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Poor Old Soule

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Chord proposal: Mats Fagergren, 2019
Please use the chords according to my instruction below
D        x,x,0,2,3,2
D        x,5,7,7,7,5 (chorus)
Daug     x,x,0,3,3,2
Bm/D     x,x,0,4,3,2
F#m/A    x,0,4,2,2,2
A        5,7,7,6,5,5
C#+5/G#  x,x,6,6,6,5
G        3,5,5,4,3,3
G/D      x,x,0,4,3,3
Gm/D     x,x,0,3,3,3
Dsus4    x,x,0,2,3,3
C/D      x,x,0,5,5,3
D7sus2   x,x,0,5,5,0
[intro]
D Daug Bm/D F#m/A
[verse 1]
D...Back DaugwithBm/D  
A F#m/Avengeance much in Dvogue'
My Daugfriend,Bm/D  
the F#m/Aharlequin,the..
AroguDe , beC#+5/G#friending the Dmeek
BmHis tongue tucked Gfirmly Ain his Dcheek
[chorus]
DYou Daugbetter come clean
G/DHow could anyGm/Dbody be so Dmean
DYou Daugbetter come clean
G/DI will not be a Gm/Dparty to your Dscheme
[intermission]
D..Daug.....Bm/D.....F#m/A.....
[verse 2]
DAdDaugmitBm/D  
Bm/DThat F#m/AI was misinDformed
To DaugwitBm/D  
I'm F#m/Alost and all..
A..forDlorn, I'm C#+5/G#tattered and Dtorn
BmToo tired to Gsee how Asick you've Dgrown
[chorus]
DYou Daugbetter come clean
G/DHow could anyGm/Dbody be so Dmean
DYou Daugbetter come clean
G/DI will not be a Gm/Dparty to your Dscheme
[interlude]
D.....Dsus4.......C/D......D7sus2.....
DPoor Dsus4old    C/Dsoul..D7sus2.
DPoor Dsus4old    C/Dsoul..D7sus2.
D.....Daug.......G/D......Gm/D.D  
[chorus]
DYou Daugbetter come clean
G/DHow could anyGm/Dbody be so Dmean
DYou Daugbetter come clean
G/DI will not be a Gm/Dparty to your Dscheme
[outro-chorus]
DCome cDauglean
G/DI will not be a Gm/Dparty to your Dscheme
I Daugmean
The G/Dthings you do just Gm/Dmake me want to Dscream

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Poor Old Soule

by Orange Juice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Daug

Bm/D

F#m/A

C#+5/G#

G/D

Gm/D

Dsus4

C/D

D7sus2

Chord proposal: Mats Fagergren, 2019

Please use the chords according to my instruction below

D x,x,0,2,3,2

D x,5,7,7,7,5 (chorus)

Daug x,x,0,3,3,2

Bm/D x,x,0,4,3,2

F#m/A x,0,4,2,2,2

A 5,7,7,6,5,5

C#+5/G# x,x,6,6,6,5

G 3,5,5,4,3,3

G/D x,x,0,4,3,3

Gm/D x,x,0,3,3,3

Dsus4 x,x,0,2,3,3

C/D x,x,0,5,5,3

D7sus2 x,x,0,5,5,0

[intro]

D Daug Bm/D F#m/A

[verse 1]

D Daug Bm/D

...Back with

F#m/A D

A vengeance much in vogue'

Daug Bm/D

My friend,

F#m/A

the harlequin,the..

A D C#+5/G# D

rogue , befriending the meek

Bm G A D

His tongue tucked firmly in his cheek

[chorus]

D Daug

You better come clean

G/D Gm/D D

How could anybody be so mean

D Daug

You better come clean

G/D Gm/D D

I will not be a party to your scheme

[intermission]

D Daug Bm/D F#m/A

.................

[verse 2]

D Daug Bm/D

Admit

Bm/D F#m/A D

That I was misinformed

Daug Bm/D

To wit

F#m/A

I'm lost and all..

A D C#+5/G# D

..forlorn, I'm tattered and torn

Bm G A D

Too tired to see how sick you've grown

[chorus]

D Daug

You better come clean

G/D Gm/D D

How could anybody be so mean

D Daug

You better come clean

G/D Gm/D D

I will not be a party to your scheme

[interlude]

D Dsus4 C/D D7sus2

.......................

D Dsus4 C/D D7sus2

Poor old soul...

D Dsus4 C/D D7sus2

Poor old soul...

D Daug G/D Gm/D D

...................

[chorus]

D Daug

You better come clean

G/D Gm/D D

How could anybody be so mean

D Daug

You better come clean

G/D Gm/D D

I will not be a party to your scheme

[outro-chorus]

D Daug

Come clean

G/D Gm/D D

I will not be a party to your scheme

Daug

I mean

G/D Gm/D D

The things you do just make me want to scream

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