{"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":1488939,"song":"Room For The Poor","artist":"Utah Phillips","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1488939-room-for-the-poor-chords-by-utah-phillips/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1488939?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOne cold autumn morning the leaves had turned brown[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA hobo came tramping through a small western town[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe walked through the church yard to the preacher's back door[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere he knew there was refuge and room for the poor[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs there room for the poor across the divide[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere bums don't go hungry and freezing outside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr will they be driven from the Savior's back door[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh say up in heaven is there room for the poor[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe knocked and then waited for the preacher to come[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith just a kind word for a broken down bum[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe preacher arrived and looked out in dismay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a few angry words he, he drove him away[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs there room for the poor across the divide[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere bums don't go hungry and freezing outside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr will they be driven from the Savior's back door[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh say up in heaven is there room for the poor[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOh if you won't offer me something to eat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMay I sit here a moment and rest my poor feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've traveled so far now I’m weary and sore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh say up in heaven is there room for the poor[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs there room for the poor across the divide[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere bums don't go hungry and freezing outside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr will they be driven from the Savior's back door[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh say up in heaven is there room for the poor[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIs there room for the poor across the divide[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere bums don't go hungry and freezing outside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOr will they be driven from the Savior's back door[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh say up in heaven is there room for the poor[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]","chords":["G","C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"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]}}}