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Poor Places

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capo III
 G320033
 Dx00232
 Em022000
 C/G332010
 A7x02020
 G73230xx
 Cm/G3310xx
D#no5 x6504x
 Cx32010
It's my fGather's voice drDeaming of
EmSailors sailing C/Goff in the mA7orningC/G  
For the Gair-conditioned rDooms
At the tEmop of the sC/GtairsA7  C/G  
His jGaw's been brDoken
His bEmandage is wrC/Gapped too tiA7ghtC/G  
His fGangs have been pDulled
And I reEmally want to sC/Gee you toniA7ghtC/G  
There's bGourbon on the brDeath
Of the sEminger you C/Glove so mA7uchC/G  
He taGkes all his wDords from the bEmooks
That you C/Gdon't read anA7ywayC/G  
His jGaw's been brDoken
His bEmandage is wrC/Gapped too tiA7ghtC/G  
His fGangs have been pDulled
And I reEmally want to sC/Gee you toniA7ghtC/G  
GSomeone ties a bDow
In my bEmackyard to sC/Ghow me lA7oveC/G  
My vGoice is climbing wDalls
SmoEmking and C/GI want lA7oveC/G  
My jGaw's been brDoken
My hEmeart is wrC/Gapped in iA7ceC/G  
My fGangs have been puDlled
And I rEmeally want to C/Gsee you tonA7ightC/G  
And it mGakes no dDifference to EmmeG7  
How they cC/Gried all oCm/Gver oversGeasA7  
                  C/G           Cm/G    Griff 1
When it's hot in the poor places tonight
D#no5            C  G  
I'm not going outside
riff 1
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-------0---|
D|-----------|
A|-0-1-2---6-|
E|-----------|
e|-------------------------------0-------0-0-0-0-|
B|---0-1-0-3---0-0-1-0---0-2-2-----2---0-1-1-1-1-|
G|-0-------2-0-0-------2---0---0-----0---0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-------0---2-----------2-------------2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-------0---2-----------0-------------3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-------2---0-------------------------3-3-3-3-|
G
      D#no5             C  G  
They cried all over overseas
   D#no5                 C  G  
It makes no difference to me
         D#no5                    C  G  
When it's hot in the poor places tonight
D#no5            C  G  
I'm not going outside
    D#no5                   C  G  
It's hot in the poor places tonight
D#no5            C  G  
I'm not going outside
D#no5            C  G  
I'm not going outside
D#no5            C  G  
I'm not going outside
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Poor Places

by Wilco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/G

Cm/G

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capo III

320033

x00232

022000

C/G

332010

x02020

3230xx

Cm/G

3310xx

D#no5 x6504x

x32010

G D

It's my father's voice dreaming of

Em C/G A7 C/G

Sailors sailing off in the morning

G D

For the air-conditioned rooms

Em C/G A7 C/G

At the top of the stairs

G D

His jaw's been broken

Em C/G A7 C/G

His bandage is wrapped too tight

G D

His fangs have been pulled

Em C/G A7 C/G

And I really want to see you tonight

G D

There's bourbon on the breath

Em C/G A7 C/G

Of the singer you love so much

G D Em

He takes all his words from the books

C/G A7 C/G

That you don't read anyway

G D

His jaw's been broken

Em C/G A7 C/G

His bandage is wrapped too tight

G D

His fangs have been pulled

Em C/G A7 C/G

And I really want to see you tonight

G D

Someone ties a bow

Em C/G A7 C/G

In my backyard to show me love

G D

My voice is climbing walls

Em C/G A7 C/G

Smoking and I want love

G D

My jaw's been broken

Em C/G A7 C/G

My heart is wrapped in ice

G D

My fangs have been pulled

Em C/G A7 C/G

And I really want to see you tonight

G D Em G7

And it makes no difference to me

C/G Cm/G G A7

How they cried all over overseas

C/G Cm/G G

riff 1

When it's hot in the poor places tonight

C G

D#no5

I'm not going outside

riff 1

e|-----------|

B|-----------|

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

D|-----------|

A|-0-1-2---6-|

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

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

B|---0-1-0-3---0-0-1-0---0-2-2-----2---0-1-1-1-1-|

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

D|-0-------0---2-----------2-------------2-2-2-2-|

A|-2-------0---2-----------0-------------3-3-3-3-|

E|-3-------2---0-------------------------3-3-3-3-|

C G

D#no5

They cried all over overseas

C G

D#no5

It makes no difference to me

C G

D#no5

When it's hot in the poor places tonight

C G

D#no5

I'm not going outside

C G

D#no5

It's hot in the poor places tonight

C G

D#no5

I'm not going outside

C G

D#no5

I'm not going outside

C G

D#no5

I'm not going outside

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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