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Poor Mans House

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Tuning:  "Dropped D" - This is easy - just tune the bass E string down one
whole step.  (This way, when you play the D chord, you can strum all the
DADGBE - Capo at first fret
 D(000232)   D* (000235 to 0000232)    A(002220)    G(X20033)
D* Explanation - start with (000235) then bring the pinkie down one fret
each time (000234, 000233) until you get to a regular D (000232).  Make
Intro [D*   D*]
[D*] you know you've done enough when every bone is sore
 Gmama says  Agod tends  Bmto every little skinny sheep A  
 Gso count your ribs  Aand say your  Dprayers and get to sleep
 Gnothing is  Alouder to god's  Bmears than a poor mans sorrow A  
 Gdaddy is  poor today and  Ahe will be poor tomorrow G  A  
 Ahey that's the  Gpoor man's  Dhouse
 Aeverybody get a  Glook at the poor mans  Dhouse
 Aeverywhere they  Gwent before must have  Dturned them out
 Aand now they're  Gliving in a poor mans  Dhouse
[D*  D*]
 Gdaddy's been  Aworking too much for  Bmdays and days he doesn't eat
[A]
 Ghe never  Asays much but i  Dthink this time it's got him beat
 Git isn't that  Ahe isn't  Bmstrong or kind or clever A  
 Gyour daddy's poor today and he will be  Apoor forever G  A  
 Ahey that's the  Gpoor man's  Dhouse
 Athose kids are  Gliving in a poor mans  Dhouse
Athey walk to  Gschool with the soles of their  Dshoes worn out
 Aand come home in the  Gevening to the poor mans  Dhouse
 Gwhat are you chopping that wood for
 Awhy are you growing that corn
 Gmama's sewing a brand new shirt and  Ayou're wearing the one that's
Gi guess it's for some one elses kid  Awho wasn't born in a poor D  
man's  Ghouse
     a poor  Dman's  Ghouse
 Ahey take a  Glook at that  Dhouse
 Aeverybody we're  Gliving in a poor mans  Dhouse
 Aseems like everyGwhere we go they  Dfind us out
 Afind out that we've been  Gliving in a poor mans  Dhouse
[D* twice and then bang on

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Poor Mans House

by Patty Griffin

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: "Dropped D" - This is easy - just tune the bass E string down one

whole step. (This way, when you play the D chord, you can strum all the

DADGBE - Capo at first fret

D D A G

(000232) * (000235 to 0000232) (002220) (X20033)

D* Explanation - start with (000235) then bring the pinkie down one fret

each time (000234, 000233) until you get to a regular D (000232). Make

D D

Intro [* *]

[D*] you know you've done enough when every bone is sore

G A Bm A

mama says god tends to every little skinny sheep

G A D

so count your ribs and say your prayers and get to sleep

G A Bm A

nothing is louder to god's ears than a poor mans sorrow

G A G A

daddy is poor today and he will be poor tomorrow

A G D

hey that's the poor man's house

A G D

everybody get a look at the poor mans house

A G D

everywhere they went before must have turned them out

A G D

and now they're living in a poor mans house

D D

[* *]

G A Bm

daddy's been working too much for days and days he doesn't eat

[]

G A D

he never says much but i think this time it's got him beat

G A Bm A

it isn't that he isn't strong or kind or clever

G A G A

your daddy's poor today and he will be poor forever

A G D

hey that's the poor man's house

A G D

those kids are living in a poor mans house

A G D

they walk to school with the soles of their shoes worn out

A G D

and come home in the evening to the poor mans house

what are you chopping that wood for

why are you growing that corn

G A

mama's sewing a brand new shirt and you're wearing the one that's

G A D

i guess it's for some one elses kid who wasn't born in a poor

man's house

D G

a poor man's house

A G D

hey take a look at that house

A G D

everybody we're living in a poor mans house

A G D

seems like everywhere we go they find us out

A G D

find out that we've been living in a poor mans house

[D* twice and then bang on

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