Chords for Lightnin' Hopkins - It's A Sin To Be Rich, It's A Low-Down Shame To Be Poor
Tempo:
61.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[E]
[B] [A]
[Em] [E] [B]
[C] You know [Em] it's a sin to be rich, but it's a low down shame to [D#] be poor.
[A] You know it's a low down shame [E] to be poor.
[F#] You know a rich man ain't got a chance [B] to go to heaven, [A#]
and [A] a poor man got a hard way to go.
[B] [E] [A]
[B] [A]
[Em] [E] [B]
[C] You know [Em] it's a sin to be rich, but it's a low down shame to [D#] be poor.
[A] You know it's a low down shame [E] to be poor.
[F#] You know a rich man ain't got a chance [B] to go to heaven, [A#]
and [A] a poor man got a hard way to go.
[B] [E] [A]
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E
A
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Em
F#
E
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B
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[C] You know [Em] it's a sin to be rich, _ _ but it's a low down shame to [D#] be poor.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ You know it's a low down shame [E] to be poor.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ You know a rich man ain't got a chance [B] to go to heaven, _ [A#]
and [A] a poor man got a hard way to go.
[E] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] You know I don't want to be rich.
_ _ I just want to stay between rich and poor.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] [A] No I don't want to be rich.
_ [E] _
I just want [G] to live between [E] rich and poor.
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ Yes when I die you [B] know I want to go to heaven.
_ [A] _
[Em] That's when poor lady will have a [E] chance to go.
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ Gabe up gonna be the next man to blow that trumpet. _ _
_ I want to be there when he blows.
_ Blow Gabe.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Whoa he gonna be the next man to blow that trumpet.
_ _ _ I [E] want to be there when poor Gabe will blow.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Em] _ _ Whoa that's when the world will [F#] be over with the people. _
[A] And I can lay there and rest.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] [E] Everybody. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[C] You know [Em] it's a sin to be rich, _ _ but it's a low down shame to [D#] be poor.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ You know it's a low down shame [E] to be poor.
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ You know a rich man ain't got a chance [B] to go to heaven, _ [A#]
and [A] a poor man got a hard way to go.
[E] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[E] You know I don't want to be rich.
_ _ I just want to stay between rich and poor.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] [A] No I don't want to be rich.
_ [E] _
I just want [G] to live between [E] rich and poor.
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ Yes when I die you [B] know I want to go to heaven.
_ [A] _
[Em] That's when poor lady will have a [E] chance to go.
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ Gabe up gonna be the next man to blow that trumpet. _ _
_ I want to be there when he blows.
_ Blow Gabe.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Whoa he gonna be the next man to blow that trumpet.
_ _ _ I [E] want to be there when poor Gabe will blow.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Em] _ _ Whoa that's when the world will [F#] be over with the people. _
[A] And I can lay there and rest.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ [B] [E] Everybody. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
















