Poetry Man Chords by Phoebe Snow

Tempo:
132.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

G

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow chords
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[D]
[A] [Am]
[D] [Am] Do ya, [D]
[Am] do
[Em] [D] ya, you make me [Am] laugh, cause [G] your eyes they light the [A] night, they [D] look right through me.
La la la [A] la, [D]
you [Am] bashful boy,
[A] you're [G] hiding something sweet, please give it [A] to [Am] [D] me.
[Am] Yeah, [A] to [D]
me, oh, oh, some more.
[G] You don't have to, [D] you're the poetry man, you [G] make things [D] alright, yeah.
[Am]
[Em] [D] Do ya, do [Am]
[G] [D] ya, you [Am] are a genie, and all I ask [G] for is your smile each time I [D] rub my eyes.
La la la la, when [Am] I am with you, [A] I have a giggling teenage crush, and I'm a, a sultry
[Am]
[D] man, yeah, [Am] [D] a sultry man.
Whoa, talk to me some more, [G] you don't have to, [D] you're the poetry [Am]
[G] man, you make things [D] alright, yeah.
Do ya, [G] [Am]
[G] [D] do ya, [Am]
[Em] [D]
you
[C]
[A] make [D] [Am] me
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[A]
[G] [D] laugh, cause your eyes they light the night, they look right
La la la la, you bashful boy, [Am] [G] you're hiding something sweet, please give it to me.
You don't have to, [D] you're the poetry man, [Em] [D] you make things [Am] [D]
alright, [Am] [A] [Am]
[D] yeah.
[A] [Am]
[G] [D] So
[Am] once again,
[G] it's time to say so long and so we call [D] the lull [Am] of [D]
life.
[Am] La la [A] la la, [D]
you're going [Am] home now, well [G] home's that place somewhere you go [D] each day, to see
your wife, yeah, yeah, [Am] [D] yeah, to see your wife.
Whoa, [Am] [D] talk to me some more, [G] you know that you don't have to go, [D] cause you're the poetry
[E] man, you make things alright, [A] [Am] [D] yeah.
Whoa, [Am] talk [D] to me some more, [Em] you know that [G] you don't have to go, [D] cause you're the poetry
[Am] man, [G]
you make things alright.
[D] [A]
[G] [Dm]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Phoebe Snow - Poetry Man chords, practice playing A, Am, G, D, Am, A, D, Am and D in sequence. Set your pace at 66 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 132. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] Do ya, [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] do _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ ya, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you make me [Am] laugh, _ _ _ _ _ cause [G] your eyes they light the [A] night, they [D] look right through me. _
_ La la la [A] la, _ _ [D] _
_ you _ [Am] bashful boy, _
_ _ _ [A] you're [G] hiding something sweet, please give it [A] to _ [Am] [D] me.
_ [Am] Yeah, _ [A] to _ [D]
me, oh, oh, _ _ some more.
_ [G] You don't have _ _ to, [D] you're the poetry man, you [G] make things [D] alright, _ yeah.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] Do _ ya, _ _ _ do _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ ya, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ you [Am] are a genie, _ _ _ _ and all I ask [G] for is your smile each time I [D] rub my eyes. _
La _ _ la la la, _ _ _ _ when [Am] I am with you, _ _ _ [A] I have a giggling teenage crush, and I'm a, a sultry
[Am]
[D] man, yeah, [Am] _ _ [D] a sultry man.
_ Whoa, _ talk to me some more, _ [G] you don't _ _ have to, [D] you're the poetry [Am]
[G] man, you make things [D] alright, _ yeah.
Do ya, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] do _ _ _ ya, [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
you _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ make _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] me _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ laugh, _ cause your eyes they light the night, they look right
La la la la, _ _ you _ _ _ _ bashful boy, [Am] _ _ [G] you're hiding something sweet, please give it to me.
You don't have to, _ _ [D] you're the poetry _ man, [Em] _ _ [D] you make things _ [Am] _ [D]
alright, _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ yeah. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ So
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] once again, _ _
_ _ [G] it's time to say so long and so we call [D] the lull [Am] of [D]
life.
[Am] La la [A] la la, _ [D] _
_ you're going [Am] home now, _ _ _ well [G] home's that place somewhere you go [D] each day, to see
your wife, yeah, yeah, [Am] [D] yeah, to see your wife.
_ Whoa, _ [Am] [D] talk to me some more, [G] you know that you don't have to go, [D] cause you're the poetry
[E] man, you make things alright, [A] _ [Am] [D] yeah. _
Whoa, _ [Am] talk [D] to me some more, [Em] you know that [G] you don't have to go, [D] cause you're the poetry
[Am] man, [G]
you make things alright.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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The This Land Is Our Land: The Pop-Folk Years album includes this song.

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