Chords for Gregory Isaacs - Poor And Clean 12" 1980
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
G
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F] I've been sleeping in your [Gm] factory.
[F] We never [G] had a [F] chance to talk with [Gm] the boss.
[F]
And for so [D]
long [F] I've been living in your factory.
In this [Gm] old community.
[F] Where [G]
no one [F] knew my pain, yet I paid the [Gm]
cost.
[F]
[Dm]
No one knew my pain, [F] yet I paid [Gm] the cost.
[F]
[Gm] But I would rather
[F] live poor [G] and greedy
[F]
Than to [D] live rich in [F] corruption.
[Gm]
[F] I said that I [Dm] have got to [F] live clean
[Gm] [F]
[G] Because I got [F] cast down in that murder.
[Gm]
[F] I said I [Gm] want to be clean,
[F] don't you see [Gm] what I mean?
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
I [Gm] want to be strong all [F]
[Gm]
[F] day long.
[Gm]
[F] [G] I would rather [F] live poor and [Gm] clean
[F]
Than [Gm] to live rich in [F] corruption.
[Gm]
[F] I [Gm] want to be clean, [F]
don't you see what I mean?
[Gm]
A [F]
[Gm]
[F]
rich man [Gm] never, [F] never is a poor [Gm] man's son.
[F]
Is [Gm] a poor man's son.
[F]
[Gm] Poor and [Dm] clean, [F] don't you see what I mean?
[D]
[Gm]
So many [F] years I've been sleeping in your [Gm]
factory.
We [F]
never [G]
had a chance [F]
to talk with [Gm] the boss.
[F] And for so [D] long I've [F] been living in this [Gm] old community.
[F]
[G] Where no one knew [F] my pain, yet I paid the [Gm] cost.
[F]
[Dm] No one knew my [F] pain, yet I paid [Gm] the cost.
[F]
[Gm] But I would rather [F] live poor [Gm] and greedy
Than [F]
to [D] live rich in [F] corruption.
[Gm]
[F] I said that I [Bb] have got to [F] live clean
[Dm]
[F]
[G] Because I got [F] cast down in that murder.
[Gm]
[F] I said I [Gm] want to be clean, [F]
don't you [Gm] see what I mean?
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm] I want to be strong
[F] [Gm]
[F]
all day long.
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm] I would rather [C] live [F] poor and [Gm] clean
Than
[F]
[Gm] to live rich in
[F] corruption.
[Gm]
[F]
I want [Gm] to be clean,
[F]
don't you see what I mean?
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm] [F]
A rich man [Gm] never, never [F]
is a poor man's [Gm] son.
[F]
Is a [Gm] poor man's [F] son.
[Gm] Poor and [Dm] clean,
[F] don't you see what I mean?
[G] Just a [Bb] worthless boy.
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[F]
[Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F] I've been sleeping in your [Gm] factory.
[F] We never [G] had a [F] chance to talk with [Gm] the boss.
[F]
And for so [D]
long [F] I've been living in your factory.
In this [Gm] old community.
[F] Where [G]
no one [F] knew my pain, yet I paid the [Gm]
cost.
[F]
[Dm]
No one knew my pain, [F] yet I paid [Gm] the cost.
[F]
[Gm] But I would rather
[F] live poor [G] and greedy
[F]
Than to [D] live rich in [F] corruption.
[Gm]
[F] I said that I [Dm] have got to [F] live clean
[Gm] [F]
[G] Because I got [F] cast down in that murder.
[Gm]
[F] I said I [Gm] want to be clean,
[F] don't you see [Gm] what I mean?
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
I [Gm] want to be strong all [F]
[Gm]
[F] day long.
[Gm]
[F] [G] I would rather [F] live poor and [Gm] clean
[F]
Than [Gm] to live rich in [F] corruption.
[Gm]
[F] I [Gm] want to be clean, [F]
don't you see what I mean?
[Gm]
A [F]
[Gm]
[F]
rich man [Gm] never, [F] never is a poor [Gm] man's son.
[F]
Is [Gm] a poor man's son.
[F]
[Gm] Poor and [Dm] clean, [F] don't you see what I mean?
[D]
[Gm]
So many [F] years I've been sleeping in your [Gm]
factory.
We [F]
never [G]
had a chance [F]
to talk with [Gm] the boss.
[F] And for so [D] long I've [F] been living in this [Gm] old community.
[F]
[G] Where no one knew [F] my pain, yet I paid the [Gm] cost.
[F]
[Dm] No one knew my [F] pain, yet I paid [Gm] the cost.
[F]
[Gm] But I would rather [F] live poor [Gm] and greedy
Than [F]
to [D] live rich in [F] corruption.
[Gm]
[F] I said that I [Bb] have got to [F] live clean
[Dm]
[F]
[G] Because I got [F] cast down in that murder.
[Gm]
[F] I said I [Gm] want to be clean, [F]
don't you [Gm] see what I mean?
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm] I want to be strong
[F] [Gm]
[F]
all day long.
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm] I would rather [C] live [F] poor and [Gm] clean
Than
[F]
[Gm] to live rich in
[F] corruption.
[Gm]
[F]
I want [Gm] to be clean,
[F]
don't you see what I mean?
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm] [F]
A rich man [Gm] never, never [F]
is a poor man's [Gm] son.
[F]
Is a [Gm] poor man's [F] son.
[Gm] Poor and [Dm] clean,
[F] don't you see what I mean?
[G] Just a [Bb] worthless boy.
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
Key:
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Gm
G
Dm
D
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Gm
G
[N] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] I've _ _ been sleeping in your [Gm] factory. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ We _ _ never _ _ [G] _ _ had a [F] chance _ to talk with [Gm] the boss.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ And for so _ [D]
long [F] I've been living _ in your factory.
In this [Gm] old _ _ community. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ Where _ [G] _
no one _ [F] knew my pain, _ yet I paid the [Gm]
cost.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
No one knew my pain, [F] yet I paid [Gm] the cost. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] But I would rather _ _
[F] live _ poor [G] and greedy
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ Than to [D] live rich in _ _ [F] corruption. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ I said that I [Dm] _ have got to [F] live _ clean _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Because I _ got [F] cast down in that murder.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ I said I [Gm] want to be clean, _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ don't you see [Gm] what I mean?
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ I [Gm] want to be strong _ _ _ all [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ day long.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ I would rather _ [F] live _ poor and [Gm] clean _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ Than [Gm] to live rich in _ [F] corruption. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ I [Gm] want to be clean, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ don't you see what I mean?
_ [Gm]
A _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
rich man [Gm] never, _ _ [F] never _ _ _ _ is a poor [Gm] man's son.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Is [Gm] a poor man's son. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ Poor and [Dm] clean, _ _ _ [F] _ _ don't you see what I mean?
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
So _ _ _ many _ [F] years I've been sleeping in your [Gm]
factory.
We _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ never _ [G] _
_ _ had a chance [F] _
to talk with [Gm] the boss. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ And for so [D] _ long I've [F] been living _ _ in this [Gm] old _ community.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Where no _ one knew [F] my pain, yet I paid the [Gm] cost. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] No one knew my [F] pain, _ yet I paid [Gm] the cost.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] But I would rather _ [F] live _ poor _ [Gm] and greedy _ _
Than _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ to [D] live rich in _ _ [F] corruption.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ I said that I [Bb] _ _ have got to [F] live _ clean
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Because I _ got [F] cast down in that murder. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ I said I [Gm] want to be clean, _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ don't you [Gm] see what I mean? _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] I want to be strong _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
all day long.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ I would rather [C] _ live [F] _ poor and [Gm] clean
Than _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] to live rich in _
[F] corruption.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ I want [Gm] to be clean, _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
don't you see what I mean?
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ A rich man [Gm] never, _ _ never [F] _ _
is _ a poor man's [Gm] son.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Is a [Gm] poor man's _ _ _ _ [F] son. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Poor and [Dm] clean, _ _
_ _ [F] _ don't you see what I mean? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Just a [Bb] worthless _ boy. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] I've _ _ been sleeping in your [Gm] factory. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ We _ _ never _ _ [G] _ _ had a [F] chance _ to talk with [Gm] the boss.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ And for so _ [D]
long [F] I've been living _ in your factory.
In this [Gm] old _ _ community. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ Where _ [G] _
no one _ [F] knew my pain, _ yet I paid the [Gm]
cost.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
No one knew my pain, [F] yet I paid [Gm] the cost. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] But I would rather _ _
[F] live _ poor [G] and greedy
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ Than to [D] live rich in _ _ [F] corruption. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ I said that I [Dm] _ have got to [F] live _ clean _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] Because I _ got [F] cast down in that murder.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ I said I [Gm] want to be clean, _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ don't you see [Gm] what I mean?
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ I [Gm] want to be strong _ _ _ all [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ day long.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ I would rather _ [F] live _ poor and [Gm] clean _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ Than [Gm] to live rich in _ [F] corruption. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ I [Gm] want to be clean, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ don't you see what I mean?
_ [Gm]
A _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
rich man [Gm] never, _ _ [F] never _ _ _ _ is a poor [Gm] man's son.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ Is [Gm] a poor man's son. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ Poor and [Dm] clean, _ _ _ [F] _ _ don't you see what I mean?
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
So _ _ _ many _ [F] years I've been sleeping in your [Gm]
factory.
We _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ never _ [G] _
_ _ had a chance [F] _
to talk with [Gm] the boss. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ And for so [D] _ long I've [F] been living _ _ in this [Gm] old _ community.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Where no _ one knew [F] my pain, yet I paid the [Gm] cost. _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] No one knew my [F] pain, _ yet I paid [Gm] the cost.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] But I would rather _ [F] live _ poor _ [Gm] and greedy _ _
Than _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ to [D] live rich in _ _ [F] corruption.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ I said that I [Bb] _ _ have got to [F] live _ clean
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] Because I _ got [F] cast down in that murder. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ I said I [Gm] want to be clean, _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ don't you [Gm] see what I mean? _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] I want to be strong _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
all day long.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ I would rather [C] _ live [F] _ poor and [Gm] clean
Than _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] to live rich in _
[F] corruption.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ I want [Gm] to be clean, _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
don't you see what I mean?
[Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ A rich man [Gm] never, _ _ never [F] _ _
is _ a poor man's [Gm] son.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
Is a [Gm] poor man's _ _ _ _ [F] son. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Poor and [Dm] clean, _ _
_ _ [F] _ don't you see what I mean? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Just a [Bb] worthless _ boy. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _