{"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":69854,"song":"Poor Mans House","artist":"Patty Griffin","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11544752-poor-mans-house-chords-by-patty-griffin/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/69854?type=chord","rating":4.73991,"votes":40,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n#\r\n\r\n\r\nTuning:  \"Dropped D\" - This is easy - just tune the bass E string down one\r\nwhole step.  (This way, when you play the D chord, you can strum all the\r\n\r\nDADGBE - Capo at first fret\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] (000232)   [ch]D[/ch]* (000235 to 0000232)   [ch]A[/ch] (002220)   [ch]G[/ch] (X20033)\r\nD* Explanation - start with (000235) then bring the pinkie down one fret[/tab]\r\neach time (000234, 000233) until you get to a regular D (000232).  Make\r\n\r\n[tab]Intro [[ch]D[/ch]*   [ch]D[/ch]*]\r\n[D*] you know you've done enough when every bone is sore[/tab]\r\n[G] mama says [A] god tends [Bm] to every little skinny sheep [A]\r\n[G] so count your ribs [A] and say your [D] prayers and get to sleep\r\n[G] nothing is [A] louder to god's [Bm] ears than a poor mans sorrow [A]\r\n[G] daddy is  poor today and [A] he will be poor tomorrow [G  A]\r\n[A] hey that's the [G] poor man's [D] house\r\n[A] everybody get a [G] look at the poor mans [D] house\r\n[A] everywhere they [G] went before must have [D] turned them out\r\n[A] and now they're [G] living in a poor mans [D] house\r\n[[ch]D[/ch]*  [ch]D[/ch]*]\r\n[G] daddy's been [A] working too much for [Bm] days and days he doesn't eat\r\n[tab][[ch]A[/ch]]\r\n[G] he never [A] says much but i [D] think this time it's got him beat[/tab]\r\n[G] it isn't that [A] he isn't [Bm] strong or kind or clever [A]\r\n[G] your daddy's poor today and he will be [A] poor forever [G   A]\r\n[A] hey that's the [G] poor man's [D] house\r\n[A] those kids are [G] living in a poor mans [D] house\r\n[A]they walk to [G] school with the soles of their [D] shoes worn out\r\n[A] and come home in the [G] evening to the poor mans [D] house\r\n[G] what are you chopping that wood for\r\n[A] why are you growing that corn\r\n[G] mama's sewing a brand new shirt and [A] you're wearing the one that's\r\n[G]i guess it's for some one elses kid [A] who wasn't born in a poor [D]\r\nman's [G] house\r\n     a poor [D] man's [G] house\r\n[A] hey take a [G] look at that [D] house\r\n[A] everybody we're [G] living in a poor mans [D] house\r\n[A] seems like every[G]where we go they [D] find us out\r\n[A] find out that we've been [G] living in a poor mans [D] house\r\n[D* twice and then bang on","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n#\n\n\nTuning:  \"Dropped D\" - This is easy - just tune the bass E string down one\nwhole step.  (This way, when you play the D chord, you can strum all the\n\nDADGBE - Capo at first fret\n\n\neach time (000234, 000233) until you get to a regular D (000232).  Make\n\n\n[G] mama says [A] god tends [Bm] to every little skinny sheep [A]\n[G] so count your ribs [A] and say your [D] prayers and get to sleep\n[G] nothing is [A] louder to god's [Bm] ears than a poor mans sorrow [A]\n[G] daddy is  poor today and [A] he will be poor tomorrow [G  A]\n[A] hey that's the [G] poor man's [D] house\n[A] everybody get a [G] look at the poor mans [D] house\n[A] everywhere they [G] went before must have [D] turned them out\n[A] and now they're [G] living in a poor mans [D] house\n[D*  D*]\n[G] daddy's been [A] working too much for [Bm] days and days he doesn't eat\n\n[G] it isn't that [A] he isn't [Bm] strong or kind or clever [A]\n[G] your daddy's poor today and he will be [A] poor forever [G   A]\n[A] hey that's the [G] poor man's [D] house\n[A] those kids are [G] living in a poor mans [D] house\n[A]they walk to [G] school with the soles of their [D] shoes worn out\n[A] and come home in the [G] evening to the poor mans [D] house\n[G] what are you chopping that wood for\n[A] why are you growing that corn\n[G] mama's sewing a brand new shirt and [A] you're wearing the one that's\n[G]i guess it's for some one elses kid [A] who wasn't born in a poor [D]\nman's [G] house\n     a poor [D] man's [G] house\n[A] hey take a [G] look at that [D] house\n[A] everybody we're [G] living in a poor mans [D] house\n[A] seems like every[G]where we go they [D] find us out\n[A] find out that we've been [G] living in a poor mans [D] house\n[D* twice and then bang on","chords":["D","E","A","G","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}