Poor Man Style Chords by Barrington Levy

Tempo:
71.7 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

Em

B

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Barrington Levy Poor Man Style chords
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[Bm] to
[F#m] [F#] [F#m] [Bm] make land [F#m] my child.
[B] But every time I open the shop,
it always break down.
My granny eat it out, my mama [Bm] eat it out.
Due to this [F#m] separation,
[Em] I've got to make life some [F#m] other way.
[Em] My granny is crying,
my brother [F#m] is crying.
That's the poor [Bm] man's style.
That's the poor [F#m] man's life.
That's the poor [Bm] man's style.
Poor [F#m] man's style.
Me and my brother [Em] sit down in my home.
I roast some red fruits.
[F#m] I hear the news flash, see them kill the people.
[Em] That's the poor man's style.
That's [F#m] the poor man's style.
[Bm] I don't get no sugar, but Jah Jah give me power.
[F#m] That's the poor man's style.
[Bm] I don't get no flour, but Jah Jah give me [F#m] power.
That's the poor man's style.
I don't get no oil, we [G#] have to walk a couple of miles.
[C#] That's the poor [F#m] man's style.
[Bm] I don't get no sugar, water, grape, sugar, sugar.
[F#m] That's the poor man's style.
I don't get no [Em] oil.
[F#m] That's the poor [Em] man's style.
[F#m] But Jah Jah gonna open the way for [Bm] me.
No matter what the [F#m] [Bm]
price is, no matter what the cost,
we got to make [F#m] it.
No [Em] matter what they say,
[F#] we've got to [F#m] make it.
No [A]
[Em] matter what they say, [E] we've got to [F#m] make it.
Sit [Bm] down in my home, me and roast some red [F#m] fruits.
I hear the news flash, see them [Bm] kill the people.
Oh Jah, [N] take a little trip to my fence.
[F#m] See them lying down.
[Bm] It's the poor man's style.
[F#m] I don't get no [C#m] sugar, water, grape, sugar, sugar.
That's the [F#m] poor man's style.
I don't get no [Bm] flour, but Jah Jah give me power.
That's the poor man's style.
[F#m] I don't get no [B] oil, we have to walk a couple [C#] of miles.
That's the poor man's style.
[B] Girl want the shoes, that's the poor man's style.
Jah Jah gonna open the way for me.
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
Em
121
B
12341112
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
Em
121
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To learn Barrington Levy - Poor Man Style chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bm, F#m, Bm, F#m and Em. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 35 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 72 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of B Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] to _
_ _ [F#m] _ [F#] _ [F#m] _ [Bm] make land _ [F#m] my child.
_ [B] But every time I open the shop,
it always break down.
My granny eat it out, my mama [Bm] eat it out.
Due to this [F#m] separation,
[Em] I've got to make life some [F#m] other way.
_ _ [Em] My granny is crying,
my brother [F#m] is crying.
That's the poor [Bm] man's style. _
That's the poor [F#m] man's life.
That's the poor [Bm] man's style.
Poor [F#m] man's style.
Me and my brother [Em] sit down in my home.
I roast some red fruits.
[F#m] I hear the news flash, see them kill the people.
[Em] That's the poor man's style.
That's [F#m] the poor man's style.
[Bm] I don't get no sugar, but Jah Jah give me power.
[F#m] That's the poor man's style.
[Bm] I don't get no flour, but Jah Jah give me [F#m] power.
That's the poor man's style.
I don't get no oil, we [G#] have to walk a couple of miles.
[C#] That's the poor [F#m] man's style.
[Bm] I don't get no sugar, water, grape, sugar, sugar.
[F#m] That's the poor man's style.
I don't get no [Em] oil. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ That's the poor [Em] man's style.
_ [F#m] But Jah Jah gonna open the way for [Bm] me.
No matter what the _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm]
price is, no matter what the cost,
we got to make [F#m] it.
_ No [Em] matter what they say,
_ [F#] we've got to [F#m] make it.
No _ [A]
[Em] matter what they say, [E] we've got to [F#m] make it.
Sit [Bm] down in my home, me and roast some red [F#m] fruits.
I hear the news flash, see them [Bm] kill the people.
_ Oh Jah, _ [N] take a little trip to my fence.
[F#m] See them lying down.
_ [Bm] It's the poor man's style.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ I don't get no [C#m] sugar, water, grape, sugar, sugar.
That's the [F#m] poor man's style.
I don't get no [Bm] flour, but Jah Jah give me power.
That's the poor man's style.
[F#m] I don't get no [B] oil, we have to walk a couple [C#] of miles.
That's the poor man's style.
[B] Girl want the shoes, that's the poor man's style.
Jah Jah gonna open the way for me. _

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