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                             Poor Boy - Blind Pilot
By jtzingsheim
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st Fret
Verse/Chorus
(Alternate these chord lines, listen to the track for help, usually plays the
first line during vocal lines and the second line between vocal lines.)
e|C0-----Cmaj7--0-----Cadd9--0-----Fmaj7--0-------|
B|1-------0-------3-------1-------|
G|0-------0-------0-------2-------|
D|2-------2-------2-------3-------|
A|3-------3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|C0-----Cmaj7--0-------Dm1-----Fmaj7--0-------|
B|1-------0-------3-------1-------|
G|0-------0-------2-------2-------|
D|2-------2-------3-------3-------|
A|3-------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
::Verse 1::
CPoor Cmaj7boy
Cadd9Why don't you Fmaj7try getting water?
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
CPoor Cmaj7boy
Cadd9Why don't you Fmaj7try getting sleep?
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
CI Cmaj7think
Cadd9if one of us Fmaj7is going to suffer
      C            Cmaj7    DmWhy Fmaj7shouldn't it be me?
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
::Verse 2::
CPoor Cmaj7boy
Cadd9Your wife is iFmaj7n hard labor
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
CThe rhythm you Cmaj7know 
Cadd9Is pulsing anFmaj7d drifting to the grave
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
CWhen you come Cmaj7to
You'll be Cadd9asking youFmaj7rself just one question
      C            Cmaj7  DmWas I Fmaj7always this way?
      C            Cmaj7  DmWas I Fmaj7always this way?
::Verse 3::
CThink back a Cmaj7year
When Cadd9everything Fmaj7stood at the surface
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
CBut bandage your Cmaj7cuts
cause Cadd9you don't know what sFmaj7wims underneath
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
CHold Cmaj7tight
The Cadd9bondage of Fmaj7this life is slipping
      C            Cmaj7    DmWhy Fmaj7shouldn't it be me?
      C            Cmaj7    DmWhy Fmaj7shouldn't it be me?
::Bridge::
    FWhen I come Fmback
You'll be the Cbrightest Emstar
In the FblackG  
    FWhen there are Fmdays
That you want the Ccall we're aEmll waiting AmforG  
CThink back
::Final Verse::
CPoor Cmaj7boy
Cadd9Your wife is iFmaj7n hard labor
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
CGo buCmaj7y
the Cadd9flowers you'll Fmaj7leave on its grave
C     Cmaj7     Dm    Fmaj7
CYou went with the Cmaj7goal 
of Cadd9movement, Now Fmaj7one thing is different:
      C            Cmaj7    DmYou Fmaj7don't want to change.
      C            Cmaj7    DmI doFmaj7n't want to change
C

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Poor Boy

by Blind Pilot

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Cadd9

Fmaj7

Poor Boy - Blind Pilot

By jtzingsheim

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st Fret

Verse/Chorus

(Alternate these chord lines, listen to the track for help, usually plays the

first line during vocal lines and the second line between vocal lines.)

C Cmaj7 Cadd9 Fmaj7

e|0-------0-------0-------0-------|

B|1-------0-------3-------1-------|

G|0-------0-------0-------2-------|

D|2-------2-------2-------3-------|

A|3-------3-------3---------------|

E|--------------------------------|

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

e|0-------0-------1-------0-------|

B|1-------0-------3-------1-------|

G|0-------0-------2-------2-------|

D|2-------2-------3-------3-------|

A|3-------3-----------------------|

E|--------------------------------|

::Verse 1::

C Cmaj7

Poor boy

Cadd9 Fmaj7

Why don't you try getting water?

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

C Cmaj7

Poor boy

Cadd9 Fmaj7

Why don't you try getting sleep?

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

C Cmaj7

I think

Cadd9 Fmaj7

if one of us is going to suffer

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

Why shouldn't it be me?

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

::Verse 2::

C Cmaj7

Poor boy

Cadd9 Fmaj7

Your wife is in hard labor

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

C Cmaj7

The rhythm you know

Cadd9 Fmaj7

Is pulsing and drifting to the grave

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

C Cmaj7

When you come to

Cadd9 Fmaj7

You'll be asking yourself just one question

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

Was I always this way?

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

Was I always this way?

::Verse 3::

C Cmaj7

Think back a year

Cadd9 Fmaj7

When everything stood at the surface

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

C Cmaj7

But bandage your cuts

Cadd9 Fmaj7

cause you don't know what swims underneath

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

C Cmaj7

Hold tight

Cadd9 Fmaj7

The bondage of this life is slipping

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

Why shouldn't it be me?

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

Why shouldn't it be me?

::Bridge::

F Fm

When I come back

C Em

You'll be the brightest star

F G

In the black

F Fm

When there are days

C Em Am G

That you want the call we're all waiting for

Think back

::Final Verse::

C Cmaj7

Poor boy

Cadd9 Fmaj7

Your wife is in hard labor

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

C Cmaj7

Go buy

Cadd9 Fmaj7

the flowers you'll leave on its grave

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

C Cmaj7

You went with the goal

Cadd9 Fmaj7

of movement, Now one thing is different:

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

You don't want to change.

C Cmaj7 Dm Fmaj7

I don't want to change

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