Chords for Just Another Poor Boy
Tempo:
74.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
He [Em] was but a traveler on [D] the long road [G] of life.
She, her name [Em] was Mary, [Am] the lady of the [D] night.
[C] She found him lying [D] in that road [B] on a [Em] winter's night so cold.
[Am] Just another [D] poor boy, treat him [G] right.
[C] She [G] saw that he was [Em] hungry and gave him food [G] to eat.
She knew that he [Em] was weary [Am] and he had no place to [D] sleep.
[C] She took him home [D] to her own bed.
[B] She laid down [Em] his wounded head [Am] and washed away the [D] world from his hands [G] and his feet.
[C] [G] [B] He was [E] just another poor boy, [C] just another poor boy.
When [G] he cried out in [Em] his sleep, she held [C] him tight.
[D]
[E] Just another [D] poor boy, [C] just another poor boy.
And [D] she gave him love [G] and comfort [C] through the night.
Till [Em] the morning came.
[D] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[G]
At night, she [Em] sat beside him by the fire he would [G] call.
He said all men were [Em] brothers and [Am] that love could conquer [D] all.
[C] Many gathered [D] round to hear, [B] many for [Em] whose life did fear,
[Am] in troubled times like [D] these, men [G] seldom talk.
[C] [G] [C]
Oh, [G] they came for him [Em] one morning, at the breaking of [G] day.
She woke to hear him [Em] calling, as [Am] they carried him [D] away.
[C] Accusing him of [D] spreading lies and hate, [B] his public meetings [Em] were a danger to the state.
Some [C] soldier said, [D] who was he [E] anyway?
[F#m] Just another [E] poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and [E] the tears were falling [A] from [D] a face like rain.
[E]
[F#m] Just another [E] poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and they [E] hung him on a [A] hillside [D] far away.
And on the [F#] ground she lay.
[E] [D]
[E] Oh, my [D]
[F#] [F#m]
love, oh, my love, oh, my [D] love,
[F#] just another poor [D] boy, just another poor boy,
and the tears were [F#m] falling from a [D] face like rain.
[F#m]
Just another poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and they [F#m] hung him on a hillside [D] far away.
[F#m] Just another poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and she never [F#m] dreamed she'd see his face [D] again.
[N]
He [Em] was but a traveler on [D] the long road [G] of life.
She, her name [Em] was Mary, [Am] the lady of the [D] night.
[C] She found him lying [D] in that road [B] on a [Em] winter's night so cold.
[Am] Just another [D] poor boy, treat him [G] right.
[C] She [G] saw that he was [Em] hungry and gave him food [G] to eat.
She knew that he [Em] was weary [Am] and he had no place to [D] sleep.
[C] She took him home [D] to her own bed.
[B] She laid down [Em] his wounded head [Am] and washed away the [D] world from his hands [G] and his feet.
[C] [G] [B] He was [E] just another poor boy, [C] just another poor boy.
When [G] he cried out in [Em] his sleep, she held [C] him tight.
[D]
[E] Just another [D] poor boy, [C] just another poor boy.
And [D] she gave him love [G] and comfort [C] through the night.
Till [Em] the morning came.
[D] [C]
[D] [G] [C]
[G]
At night, she [Em] sat beside him by the fire he would [G] call.
He said all men were [Em] brothers and [Am] that love could conquer [D] all.
[C] Many gathered [D] round to hear, [B] many for [Em] whose life did fear,
[Am] in troubled times like [D] these, men [G] seldom talk.
[C] [G] [C]
Oh, [G] they came for him [Em] one morning, at the breaking of [G] day.
She woke to hear him [Em] calling, as [Am] they carried him [D] away.
[C] Accusing him of [D] spreading lies and hate, [B] his public meetings [Em] were a danger to the state.
Some [C] soldier said, [D] who was he [E] anyway?
[F#m] Just another [E] poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and [E] the tears were falling [A] from [D] a face like rain.
[E]
[F#m] Just another [E] poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and they [E] hung him on a [A] hillside [D] far away.
And on the [F#] ground she lay.
[E] [D]
[E] Oh, my [D]
[F#] [F#m]
love, oh, my love, oh, my [D] love,
[F#] just another poor [D] boy, just another poor boy,
and the tears were [F#m] falling from a [D] face like rain.
[F#m]
Just another poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and they [F#m] hung him on a hillside [D] far away.
[F#m] Just another poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and she never [F#m] dreamed she'd see his face [D] again.
[N]
Key:
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G
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Em
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D
G
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
He [Em] was but a traveler on [D] the long road [G] of life.
She, her name [Em] was Mary, [Am] the lady of the [D] night.
[C] She found him lying [D] in that road [B] on a [Em] winter's night so cold.
[Am] Just another [D] poor boy, treat him [G] right. _
_ _ _ [C] She [G] saw that he was [Em] hungry and gave him food [G] to eat.
She knew that he [Em] was weary [Am] and he had no place to [D] sleep.
[C] She took him home [D] to her own bed.
[B] She laid down [Em] his wounded head [Am] and washed away the [D] world from his hands [G] and his feet.
[C] _ _ [G] _ [B] He was [E] just another poor boy, [C] just another poor boy.
When [G] he cried out in [Em] his sleep, she held [C] him tight.
_ [D] _
[E] Just another [D] poor boy, [C] just another poor boy.
And [D] she gave him love [G] and comfort [C] through the night.
Till [Em] the morning came.
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ At night, she [Em] sat beside him by the fire he would [G] call.
He said all men were [Em] brothers and [Am] that love could conquer [D] all.
_ [C] Many gathered [D] round to hear, [B] many for [Em] whose life did fear,
[Am] in troubled times like [D] these, men [G] seldom talk.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C]
Oh, [G] they came for him [Em] one morning, at the breaking of [G] day.
She woke to hear him [Em] calling, as [Am] they carried him [D] away.
_ [C] Accusing him of [D] spreading lies and hate, [B] his public meetings [Em] were a danger to the state.
Some [C] soldier said, [D] who was he [E] anyway? _ _
[F#m] Just another [E] poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and [E] the tears were falling [A] from [D] a face like rain.
_ [E] _
[F#m] Just another [E] poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and they [E] hung him on a [A] hillside [D] far away.
And on the [F#] ground she lay.
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Oh, my [D] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ love, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oh, my love, _ _ _ _ oh, my [D] love,
[F#] just another poor [D] boy, just another poor boy,
and the tears were [F#m] falling from a [D] face like rain.
_ _ [F#m]
Just another poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and they [F#m] hung him on a hillside [D] far away.
_ _ [F#m] Just another poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and she never [F#m] dreamed she'd see his face [D] again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
He [Em] was but a traveler on [D] the long road [G] of life.
She, her name [Em] was Mary, [Am] the lady of the [D] night.
[C] She found him lying [D] in that road [B] on a [Em] winter's night so cold.
[Am] Just another [D] poor boy, treat him [G] right. _
_ _ _ [C] She [G] saw that he was [Em] hungry and gave him food [G] to eat.
She knew that he [Em] was weary [Am] and he had no place to [D] sleep.
[C] She took him home [D] to her own bed.
[B] She laid down [Em] his wounded head [Am] and washed away the [D] world from his hands [G] and his feet.
[C] _ _ [G] _ [B] He was [E] just another poor boy, [C] just another poor boy.
When [G] he cried out in [Em] his sleep, she held [C] him tight.
_ [D] _
[E] Just another [D] poor boy, [C] just another poor boy.
And [D] she gave him love [G] and comfort [C] through the night.
Till [Em] the morning came.
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ At night, she [Em] sat beside him by the fire he would [G] call.
He said all men were [Em] brothers and [Am] that love could conquer [D] all.
_ [C] Many gathered [D] round to hear, [B] many for [Em] whose life did fear,
[Am] in troubled times like [D] these, men [G] seldom talk.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C]
Oh, [G] they came for him [Em] one morning, at the breaking of [G] day.
She woke to hear him [Em] calling, as [Am] they carried him [D] away.
_ [C] Accusing him of [D] spreading lies and hate, [B] his public meetings [Em] were a danger to the state.
Some [C] soldier said, [D] who was he [E] anyway? _ _
[F#m] Just another [E] poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and [E] the tears were falling [A] from [D] a face like rain.
_ [E] _
[F#m] Just another [E] poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and they [E] hung him on a [A] hillside [D] far away.
And on the [F#] ground she lay.
_ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Oh, my [D] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ love, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oh, my love, _ _ _ _ oh, my [D] love,
[F#] just another poor [D] boy, just another poor boy,
and the tears were [F#m] falling from a [D] face like rain.
_ _ [F#m]
Just another poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and they [F#m] hung him on a hillside [D] far away.
_ _ [F#m] Just another poor boy, [D] just another poor boy,
and she never [F#m] dreamed she'd see his face [D] again. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _