The Poor Side Of Town Chords by Johnny Rivers
Tempo:
104.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#m
A
G#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Doo doo doo wah [F#m] shooby dooby.
.
[E] Doo doo doo wah [F#m] shooby dooby.
.
[E] How can you tell me how [F#m] much you miss me?
.
[E] When the last time I saw you, [F#m] you wouldn't even kiss me.
[A] That rich guy [G#m] you've been seeing [F#m] must [A] have put you down.
[E] So welcome back baby [A] .
to the poor [E] side of town.
.
To him you were nothing but [F#m] a little plaything.
.
Not [E] much more [F#m] than an overnight fling.
.
To [A] me [G#m] you were the greatest thing [F#m] this boy [A] had ever found.
[E] And girl it's hard to find nice [A] things on the poor [E] side of town.
.
[D] I can't [G] blame you for trying.
[C] I'm trying [Bm] to make it too.
[C] Got one [Bm] little hang up baby.
[Am] I just can't make [G] it without you.
[B] [E] .
So tell me, are you [F#m] gonna stay now?.
[G#m] .
Will you stand by me girl all [F#m] the way now?.
With [A] .
you [G#m] by my side, [F#m] .
they [A] can't keep us down.
[E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of town.
[F#m] .
[E] .
Do [F#m] you need me now?.
[A] With you by [G#m] my side, [F#m] this world can't keep [A] us down.
[E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of town.
.
Do do do do I [F#m] should be moving.
[E] .
Do do do do I should [F#m] be moving.
[E] .
[F#m] .
.
[E] Doo doo doo wah [F#m] shooby dooby.
.
[E] How can you tell me how [F#m] much you miss me?
.
[E] When the last time I saw you, [F#m] you wouldn't even kiss me.
[A] That rich guy [G#m] you've been seeing [F#m] must [A] have put you down.
[E] So welcome back baby [A] .
to the poor [E] side of town.
.
To him you were nothing but [F#m] a little plaything.
.
Not [E] much more [F#m] than an overnight fling.
.
To [A] me [G#m] you were the greatest thing [F#m] this boy [A] had ever found.
[E] And girl it's hard to find nice [A] things on the poor [E] side of town.
.
[D] I can't [G] blame you for trying.
[C] I'm trying [Bm] to make it too.
[C] Got one [Bm] little hang up baby.
[Am] I just can't make [G] it without you.
[B] [E] .
So tell me, are you [F#m] gonna stay now?.
[G#m] .
Will you stand by me girl all [F#m] the way now?.
With [A] .
you [G#m] by my side, [F#m] .
they [A] can't keep us down.
[E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of town.
[F#m] .
[E] .
Do [F#m] you need me now?.
[A] With you by [G#m] my side, [F#m] this world can't keep [A] us down.
[E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of town.
.
Do do do do I [F#m] should be moving.
[E] .
Do do do do I should [F#m] be moving.
[E] .
[F#m] .
Key:Β Β
E
F#m
A
G#m
G
E
F#m
A
_ _ [E] Doo doo doo wah _ _ [F#m] shooby dooby.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] Doo doo doo wah _ [F#m] shooby dooby.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ How can you tell me how [F#m] much you miss me?
_ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ When the last time I saw you, _ [F#m] _ you wouldn't even kiss me.
[A] That _ rich guy [G#m] you've been seeing _ [F#m] must [A] have put you down.
_ [E] So welcome back baby [A] _ .
to the poor [E] side of town.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ To him you were nothing but [F#m] a little plaything.
_ _ .
Not _ [E] _ _ _ much more _ [F#m] than an overnight fling.
_ .
To _ [A] _ _ me [G#m] you were the greatest thing [F#m] _ this boy [A] had ever found.
[E] And girl it's hard to find nice [A] things on the poor [E] side of town.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ I can't [G] blame you for trying.
_ [C] _ I'm trying [Bm] to make it too.
_ [C] Got one [Bm] little hang up baby.
[Am] I just can't make [G] it without you.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
So tell me, are you [F#m] gonna stay now?.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ .
Will you stand by me girl all [F#m] the way now?.
_ With _ [A] _ _ _ .
you [G#m] by my side, _ [F#m] _ .
they [A] can't keep us down.
_ _ [E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of town.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Do [F#m] you _ need me now?.
_ [A] With you by [G#m] my side, _ [F#m] this world can't keep [A] us down.
_ _ [E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of _ town.
_ _ _ _ _ .
Do do do do I _ [F#m] should be moving.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
Do do do do I should [F#m] be moving.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] Doo doo doo wah _ [F#m] shooby dooby.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ How can you tell me how [F#m] much you miss me?
_ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ When the last time I saw you, _ [F#m] _ you wouldn't even kiss me.
[A] That _ rich guy [G#m] you've been seeing _ [F#m] must [A] have put you down.
_ [E] So welcome back baby [A] _ .
to the poor [E] side of town.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ To him you were nothing but [F#m] a little plaything.
_ _ .
Not _ [E] _ _ _ much more _ [F#m] than an overnight fling.
_ .
To _ [A] _ _ me [G#m] you were the greatest thing [F#m] _ this boy [A] had ever found.
[E] And girl it's hard to find nice [A] things on the poor [E] side of town.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ I can't [G] blame you for trying.
_ [C] _ I'm trying [Bm] to make it too.
_ [C] Got one [Bm] little hang up baby.
[Am] I just can't make [G] it without you.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
So tell me, are you [F#m] gonna stay now?.
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ .
Will you stand by me girl all [F#m] the way now?.
_ With _ [A] _ _ _ .
you [G#m] by my side, _ [F#m] _ .
they [A] can't keep us down.
_ _ [E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of town.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ Do [F#m] you _ need me now?.
_ [A] With you by [G#m] my side, _ [F#m] this world can't keep [A] us down.
_ _ [E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of _ town.
_ _ _ _ _ .
Do do do do I _ [F#m] should be moving.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
Do do do do I should [F#m] be moving.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .