Poor Little Rich Boy Chords by Regina Spektor
Tempo:
86.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Boy, little [D] rich boy, all [G] the couples have gone.
You wish [D] that they hadn't, you don't want to be [G] alone.
But they want to [D] kiss [F#] and they got homes [G] of their own.
Boy, little [D] rich boy, all the couples have gone, have [E] gone, have gone.
[D] And you don't love [G] your girlfriend, [D] you [G] don't love your girlfriend.
[D] And you think that you should, but you think that you can't, but you don't love her anyway.
And you [G] don't love your [D] mother, and you know that you should.
And you wish that you would, but you don't anyway.
[G] Boy, little rich [D] boy, how the world is [G] okay.
The water runs off [F#] your skin [D] and down [G] into the drain.
You're reading [D] Fitzgerald, you're [G] reading Hemingway.
They're both super [D] smart and drinking in [Gm] the [F#] cafes.
[E]
[D] But you don't love [G] your girlfriend, [D] you [G] don't love your girlfriend.
[D] And you think that you [G] should, but you think that [D] you can't, but you don't love her anyway.
And you don't love your mother, and [G] you know that [D] you should.
And you wish [G] that you would, [D] but you [G] don't anyway.
[D] [C] [B] [G] [D] [C] [B]
[G] [D] [C] [B] [G]
[D] [C] [B] [G]
[F] [D] [C]
[B] [G]
[F] [D]
[G]
Boy, little [D] rich boy, all [G] the couples have gone.
You wish [D] that they hadn't, you don't want to be [G] alone.
But they want to [D] kiss [F#] and they got homes [G] of their own.
Boy, little [D] rich boy, all the couples have gone, have [E] gone, have gone.
[D] And you don't love [G] your girlfriend, [D] you [G] don't love your girlfriend.
[D] And you think that you should, but you think that you can't, but you don't love her anyway.
And you [G] don't love your [D] mother, and you know that you should.
And you wish that you would, but you don't anyway.
[G] Boy, little rich [D] boy, how the world is [G] okay.
The water runs off [F#] your skin [D] and down [G] into the drain.
You're reading [D] Fitzgerald, you're [G] reading Hemingway.
They're both super [D] smart and drinking in [Gm] the [F#] cafes.
[E]
[D] But you don't love [G] your girlfriend, [D] you [G] don't love your girlfriend.
[D] And you think that you [G] should, but you think that [D] you can't, but you don't love her anyway.
And you don't love your mother, and [G] you know that [D] you should.
And you wish [G] that you would, [D] but you [G] don't anyway.
[D] [C] [B] [G] [D] [C] [B]
[G] [D] [C] [B] [G]
[D] [C] [B] [G]
[F] [D] [C]
[B] [G]
[F] [D]
[G]
Key:
D
G
C
B
F#
D
G
C
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Boy, little [D] rich boy, all [G] the couples have gone. _ _
You wish [D] that they hadn't, you don't want to be [G] alone. _ _
But they want to [D] kiss [F#] and they got homes [G] of their own. _
_ Boy, little [D] rich boy, all the couples have gone, have [E] gone, have gone.
[D] And you don't love [G] your girlfriend, [D] you [G] don't love your girlfriend.
[D] And you think that you should, but you think that you can't, but you don't love her anyway.
And you [G] don't love your [D] mother, and you know that you should.
And you wish that you would, but you don't anyway. _ _
[G] Boy, little rich [D] boy, how the world is [G] okay. _ _
The water runs off [F#] your skin [D] and down [G] into the drain. _
You're reading [D] Fitzgerald, you're [G] reading Hemingway. _ _
They're both super [D] smart and drinking in [Gm] the [F#] cafes.
[E] _
_ [D] But you don't love [G] your girlfriend, [D] you [G] don't love your girlfriend.
[D] And you think that you [G] should, but you think that [D] you can't, but you don't love her anyway.
And you don't love your mother, and [G] you know that [D] you should.
And you wish [G] that you would, [D] but you [G] don't anyway.
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Boy, little [D] rich boy, all [G] the couples have gone. _ _
You wish [D] that they hadn't, you don't want to be [G] alone. _ _
But they want to [D] kiss [F#] and they got homes [G] of their own. _
_ Boy, little [D] rich boy, all the couples have gone, have [E] gone, have gone.
[D] And you don't love [G] your girlfriend, [D] you [G] don't love your girlfriend.
[D] And you think that you should, but you think that you can't, but you don't love her anyway.
And you [G] don't love your [D] mother, and you know that you should.
And you wish that you would, but you don't anyway. _ _
[G] Boy, little rich [D] boy, how the world is [G] okay. _ _
The water runs off [F#] your skin [D] and down [G] into the drain. _
You're reading [D] Fitzgerald, you're [G] reading Hemingway. _ _
They're both super [D] smart and drinking in [Gm] the [F#] cafes.
[E] _
_ [D] But you don't love [G] your girlfriend, [D] you [G] don't love your girlfriend.
[D] And you think that you [G] should, but you think that [D] you can't, but you don't love her anyway.
And you don't love your mother, and [G] you know that [D] you should.
And you wish [G] that you would, [D] but you [G] don't anyway.
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [B] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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