Poor Man Blues Chords by Jamey Johnson

Tempo:
66.8 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Poor Man Blues - Jamey Johnson chords
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[D] [Am] [D] [G]
[D] Rich man's got his [G] picture on the cover of a magazine.
[D] 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 when a poor [F]
[D] man's life is at stake.
Rich man thinks his shoes are made [G] to walk wherever he wants.
[D] From the top of all them high 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 when a poor [F] man [D] gets loose.
[C] He thinks his money rules the [G] world and he [F] don't give a [D] damn.
About a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama.
[C] He uses [D] folks like me just to [C] keep [G] his sorry [D] ass immune.
[C] Son [G] you better watch your back [F] when a poor man gets the [D] blues.
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 give [D] a damn.
About a low class backwoods country boy [A] in deep south Alabama.
[C] He [D] uses folks like me just [G] to keep [C] his sorry [G] ass [D] immune.
[G] Well son you better watch your back when a poor [F] man gets the blues.
[D] [B] [F] [Dm]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Jamey Johnson - (Album Version) Poor Man Blues chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A, D, C, G, F, D, G, D and A. Kick off your practice at a gentle 33 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 67 BPM. With D Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Rich man's got his [G] picture on the cover of a magazine.
[D] 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 when a poor [F]
[D] man's life _ is at stake. _ _ _ _
Rich man thinks his shoes are made [G] to walk wherever he wants. _
[D] From the top of all them high 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 when a poor [F] man [D] gets loose. _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] He thinks his money rules the [G] world and he [F] don't give a [D] damn.
About a low class backwoods country boy [A] in south Alabama. _
_ [C] _ He uses [D] folks like me just to [C] keep [G] his sorry [D] ass immune.
_ _ [C] Son [G] you better watch your back _ [F] when a poor man gets the [D] blues. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ 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 give [D] a damn.
About a low class backwoods country boy [A] in deep south Alabama. _ _ _
[C] He [D] uses folks like me just [G] to keep [C] his sorry [G] ass [D] immune.
_ _ [G] Well son you better watch your back when a poor [F] man gets the blues.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _ [Dm] _

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