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          Poor Man     Jeffrey Martin
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: eBGDAE
Capo 2 to play along with the original full track:
The VERSE chord pattern is a famliar one - Em G C
But the CHORUS embellishment (D9) and the OUTRO run down (G - G/f# -) make it more interesting.
The trickiest part is what he is doing with his right hand.
He's using a basic 'educated thumb' playing alternate bass note and a middle note for each chord.
If you have this technique already then the rest is pretty easy - 
if not you will need to watch the video carefully and practise what he does.
When you listen to the song lots and play along then the pattern will sound easier.
NB: the second chord in the OUTRO is really a G/f# (ie simple G with an F# note on the bottom string)
But the Automagic checker doesn't like that notation so I've called it a name that passes the test!!
    [Verse chords] [Chorus chords]  [Outro chords]
 e|-Em0--Gx-C0--|       e|-D90--Em0--Gx--|    e|-G3-Gmaj73-----C0-Em0--|
 B|-0--0-1--|       B|-3--0--0--|    e|-0-0-----1-0--|
 G|-0--0-0--|       G|-0--0--0--|    e|-0-0-----0-0--|
 D|-2--0-2--|       D|-4--2--0--|    e|-0-0-----2-2--|
 A|-2--2-3--|       A|-5--2--2--|    e|-2-0-----3-2--|
 E|-0--3-x--|       E|-x--0--3--|    e|-3-2-----3-0--|
[Verse 1]
He’s an Emasphalt man     Gjust like his Cdaddy
Ten hour Emdays of rolling Gtar buys a double Cwide
Down an Emold dirt road    Goutside the Ccity
On the Emedge of a muddy Gcreek and the county Cline
[Chorus]
Oh D9Maggie, keep an eye on the Emwater line
The car won’t D9start and the money never comes in on Emtime
Oh D9Maggie, keep an eye on the Emwater line   I feel it CmovingD9  
[Verse 2]
They’ve got a Embaby on the way but his Gwife still feels Cempty
Says it’s Emhard to feel pretty when they're Galways counting Cdimes
He sits up Emnights in the kitchen in the  Gdark when it’s Craining
He can’t Emsleep for the sound    Gpounding in his Cmind
[Chorus]
Oh D9Maggie, keep an eye on the Emwater line
The car won’t D9start and the money never comes in on Emtime
Oh D9Maggie, keep an eye on the Emwater line   I feel it CmovingD9  
[Outro]
I’m not a Gbad Gmaj7man, I’m a Cpoor man
I’m not a Gbad Gmaj7man, I’m a Cpoor man
I’m not a Gbad Gmaj7man, I’m a Cpoor man sinkingG  C  G  

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Poor Man

by Jeffrey Martin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

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Poor Man Jeffrey Martin

----------------------------------------------------- 2018 ---------

Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: eBGDAE

Capo 2 to play along with the original full track:

The VERSE chord pattern is a famliar one - Em G C

But the CHORUS embellishment (D9) and the OUTRO run down (G - G/f# -) make it more interesting.

The trickiest part is what he is doing with his right hand.

He's using a basic 'educated thumb' playing alternate bass note and a middle note for each chord.

If you have this technique already then the rest is pretty easy -

if not you will need to watch the video carefully and practise what he does.

When you listen to the song lots and play along then the pattern will sound easier.

NB: the second chord in the OUTRO is really a G/f# (ie simple G with an F# note on the bottom string)

But the Automagic checker doesn't like that notation so I've called it a name that passes the test!!

[Verse chords] [Chorus chords] [Outro chords]

Em G C D9 Em G G Gmaj7 C Em

e|-0--x-0--| e|-0--0--x--| e|-3-3-----0-0--|

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

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

D|-2--0-2--| D|-4--2--0--| e|-0-0-----2-2--|

A|-2--2-3--| A|-5--2--2--| e|-2-0-----3-2--|

E|-0--3-x--| E|-x--0--3--| e|-3-2-----3-0--|

[Verse 1]

Em G C

He’s an asphalt man just like his daddy

Em G C

Ten hour days of rolling tar buys a double wide

Em G C

Down an old dirt road outside the city

Em G C

On the edge of a muddy creek and the county line

[Chorus]

D9 Em

Oh Maggie, keep an eye on the water line

D9 Em

The car won’t start and the money never comes in on time

D9 Em C D9

Oh Maggie, keep an eye on the water line I feel it moving

[Verse 2]

Em G C

They’ve got a baby on the way but his wife still feels empty

Em G C

Says it’s hard to feel pretty when they're always counting dimes

Em G C

He sits up nights in the kitchen in the dark when it’s raining

Em G C

He can’t sleep for the sound pounding in his mind

[Chorus]

D9 Em

Oh Maggie, keep an eye on the water line

D9 Em

The car won’t start and the money never comes in on time

D9 Em C D9

Oh Maggie, keep an eye on the water line I feel it moving

[Outro]

G Gmaj7 C

I’m not a bad man, I’m a poor man

G Gmaj7 C

I’m not a bad man, I’m a poor man

G Gmaj7 C G C G

I’m not a bad man, I’m a poor man sinking

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