{"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":322596,"song":"Poverty Hill","artist":"The Kingston Trio","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/322596-poverty-hill-chords-by-the-kingston-trio/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/322596?type=chord","rating":4.42884,"votes":3,"content":"Poverty Hill by The Kingston Trio\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey come in their summery dresses and jackets so fine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nthe rich folks who measure success with a big dollar sign.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey gaze with delight at the rocks and the scraggly pines.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey come in the Spring and they stay 'til the Fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOn Paradise Mountain away from it all.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStubble and stone make a hard row to hoe.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat little will grow, the drought will kill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe summer folks call it Paradise Mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut we call it Poverty Hill.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey say we have beautiful faces as grainy as wood.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYea, they'd like to live here of all places if only they could.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell, we don't get those wood, grainy faces from livin' too good.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's the rocks and the dust and the sun and the heat.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's too much of work and too little to eat.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStubble and stone make a hard row to hoe.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat little will grow, the drought will kill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe summer folks call it Paradise Mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut we call it Poverty Hill.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey pack and say what a pity that they have to go.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey say that Old Smokey's so pretty all covered with snow,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut how we get through the winter they never will know.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo lard for the pantry. No grist for the mill[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd winter's are cold over Poverty Hill.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStubble and stone make a hard row to hoe.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat little will grow, the drought will kill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe summer folks call it Paradise Mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nbut we call it Poverty Hill.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYes, we call it Poverty Hill.[/tab]","plain_text":"Poverty Hill by The Kingston Trio\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]}}}