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
Start Jamming...
[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.
[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
Bm
Em
B
F#
F#m
Bm
Em
_ _ _ _ _ [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. _
_ _ [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. _