{"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":1965511,"song":"The Poor Boy Cant Dance","artist":"Barton Carroll","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11439554-the-poor-boy-cant-dance-chords-by-barton-carroll/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1965511?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":14,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell I don't know what to say to the prettiest bridesmaid [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd It's easy for some, but you got me stunned and dumb [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nAnd you know how it is when a man gets down [/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe won't know love from a hole in the ground [/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut I'm sick of the wait, and I'm sick of the fear [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it ends right here [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThings were bad for me; I came across the sea never knowing just what I'd do [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI got your old man doused at the the public house and he took me on his crew [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I worked my way; showed up every day [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I was like an only so-------n [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch] \r\nOh, I was a lonely one [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd you know I do, whenever I see you I always try to avert my eyes [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                     [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut you caught my gaze as the glasses raise and we toast the groom and bride [/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd though you're in the sight of every man tonight [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI keep saying it to myself [/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"If the whisky's strong, and the band plays on, I can do no wrong.\" [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo dance with me, won't you dance with me [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLittle Katie don't you turn me down [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI been in a rut, but I could get the guts [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I can make it through one more round [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd when the music stops, little goldilocks [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn my heart you can confide [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nHand in hand in the English Countryside [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n  \r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI had a girl back home. She left me all alone said I was born with two left feet [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                           [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd that's the truth of it. You know I must admit I can barely walk down the street [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut if it takes one more to get me on that floor [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLet me see what I can do--------o [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo spend some time with you [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo dance with me, won't you dance with me [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLittle Katie don't you turn me down [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI been in a rut, but I could get the guts [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I can make it through one more round [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd when the music stops, little goldilocks [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn my heart you can confide [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nArm in Arm in the English Countryside [/tab]\r\n\r\nAlright. \r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n[ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]     \r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd now we're face to face with my hands around your waist [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd out here where we meet, there's no floor beneath my feet [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou never had your fun with an American [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I can tell you that it's alri--------ight [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh, Katie you're on my mind [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo dance with me, won't you dance with me [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLittle Katie don't you turn me down [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI been in a rut, but I could get the guts [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf I can make it through one more round [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd when the music stops, little goldilocks [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn my heart you can confide [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nLay you downin the English Countryside [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     \r\nLay you downin the English Countryside [/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlright. \n\n[Interlude]\n\nG Am\nF C\nG Am\nF C\nG Am\nF C\nG F C     \n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","C","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}