Chords for Johnny Rivers - Poor Side of Town (extended)

Tempo:
106.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#m

A

G#m

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Rivers - Poor Side of Town (extended) chords
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[E] Doo doo doo wahhahaa, [F#m] shooby dooby
[E] Doo doo doo wahhaha, [F#m] shooby dooby
How [E] can you tell me, how [F#m] much you miss me
[E] When the last time I saw you, [F#m] you wouldn't even kiss me
[A] That rich guy [G#m] you've been seeing, [F#m] must [A] have put you down
[E] So welcome back baby, [A]
to the poor side [E] of town
To him you were nothing but [F#m] a little plaything
[E] Not much more [F#m] than an overnight fling
To [A] me you [G#m] were the greatest thing, [F#m] this [A] boy had ever found
[E] And girl it's hard to find nice [A] things, on the poor [E] side of town
[D] I can't [G] blame you for trying, [C] I'm trying [Bm] to make it too
[C] I've got one [Bm] little hang up baby, [Am] I just can't make it [G] without you
[B] [E] So tell me, are you [F#m] gonna stay now
Will [E]
you stand by [B] me girl, [F#m] all the way now
With [A]
you [G#m] by my side, [F#m]
they [A] can't keep us down
[E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the [E] poor side of town
I'm trying [F#m]
[E]
to [F#m] make it now
[A] With you by [G#m] my side, [F#m] this world can't keep [A] us down
[E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of town
Doo doo doo [G#m] wahhaha, [F#m] shooby dooby
[G#m] [E] Doo doo doo wahhaha, shooby [F#m] dooby
[E]
[C#m] [F#m]
Key:  
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
G#m
123111114
G
2131
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
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To learn Johnny Rivers - The Poor Side Of Town chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G#m, F#m, A, E, F#m, E and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 53 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 106 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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_ [E] _ Doo doo doo _ wahhahaa, [F#m] shooby dooby _ _ _ _
_ [E] Doo doo doo wahhaha, _ [F#m] shooby dooby _ _ _ _
How [E] _ _ can you tell me, how [F#m] much you miss me _ _ _
_ _ [E] When the last time I saw you, _ [F#m] _ you wouldn't even kiss me
_ [A] That rich guy [G#m] you've been seeing, _ _ [F#m] _ must [A] have put you down
_ [E] So welcome back baby, [A] _
to the poor side [E] of town
To _ _ _ _ _ _ him you were nothing but [F#m] a little plaything _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Not much more _ [F#m] than an overnight fling _
To _ [A] _ _ me you [G#m] were the greatest thing, [F#m] _ this [A] boy had ever found
_ [E] And girl it's hard to find nice [A] things, on the poor [E] side of town _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ I can't [G] blame you for trying, _ [C] I'm trying [Bm] to make it too
_ [C] _ I've got one [Bm] little hang up baby, [Am] I just can't make it [G] without you
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] So _ tell me, are you [F#m] gonna stay now
_ Will _ _ [E] _
you stand by [B] me girl, [F#m] all the way now
_ _ With _ [A] _ _
you [G#m] by my side, _ [F#m] _
they [A] can't keep us down
_ _ [E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the [E] poor side of town _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm trying _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ to [F#m] make _ _ it now
[A] With you by [G#m] my side, _ [F#m] this world can't keep [A] us down
_ _ [E] Together we can make it [A] baby, from the poor [E] side of _ town
_ _ _ _ Doo doo doo _ _ [G#m] wahhaha, [F#m] shooby dooby
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [E] Doo _ doo doo _ wahhaha, shooby [F#m] dooby
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _

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This song was authored by Johnny Rivers and Lou Adler.

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