Poor Boy Chords by Split Enz

Tempo:
133.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

Am

D

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Split Enz - Poor Boy (1980) chords
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[Em]
My [Dm] love is alien [Bm] I picked [Am] her up by [C] chance
She speaks to [D] me at a low to [A] high frequency
[E] [Em] Radio
[Dm] band ago
[Bm] Gonna listen [Am] to the live bro, [C] oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, [E]
ooh
One more can a poor [Am] boy do?
[D] [Am] [Em] [G]
[E] One more can a poor [Am] boy [D] do?
[G] Ooh, ooh, ooh
[B] [Em]
The crackle [Dm] of the radio [Bm]
The [Am] message in the evening sky
[C] The look in [D] that interplanetary [A] room of yours
[E] [A]
[Em] I'll never [Dm] see her face [Bm] Between the [Am] stairs to space
[C] Ooh, ooh,
[E] ooh
One more can a poor boy [A] do?
[D] Ooh, ooh, [G] ooh
[E] One more can a poor [Am] boy do?
[Em] Ooh, ooh, [G] ooh
One [B]
[Em] [Dm]
[Bm] [Am]
[Em]
[Dm] [Bm]
[Am] [Em]
[D] [B]
[Em]
[Ebm] [D] [B]
[G]
[C] more [E]
[A] [Am]
[Em] [G] [Cm]
[E] can a poor [A] boy do?
[D] Ooh, [G] ooh, [E] ooh
One more can a poor [A] boy do?
[D] One [G]
[E] more
[Am]
[G]
[E] [Am]
[D] Oh.
[G]
[E] [Am]
[D] [G]
[E] [A]
[D] She's [G] right here.
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[E] I'm talking to [Am] Popeye.
Ooo.
Ooo.
Ooo. Ooo. Ooo.
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
Am
2311
D
1321
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To start learning Split Enz - Poor Boy chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, G, E, A, D, Am, D, Am, Em, Dm and Bm. For best results, commence at 66 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 133. With the song's key of E Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My [Dm] love is alien _ [Bm] _ I picked [Am] her up by [C] chance
She speaks to [D] me at a low to [A] high frequency _
[E] _ _ _ [Em] Radio _ _ _
_ [Dm] band ago
[Bm] _ Gonna listen [Am] to the live bro, _ [C] oh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, [E] _ _ _
ooh
One more can a poor [Am] boy do? _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [E] One more can a poor [Am] boy _ [D] do?
_ _ [G] Ooh, ooh, _ ooh
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
The crackle [Dm] of the radio _ [Bm]
The _ [Am] message in the evening sky
[C] _ The look in [D] that _ interplanetary [A] room of yours
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ I'll never [Dm] see her face [Bm] _ _ Between the [Am] stairs to _ space
[C] Ooh, ooh, _ _
[E] ooh
One _ more can a poor boy [A] _ do?
_ [D] Ooh, ooh, _ [G] ooh
_ _ [E] One more can a poor [Am] boy _ do?
[Em] Ooh, ooh, _ _ [G] ooh
One _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] more _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[E] _ can a poor [A] boy do? _
[D] Ooh, [G] ooh, _ _ _ _ [E] ooh
One more can a poor [A] boy _ do?
[D] _ One _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ more
[Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ Oh.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ She's [G] right here. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] I'm talking to [Am] Popeye.
Ooo.
Ooo.
Ooo. Ooo. Ooo.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Tim Finn.

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