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Sittin' On A Poor Man's Throne:Copperpenny.
#14 on RPM Canada onSWEET PLUM Records in 
1973. (probably the most depressing blues song.)
[Intro]
 Cm   F   Eb  Cm.. Gm   Eb  Cm.. G   A   C  Cm.. Eb  Cm  
[Verse 1]
EbWell, I Cmain't got nothin', nothin' I can Ebcall my Cmown.
EbMy Cmbaby can't Ebcall me..I haven't got a teleCphoneCm.
EbWell, I Cmwouldn't bring her here cause I'm livin' in a 
Ebdanger FzoneCm.
And I'll Ebnever get arrested Bbsittin' on a poor man's Cmthrone..
EbyeahCm.Eb  
[Verse 2]
EbWell, I'd Cmlike to see my girl..like take her to a Ebjewelry Cmstore.
EbBut Fgazing through the window only Ebmakes a fellow hate life Cmmore.
FOh, the Cmcity's gotten busy but I've never felt so Eball aCloneCm.
CmYeah, yeah..and I'll Ebnever get arrested Bbsittin' on a poor man's 
Fthrone..Cmyeah..and I'll Ebnever get arrested Bbsittin' on a poor man's 
Fmthrone..Cmyeahhh.
[Interlude] 
 Cm   Eb  Cm.. Cm   Eb  Cm.. F   Gm  Cm.. Cm   Eb  Cm.. Eb  Cm  
[Verse 3]
CmWell, I been thinking 'bout the future, I been thinking that there's 
Ebnothin' to Cmlose.
EbIf I Cmonly had a dollar for every time I sang the blues.
CmOh, but singing songs for nickels is the only life I've ever known.
Yeah..and I'll Ebnever get arrested Bbsittin' on a poor man's FmthroneCm.
And I'll Ebnever get arrested Bbsittin' on a poor man's Cmthrone, yeah.
[Interlude]
Cm Eb F Gm Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm F C Bb C Fm Cm Eb Cm
[Verse 4]
EbWell, I Cmain't got nothin', nothin' I can Ebcall my Cmown.
EbMy Cmbaby can't Ebcall me..I haven't got a teleCphoneCm.
EbWell, I Cmwouldn't bring her here cause I'm livin' in a 
Ebdanger FzoneCm.
And I'll Ebnever get arrested Bbsittin' on a poor man's Cmthrone..
EbyeahCm.Eb  
And I'll Ebnever get arrested Bbsittin' on a poor man's Cmthrone.
[Outro]
CmSittin' on a poor man's throne..I been sittin' here all alone.
Well, I been sittin' on a poor man's throne..Ebwell, I been Cmsittin' here much too long.
CmI been thinking 'bout my future..I been thinking..that there's 
nothin' to loose, yeah..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Sittin On A Poor Mans Throne

by Copperpenny

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Sittin' On A Poor Man's Throne:Copperpenny.

#14 on RPM Canada onSWEET PLUM Records in

1973. (probably the most depressing blues song.)

[Intro]

Cm F Eb Cm Gm Eb Cm G A C Cm Eb Cm

.. .. ..

[Verse 1]

Eb Cm Eb Cm

Well, I ain't got nothin', nothin' I can call my own.

Eb Cm Eb C Cm

My baby can't call me..I haven't got a telephone.

Eb Cm

Well, I wouldn't bring her here cause I'm livin' in a

Eb F Cm

danger zone.

Eb Bb Cm

And I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne..

Eb Cm Eb

yeah.

[Verse 2]

Eb Cm Eb Cm

Well, I'd like to see my girl..like take her to a jewelry store.

Eb F Eb Cm

But gazing through the window only makes a fellow hate life more.

F Cm Eb C Cm

Oh, the city's gotten busy but I've never felt so all alone.

Cm Eb Bb

Yeah, yeah..and I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's

F Cm Eb Bb

throne..yeah..and I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's

Fm Cm

throne..yeahhh.

[Interlude]

Cm Eb Cm Cm Eb Cm F Gm Cm Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm

.. .. .. ..

[Verse 3]

Well, I been thinking 'bout the future, I been thinking that there's

Eb Cm

nothin' to lose.

Eb Cm

If I only had a dollar for every time I sang the blues.

Oh, but singing songs for nickels is the only life I've ever known.

Eb Bb Fm Cm

Yeah..and I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne.

Eb Bb Cm

And I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne, yeah.

[Interlude]

Cm Eb F Gm Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm F C Bb C Fm Cm Eb Cm

[Verse 4]

Eb Cm Eb Cm

Well, I ain't got nothin', nothin' I can call my own.

Eb Cm Eb C Cm

My baby can't call me..I haven't got a telephone.

Eb Cm

Well, I wouldn't bring her here cause I'm livin' in a

Eb F Cm

danger zone.

Eb Bb Cm

And I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne..

Eb Cm Eb

yeah.

Eb Bb Cm

And I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne.

[Outro]

Sittin' on a poor man's throne..I been sittin' here all alone.

Eb Cm

Well, I been sittin' on a poor man's throne..well, I been sittin' here much too long.

I been thinking 'bout my future..I been thinking..that there's

nothin' to loose, yeah..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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