Chords for Poor Boy - Lomax Prison Recording

Tempo:
115.6 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

Bbm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Poor Boy - Lomax Prison Recording chords
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[C]
[F] [Bb]
[Eb] [F]
Oh boy he was a [B] man, [Bb] sitting on [F] a hill.
[Bb] Oh boy he got [Eb] away, [F] didn't even have nowhere to [Bb] go.
[F]
[Bbm] [C]
[Bb] Oh boy said I [F] hate snow, [Bb] the evening sun [F] goes down.
[Bb] He came and rocked him [C] a pillow, and his [F] old girl lost [Bb] sleep and prayer.
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
Oh boy mother concho she [F] held, [Bb]
white as sand around [F] her mouth.
[Bb] When she loved him [C] she held, oh she went to screaming and [Bb] crying.
[C]
[F]
[Bbm]
[F] She said to her mother, [Bb]
oh boy now I'm frowning [F] about.
Oh she made a lot of me, [C] oh how mother screamed [Bb] and cried.
[C]
[F]
[Bbm]
[Bb] Oh [C] she said goodbye, oh [Bb] mother's gonna leave [F] you alone.
[Bb] She said you [C] be a good boy, you'll [F] be home.
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Bukka White - Po Boy chords, practice playing F, Bb and F in sequence. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh boy he was a [B] man, _ _ [Bb] sitting on [F] a hill.
_ _ [Bb] Oh boy he got [Eb] _ away, [F] didn't even have nowhere to [Bb] go. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Oh boy said I [F] hate snow, [Bb] the evening sun [F] goes down.
_ [Bb] He came and rocked him [C] a pillow, _ and his [F] old girl lost [Bb] sleep and prayer. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
Oh boy mother concho she [F] held, [Bb] _
white as sand around [F] her mouth. _
[Bb] When she loved him [C] she held, _ oh she went to screaming and [Bb] crying. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ She said to her mother, _ [Bb] _
oh boy now I'm frowning [F] about. _ _
Oh she made a lot of me, _ _ [C] oh how mother screamed [Bb] and cried. _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ Oh [C] she said goodbye, _ oh [Bb] mother's gonna leave [F] you alone.
_ _ [Bb] She said you [C] be a good boy, you'll [F] be home.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Burnett Chester, is among the lineup of tracks on the Unforgetable - Bottleneck Blues album.

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