Chords for Barrington Levy - Too Poor 12" 1981

Tempo:
141.5 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

G

F#

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Barrington Levy - Too Poor 12"  1981 chords
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[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] I'm crazy [Em] I'm crazy
[G] Not [Em] you, a fool
You're gonna take me for your footstool
Good things [D] come to those who [Em] need a treat
[G] Now [F#m] it's [Dm] gone, man
[Em] You don't know what the future might be
You see [D] me down today
[G] I can [Em] be bigger than you tomorrow
Who that show off should be afraid I'm crazy
That [D] I never put a [Em] stand, this lady show off at our wedding
I see [D] them on the road [Em] with package of stale bread
I [D] only observe and watch [Em] in the moment
Today [D] for you, [Em] you can't take a thing no more
That I [D] never put a stand, [Em] this lady to show off at our wedding
That [D] I am the one [Am] that help them [Em] stay
You [G] know [D] you want something [Em]
else to than anyone else
[G] Just put your shoulder to [Em] the wind
Not [Bm] you, a fool
[G] You're gonna [Em] take me for your footstool
Good [Bm] things come to those who [Em] need a treat
Now [D] it's gone, man
You [Em] don't know what the future might be
You see [D] me down today
[Em] I can be bigger than you tomorrow
[G]
Who that show off should [Em] be afraid
That [D] I never put a stand, [Em] this lady show off at our wedding
I see them on the street, they have kids to spare
[G] [D] I only observe and watch [Em] in the moment
Today for you, you can't take a [E] thing no more
[N] That jacket doesn't even fit
You [G] know you [Em] want something
[D] [Em]
[D] [G] [Em]
[G] Who that show off should [Em] be afraid
That [G]
I [D] never put a stand, this [Em] lady show off at our wedding
[G]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
Good
[G]
[Em]
[G] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [G]
[Em]
[D] things [G] come to those who need a treat
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[G]
[Dm]
[F#] [A#]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[Am] [G]
[F#] [G]
[F#]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [G] [Em]
[F#] [G]
That jacket doesn't even fit
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[G]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
F#
134211112
Bm
13421112
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn Barrington Levy - Too Poor chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, G, Em, D and Em in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 70 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 142. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ I'm crazy [Em] I'm crazy
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Not _ [Em] you, a fool
You're gonna take me for your footstool _ _ _
Good things [D] come to those who [Em] need a treat
_ [G] _ _ _ Now _ _ [F#m] it's [Dm] gone, man
[Em] You don't know what the future might _ _ _ be
You see [D] me down today
[G] I can [Em] be bigger than you tomorrow _ _ _
Who that show off should be afraid _ I'm crazy _
That [D] I never put a [Em] stand, this lady show off at our wedding _ _
I see [D] them on the road [Em] with package of stale bread _ _ _
I [D] only observe and watch [Em] in the moment _ _ _ _ _ _
Today [D] for you, [Em] you can't take a thing no _ more _
That I [D] never put a stand, [Em] this lady to show off at our wedding _
_ That [D] I am the one [Am] that help them [Em] _ stay _ _ _ _ _
You [G] know [D] you want something [Em]
else to than anyone _ else _
_ [G] Just put your shoulder to [Em] the wind
_ _ _ _ Not _ _ [Bm] you, a fool
_ [G] You're gonna [Em] take me for your footstool _ _
_ Good [Bm] things come to those who [Em] need a _ _ _ _ treat _ _
_ Now [D] it's gone, man
You [Em] don't know what the future might be _ _
You see [D] me down today
[Em] I can be bigger than you tomorrow
_ [G] _ _
_ Who that show off should [Em] be _ _ afraid _ _ _ _
_ That [D] I never put a stand, [Em] this lady show off at our wedding
I _ _ _ _ _ see them on the street, they have kids to spare _ _
_ _ [G] [D] I only observe and watch [Em] in the _ _ moment _ _ _ _
_ Today for you, you can't take a [E] thing no _ _ _ _ _ more
_ _ [N] That jacket doesn't even fit _ _ _ _
You _ _ [G] know you [Em] want something _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Who that show off should [Em] be afraid
_ _ _ That _ [G] _ _
_ I [D] never put a stand, this [Em] lady show off at our wedding
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Good _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ things [G] come to _ those who need a treat _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That jacket _ doesn't even fit _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the 12$quot;$quot; Rulers - Linval Thompson album.

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