{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1494007,"song":"Poor Boy","artist":"Nick Drake","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11273602-poor-boy-chords-by-nick-drake/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1494007?type=chord","rating":4.15758,"votes":14,"content":"note: see below for chords\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO\r\n\r\nCm7 Fm7sus2 x2\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 1\r\n[tab][ch]Cm7[/ch]         [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n  Never sing for my supper[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm7[/ch]                [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n  I never helped my neighbour[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm7[/ch]       [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n  Never do what is proper[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm7[/ch]                   [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n  For my fair share of labour[/tab]\r\n\r\nBbm7     Ebm7sus2\r\n   I?m a poor boy\r\nBbm7        Ebm7sus2\r\n  And I?m a rover\r\nBbm7      Ebm7sus2\r\n  Count your coins and\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm7[/ch]         Ebm7sus2 [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\n  Throw them over my  shoulder[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nI may grow older[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]\r\n  Nobody knows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\n  How cold it grows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n  And nobody sees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n  How shaky my knees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]\r\n  Nobody cares [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\n  How steep my stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n  And nobody smiles[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  \r\n  If I cross their stiles[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n Oh poor boy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] \r\n So sorry for himself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n Oh poor boy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n So worried for his health[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou may say every day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\nWhere will he stay tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLO\r\n\r\nCm7 Fm7sus2 x2\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 2\r\n[tab][ch]Cm7[/ch]         [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n  Never know what I came for[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm7[/ch]                 [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n  Seems that I?ve forgotten[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm7[/ch]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n  Never ask what I came from[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm7[/ch]              [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\n  Or how I was begotten[/tab]\r\n\r\nBbm7    Ebm7sus2\r\n  I?m a poor boy\r\nBbm7        Ebm7sus2\r\n  And I?m a ranger\r\nBbm7    Ebm7sus2\r\nThings I say \r\n[tab][ch]Bbm7[/ch]    Ebm7sus2       [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\nMay seem stranger than Sunday [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nChanging to Monday[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]\r\n Nobody knows [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\n How cold it flows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n And nobody feels[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n The worn down heels[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]\r\n Nobody?s eyes [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\n Make the skies[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n Nobody spreads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n Their aching heads[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n Oh poor boy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n So worried for his life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n Oh poor boy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n So keen to take a wife[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe?s a mess but he?ll say yes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\nIf you just dress in white[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLO (follows the chord pattern of the verse)\r\n\r\n[ch]Cm7[/ch]   [ch]Bm7[/ch]         x4\r\n\r\nBbm7  Ebm7sus2    x4\r\n\r\n[ch]Cm7[/ch]   [ch]Bm7[/ch] \r\n\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch] \r\n Nobody knows [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\n How cold it blows [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n And nobody sees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n How shaky my knees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]\r\n Nobody cares[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\n How steep my stairs[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb7[/ch]\r\n And nobody smiles[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\n If you cross their stiles[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n Oh poor boy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n So sorry for himself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n Oh poor boy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n So worried for his health[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou may say every day[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Cm7[/ch]\r\nWhere will he stay tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nSOLO\r\n\r\nCm7 Fm7sus2 x2\r\n\r\n\r\nOUTRO (the choir sings on)\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                       \\\r\n Oh poor boy                     \\ [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]         \\\r\n So worried for his life           \\[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                           |\r\n Oh poor boy                        |[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]            |\r\n So keen to take a wife             |[/tab]\r\n                                    |\r\n                                    - repeat while fading out\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                           |   \r\n Oh poor boy                        |[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]              |\r\n So sorry for himself               |[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                          /\r\n Oh poor boy                      /[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]        /\r\n So worried for his health      /[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORDS\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Cm7[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]  [ch]Bbm7[/ch] Ebm7sus2  [ch]C7[/ch]  [ch]B7[/ch]  [ch]Bb7[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  Fm7sus2\r\ne|------------------------------------------------3-----------|\r\nB|-8---7----6------6-------8---7---6----8---10----3---8-------|\r\nG|-8---7----6------6-------9---8---7----9---9-----4---8-------|\r\nD|-8---7----6------8-------8---7---6----10--10----5---10------|\r\nA|-10--9----8------6-------10--9---8----10--8-----5---8-------|\r\nE|-8---7----6--------------8---7---6----8---------3-----------|[/tab]","plain_text":"note: see below for chords\n\n\nINTRO\n\nCm7 Fm7sus2 x2\n\n\nVERSE 1\n\n\n\n\n\nBbm7     Ebm7sus2\n   I?m a poor boy\nBbm7        Ebm7sus2\n  And I?m a rover\nBbm7      Ebm7sus2\n  Count your coins and\n\n\n\n\nPRE-CHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLO\n\nCm7 Fm7sus2 x2\n\n\nVERSE 2\n\n\n\n\n\nBbm7    Ebm7sus2\n  I?m a poor boy\nBbm7        Ebm7sus2\n  And I?m a ranger\nBbm7    Ebm7sus2\nThings I say \n\n\n\n\nPRE-CHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLO (follows the chord pattern of the verse)\n\nCm7   Bm7         x4\n\nBbm7  Ebm7sus2    x4\n\nCm7   Bm7 \n\n\nPRE-CHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLO\n\nCm7 Fm7sus2 x2\n\n\nOUTRO (the choir sings on)\n\n\n\n\n                                    |\n                                    - repeat while fading out\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORDS","chords":["Cm7","Bm7","Bbm7","C7","B7","Bb7","C","Fmaj7","G","B","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}