is a crime [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[G] I'm [C] tired of being [G] pushed around Oh God, [F#] I need to get off the [Bm] ground
They wanna [C] see me down [G] It's really hard for some of us to [C] stay around
[B] To be poor [C] is a crime [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[D] To be poor [Am] is a crime [D] Oh now, man, I've been on [Am] that in a dizzy time
[G] Oh well, [C] oh [G] yeah _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Two of the [C] children crying
[Bm] It really [Am] keeps me sighing [G] My breathing, [C] I'm not lying
[B] Enough time I've [C] seen man crying [B] To be poor [C] is a crime
[D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [G] To be poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [G] Now you may [C] see me wrong
[G] The way I [C] sing my song [G] Tell me how must we untangle
When frustration is our [F] only [C] angle To be [D] poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, [D] I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [D] To be poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime
Poor can't pay [Bm] no more [C] It's so hard when [D] you're poor
_ [C] Struggling to be [D] free [A] Oh well, [Bm] oh well
[Em] _ Man, [G] I've been on that [Am] in a dizzy time To be poor is a [Em] crime
[G] Man, I've been on that [C] in a dizzy time [G] To be poor is a crime
[C] Man, [D] I've [C] _ _ been on that in a dizzy time [D] To be poor is a [C] crime
Life [Bm] is not easy when [C] you're poor [D] Always struggling to have a [C] little more
[Bm] To be [G] poor _ _
[Bm] Mr.
Big Man [C] wants to be richer [D] While the poor man [Em] slave and suffer
But [Bm] that can't [C] work [Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime
[D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time To be poor is a crime
[G] Man, I've been [C] on that in a dizzy time [G] I don't [Am] wanna be begging
[B] God [C] knows I'm a trying [G] To make a [C] honest living
[G] With all of my [C] strength I'm a giving
[Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime [Bm] [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[D] To be poor [C] is a crime [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[G] I'm [C] tired of being [G] pushed around Oh God, [F#] I need to get off the [Bm] ground
They wanna [C] see me down [G] It's really hard for some of us to [C] stay around
[B] To be poor [C] is a crime [D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time
[D] To be poor [Am] is a crime [D] Oh now, man, I've been on [Am] that in a dizzy time
[G] Oh well, [C] oh [G] yeah _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] Two of the [C] children crying
[Bm] It really [Am] keeps me sighing [G] My breathing, [C] I'm not lying
[B] Enough time I've [C] seen man crying [B] To be poor [C] is a crime
[D] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [G] To be poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [G] Now you may [C] see me wrong
[G] The way I [C] sing my song [G] Tell me how must we untangle
When frustration is our [F] only [C] angle To be [D] poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, [D] I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [D] To be poor [C] is a crime
[Bm] Man, I've been on [C] that in a dizzy time [Bm] To be poor [C] is a crime
Poor can't pay [Bm] no more [C] It's so hard when [D] you're poor
_ [C] Struggling to be [D] free [A] Oh well, [Bm] oh well
[Em] _ Man, [G] I've been on that [Am] in a dizzy time To be poor is a [Em] crime
[G] Man, I've been on that [C] in a dizzy time [G] To be poor is a crime
[C] Man, [D] I've [C] _ _ been on that in a dizzy time [D] To be poor is a [C] crime
Life [Bm] is not easy when [C] you're poor [D] Always struggling to have a [C] little more
[Bm] To be [G] poor _ _