Poor Boy - Howlin Wolf (London Session) Chords

Tempo:
104.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

Cm

F

G

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Poor Boy - Howlin Wolf (London Session) chords
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[Gm] [C]
[Dm] [Cm] [F]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [F] [Eb]
[C] [Gm] Well I'm a poor boy, [C] [Cm]
long way from home.
[C] [F] [C]
Well I'm a poor [F] boy, long way from [Bb] home.
[C]
[Gm] When things get hot here, [F] I [Bb] grab a [Cm] freighter and I'll soon [F] be gone.
[C] [Cm]
Now [C] [Fm]
[C] [Cm]
[C]
[Cm] [G] [Cm] [Bb]
[C] [F] [C] [Gm]
[Cm] people ask me, [C]
[Cm] what does a poor boy do?
[C]
[F] Now people ask me, what does a poor [Cm] boy do?
[C]
[G] Poor boy sold patched on his clothes, [Cm] stumped [Bb] new [C] paper, had issues.
[Cm] [Fm] [C] [G]
[C] [Gm] [C] [F]
[Cm]
[F]
[C] [F] [Cm]
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[Cm] I'm going back to Chicago, [C]
man that's [Bb] where I'm [C] from.
[Cm]
I'm going back to Chicago, man [F]
that's where [C] I'm from.
[Gm] I got so many friends there, [Cm] [F] [Eb] slaves can't do [C] me no harm.
[F] [C] [G]
[Cm] [C] [Fm]
[G] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
[G] [Cm] [Gm]
[C] [G] [Cm]
Well I'm a poor boy, [C] [Cm]
long way from home.
[C]
Well I'm [Gm] a poor [Cm] boy, long way from home.
[C] [Cm] No [G] spending money in my pocket, [F] no spout meat [C] on my bone.
[Gm] Well I'm a poor boy, [C]
long way from home.
Well [Cm] I'm a poor boy, [Dm] long way [Cm] from home.
[F] [C] [Cm] [G] When things get hot, [F] I [Eb] grab me a freighter and I'll soon be [D] gone.
[C] [Bb] [Cm]
[F] [C]
[G]
Key:  
C
3211
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
G
2131
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
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To start learning Howlin Wolf - (Alternate Lyrics/Mix) Poor Boy chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, Cm, C, Cm, F, C, Gm and Cm in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 52 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 105 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Minor.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] Well I'm a poor boy, _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _
long way from home.
[C] _ [F] _ [C] _
Well I'm a poor [F] boy, _ _ long way from [Bb] home.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] When things get hot here, _ [F] I [Bb] grab a [Cm] freighter and I'll soon [F] be gone.
_ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Now [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Cm] _ people ask me, [C] _ _ _
[Cm] what does a poor boy do?
[C] _ _ _ _
[F] Now people ask me, _ what does a poor [Cm] boy do?
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] Poor boy sold patched on his clothes, [Cm] stumped [Bb] new [C] paper, had issues.
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] I'm going back to Chicago, [C] _ _ _ _
man that's [Bb] where I'm [C] from.
_ [Cm] _ _
I'm going back to Chicago, man [F]
that's where [C] I'm from. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] I got so many friends there, [Cm] _ [F] [Eb] slaves can't do [C] me no harm.
[F] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm]
Well I'm a poor boy, [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm]
long way from home.
[C] _ _ _
Well I'm [Gm] a poor [Cm] boy, _ _ _ long way from home.
[C] _ _ [Cm] No [G] spending money in my pocket, [F] no spout meat [C] on my bone. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] Well I'm a poor boy, _ _ [C] _ _ _
long way from home.
_ _ Well [Cm] I'm a poor boy, _ [Dm] _ long way [Cm] from home.
_ [F] _ [C] _ [Cm] _ [G] When things get hot, _ [F] I [Eb] grab me a freighter and I'll soon be [D] gone.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _

Facts about this song

It's Chester Burnett who authored this song.

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