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Poetry Man

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Poetry Man
Phoebe Snow
*Drop D tuning
     A7x02020
    Am7x02010
 A7sus4x02030
    Am7x02010
     D6xx0202
     D7xx0212
  Dmaj7xx0222
  Dsus4xx0233
   Em/Ax02000
      G320003
Intro:
Dmaj7  D7  D6   D7
A7sus4  A7  Am7  Em/A
Dmaj7  D7  D6   D7
A7sus4  A7  Am7  Em/A  Dmaj7
Verse 1:
You make me lAm7augh
‘Cause A7sus4your eyes they light the nA7ight
They look riDmaj7ght thrD7ough D6meD7  Dmaj7  D7  D6  
You bashAm7ful boy
You’re A7sus4hiding something sA7weet
Please give it Dmaj7to me yD7eah, D6to D7me, Dmaj7yeahD7  D6  
Chorus:
Dsus4Talk to me some mDore
GYou don’t have to go you’re the pDoetDmaj7ry man
A7You make things all Dmaj7right, D7yeahD6, yeD7ah
Interlude:
A7sus4  A7  Am7  Em/A
Dmaj7  D7  D6   D7
A7sus4  A7  Am7  Em/A  Dmaj7
Verse 2:
You are a gAm7enie
All A7sus4I ask for is your sA7mile
Each time I Dmaj7rub the D7lamD6p, lD7a, lDmaj7a, la, D7laD6  
When I am wAm7ith you
I have A7sus4a giggling teenage crA7ush
Then I’m a Dmaj7sultry D7vampD6, yeD7ah, Dmaj7sultry D7vampD6  
[Repeat Chorus]
[Repeat Interlude x2] (with ooh yeah first time, saxaphone solo second)
[Repeat Chorus]
Verse 3:
So once aAm7gain
It’s time A7sus4to say so long
And A7so recall the Dmaj7lull of D7lifD6eD7  Dmaj7  D7  D6  
You’re going hAm7ome now
Home’s tA7sus4hat place somewhere you gA7o each day
To Dmaj7see youD7r wiD6fe, D7to sDmaj7ee your D7wifD6e
[Repeat Chorus x2]

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Poetry Man

by Phoebe Snow

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

A7sus4

Dmaj7

Dsus4

Em/A

Poetry Man

Phoebe Snow

*Drop D tuning

x02020

Am7

x02010

A7sus4

x02030

Am7

x02010

xx0202

xx0212

Dmaj7

xx0222

Dsus4

xx0233

Em/A

x02000

320003

Intro:

Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7

A7sus4 A7 Am7 Em/A

Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7

A7sus4 A7 Am7 Em/A Dmaj7

Verse 1:

Am7

You make me laugh

A7sus4 A7

‘Cause your eyes they light the night

Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7 Dmaj7 D7 D6

They look right through me

Am7

You bashful boy

A7sus4 A7

You’re hiding something sweet

Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7 Dmaj7 D7 D6

Please give it to me yeah, to me, yeah

Chorus:

Dsus4 D

Talk to me some more

G D Dmaj7

You don’t have to go you’re the poetry man

A7 Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7

You make things all right, yeah, yeah

Interlude:

A7sus4 A7 Am7 Em/A

Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7

A7sus4 A7 Am7 Em/A Dmaj7

Verse 2:

Am7

You are a genie

A7sus4 A7

All I ask for is your smile

Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7 Dmaj7 D7 D6

Each time I rub the lamp, la, la, la, la

Am7

When I am with you

A7sus4 A7

I have a giggling teenage crush

Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7 Dmaj7 D7 D6

Then I’m a sultry vamp, yeah, sultry vamp

[Repeat Chorus]

[Repeat Interlude x2] (with ooh yeah first time, saxaphone solo second)

[Repeat Chorus]

Verse 3:

Am7

So once again

A7sus4

It’s time to say so long

A7 Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7 Dmaj7 D7 D6

And so recall the lull of life

Am7

You’re going home now

A7sus4 A7

Home’s that place somewhere you go each day

Dmaj7 D7 D6 D7 Dmaj7 D7 D6

To see your wife, to see your wife

[Repeat Chorus x2]

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