Poorman's Grave Uke tab by Eraserheads (Baritone Chords)

6 Chords used in the song: Am, F, G, G#, Em, C

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Album: 
Year:  1995
Difficulty: 
3.5
(Intermediate)
Key: C, AmChords
Intro: 
Am Am-F F-G G Am Am-F F-G# G#

Verse 1:
Am Am F F-G G
I know a man who had nothing
Am Am F F-G G
He was a poor man all his life
Am Am F F-G G
He lived in a shack by the roadside
Am Am F F-G G
With starving kids and a loving wife

Am Am-F F-G G,G# G#

Verse 2:
Am Am F F-G G
He went to church every Sunday
Am Am F F-G G
He prays from morning until night, he said
Am Am F F-G G
Good Lord, why have you forsaken me?
Am Am F F-G G
When everything I did I thought was right

Refrain 1:
Em Em Am Am
Now my life's coming to an end
F F C C
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
Em Em Am Am
All my days I have never sinned
F F
So I hope you won't ignore
G G
What I'm asking for...

Chorus
C C
Oh honey when I die
F F G G
Dress me up in a coat and tie
C C
Give me a pair of shoes
F F G G
That I haven't wore in a long time
C C
Put me in a golden box
F F G G
Not a cross with a pile of rocks
C C
Bury me where the grass is green
F F G G
And the gates are shining...
C C G G F F
Oh honey when I die
C C
Give me a bed of roses
G G F F
Where I could lie
C C G G F F
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
C C G G F F-pause G# G#
Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...

Am Am-F F-G G

Verse 3:
Am Am F F-G G
I know a man who had nothing
Am Am F F G G
He dreamed of satin sheets all his life
Am Am F F-G G
He lived and worked like a dog
Am Am F F G G
Licking every boot he sees just to survive

Am Am-F F-G G,G# G#

Verse 4:
Am Am F F-G G
He comes home drunk every night
Am Am F F G G
Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife, he said
Am Am F F G G
Honey you have been so good to me
Am Am F F G G
I only wish we had a better life


Refrain 2:
Em Em Am Am
And now my life's coming to an end
F F C C
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
Em Em Am Am
All my days I have lived in shame
F F
So I hope you won't ignore
G G
Just what I'm asking for...

Repeat Chorus

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