Chords for Jamey Johnson Poor Man Blues The Guitar Song
Tempo:
66.775 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Am] [D] [G]
[D] Rich man's got his picture [G] on the cover of a magazine.
[Dm] There's a pampered life with a trophy wife [A] and his long black limousines.
[D] He's got all the money in the whole wide world [G] and toys he'll never use.
[C] But he don't know [G] a damn thing about wearing a pole [F] man.
[D]
Rich man thinks his shoes are made [G] to walk wherever he wants.
[D] From the top of all them high [Em] rise buildings [A] to the bottom of the honky tonks.
[D] He'll step on everything in between [G] but he won't walk a mile in my shoes.
[C] And he don't know [G] a damn thing about wearing a pole [F] man.
[D]
[C] He's got all the money in the whole [G] wide world and he [F] don't know a [D] damn thing about a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama.
[C] He uses [D] folks like me [Bm] just to [C] keep his [G] sorry [D] ass amused.
[C] Son you [G] better watch your back when [F] a poor man gets the [D] blue.
Rich man waltzed right into her life, [G] swept her off her feet.
[D] For all his fame and his [A] fortune, lord knows I couldn't compete.
[D] When he took her love away from me, [G] I had nothing else to lose.
[C] So I taught that rich [G] man just what happens when a poor [F] man gets [D] the blues.
[C] He thinks his money rules the [G] world and he [F] don't know a [D] damn thing about a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama.
[C] He [D] uses folks like me just [Bm] to keep [C] his sorry [G] ass [D] amused.
Well [G] son you better watch your back when a poor [F] man gets the [D] blues.
[C]
[B] [Dm]
[D] Rich man's got his picture [G] on the cover of a magazine.
[Dm] There's a pampered life with a trophy wife [A] and his long black limousines.
[D] He's got all the money in the whole wide world [G] and toys he'll never use.
[C] But he don't know [G] a damn thing about wearing a pole [F] man.
[D]
Rich man thinks his shoes are made [G] to walk wherever he wants.
[D] From the top of all them high [Em] rise buildings [A] to the bottom of the honky tonks.
[D] He'll step on everything in between [G] but he won't walk a mile in my shoes.
[C] And he don't know [G] a damn thing about wearing a pole [F] man.
[D]
[C] He's got all the money in the whole [G] wide world and he [F] don't know a [D] damn thing about a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama.
[C] He uses [D] folks like me [Bm] just to [C] keep his [G] sorry [D] ass amused.
[C] Son you [G] better watch your back when [F] a poor man gets the [D] blue.
Rich man waltzed right into her life, [G] swept her off her feet.
[D] For all his fame and his [A] fortune, lord knows I couldn't compete.
[D] When he took her love away from me, [G] I had nothing else to lose.
[C] So I taught that rich [G] man just what happens when a poor [F] man gets [D] the blues.
[C] He thinks his money rules the [G] world and he [F] don't know a [D] damn thing about a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama.
[C] He [D] uses folks like me just [Bm] to keep [C] his sorry [G] ass [D] amused.
Well [G] son you better watch your back when a poor [F] man gets the [D] blues.
[C]
[B] [Dm]
Key:
D
G
C
F
A
D
G
C
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Rich man's got his picture [G] on the cover of a magazine.
[Dm] There's a pampered life with a trophy wife [A] and his long black limousines.
[D] He's got all the money in the whole wide world [G] and toys he'll never use.
[C] But he don't know [G] a damn thing about wearing a pole [F] man.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rich man thinks his shoes are made [G] to walk wherever he wants.
[D] From the top of all them high [Em] rise buildings [A] to the bottom of the honky tonks. _
[D] He'll step on everything in between [G] but he won't walk a mile in my shoes.
[C] And he don't know [G] a damn thing about wearing a pole [F] man.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He's got all the money in the whole [G] wide world and he [F] don't know a [D] damn thing about a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama. _
_ [C] _ He uses [D] folks like me [Bm] just to [C] keep his [G] sorry [D] ass amused.
_ _ [C] Son you [G] better watch your back when [F] a poor man gets the [D] blue. _
_ _ _ _ _ Rich man waltzed right into her life, [G] swept her off her feet.
_ [D] For all his fame and his [A] fortune, lord knows I couldn't compete.
_ [D] _ When he took her love away from me, [G] I had nothing else to lose.
[C] So I taught that rich [G] man just what happens when a poor [F] man gets [D] the blues. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] He thinks his money rules the [G] world and he [F] don't know a [D] damn thing about a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama. _ _ _
[C] He [D] uses folks like me just [Bm] to keep [C] his sorry [G] ass [D] amused.
Well [G] son you better watch your back when a poor [F] man gets the [D] blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Dm] _
[D] Rich man's got his picture [G] on the cover of a magazine.
[Dm] There's a pampered life with a trophy wife [A] and his long black limousines.
[D] He's got all the money in the whole wide world [G] and toys he'll never use.
[C] But he don't know [G] a damn thing about wearing a pole [F] man.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rich man thinks his shoes are made [G] to walk wherever he wants.
[D] From the top of all them high [Em] rise buildings [A] to the bottom of the honky tonks. _
[D] He'll step on everything in between [G] but he won't walk a mile in my shoes.
[C] And he don't know [G] a damn thing about wearing a pole [F] man.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He's got all the money in the whole [G] wide world and he [F] don't know a [D] damn thing about a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama. _
_ [C] _ He uses [D] folks like me [Bm] just to [C] keep his [G] sorry [D] ass amused.
_ _ [C] Son you [G] better watch your back when [F] a poor man gets the [D] blue. _
_ _ _ _ _ Rich man waltzed right into her life, [G] swept her off her feet.
_ [D] For all his fame and his [A] fortune, lord knows I couldn't compete.
_ [D] _ When he took her love away from me, [G] I had nothing else to lose.
[C] So I taught that rich [G] man just what happens when a poor [F] man gets [D] the blues. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] He thinks his money rules the [G] world and he [F] don't know a [D] damn thing about a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama. _ _ _
[C] He [D] uses folks like me just [Bm] to keep [C] his sorry [G] ass [D] amused.
Well [G] son you better watch your back when a poor [F] man gets the [D] blues. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Dm] _