INTRO/CHORUS
G7G7D
Theyyyy, call, meee, poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
A7ADD
But I ain't lonesome, and I ain't blue
D7G7GD
'Cause I could never, be a, poor boy
A7 A D D - stop
As long as I??ve got a darlin like you
VERSE 1
DA7A7
Ain't got a crust, ain't got a cent
AA7DD
Can't buy a jug, can't pay the rent
G7G
I got a heart full of dreams
DD7
And a lot of memory
E7 E A7 A - stop
And that's e-nough for me
CHORUS
GGD
They call me, poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
A7ADD
But I ain't lonesome, and I ain't blue
D7G7GD
'Cause I could never, be a, poor boy
A7 A D D - stop
As long as I??ve got a darlin like you
VERSE 2
DA7A7
Can't buy a house, can't buy a lot
AA7D
Ain't got a bean, ain't got a pot
G7G
But what I got is a heart
DD7
Full of love and memory
E7 E A7 A - stop
And that's e-nough for me
CHORUS
GGD
They call me poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
A7ADD
But I ain't lonesome, and I ain't blue
D7G7GD
'Cause I could never, be a, poor boy
A7 A D D - stop
As long as I??ve got a darlin like you
VERSE 3
DA7A7
Don't have a pig, don't have a cow
AA7D
don't have a horse to pull a plow
G7G
But what I got is a heart
DD7
Full of love and memory
E7 E A7 A - stop
And that's e-nough for me
CHORUS
GGD
THEY CALL ME ! poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
A7ADD
But I ain't lonesome and I ain't blue
D7G7GD
'Cause I could never, be a,a, poor boy
OUTRO (to finish off the song play last A and D chord as emphasised single downstrums)
A
As long as I??ve got a darlin?? like
I??ve got a darlin?? like
AA7ADDAD
I??ve got a darrrrrrrrlin like yoooooooooooou ! !