Chords for poor boy-the canton spirituals

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96.2 bpm
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Em

Am

D

C

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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poor boy-the canton spirituals chords
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[Am] [Em] I come from a poor family, [Am] we didn't have much, but [C] the love [D] been good [Em] to me.
I come from a poor family, we [C] didn't have much, but the love [Bm] been good [Em] to me.
I come from a poor family, [C] we didn't have much, but the love [Bm] been [Em] good to me.
Let me tell you all something.
[Am] I didn't [Em] have no money.
How many of y'all were like that?
A lot of my [Am] friends [Em] thought that was funny.
[Am] But I'm so glad to me [Em] that I can stand right here and say
[C] that the [D] Lord's been [Em] good to me.
Let me tell you one more thing.
We were raised [Am] in a shanty town.
[Em] Sometimes cold within that we [Am] put on our back.
Listen here.
[Em] Mama and Daddy, [Am] they done the best they could.
[Em] They always told me, [Am] son, always be good.
[Em] But I don't know a thing.
[Am] Hey, hey, hey.
I know [C] that the [D] Lord's been good [Em] to me.
Oh, he's been good.
He's been good.
Thank [Am] God I've been good.
He's been [Em] good to me.
How many of you know tonight?
He's been good.
Thank God [Am] I've been good.
He's been good.
[D] Let me ask you, [Em] did it rain?
He's been good.
Did it [Am] rain?
He's [D] been good to me.
[Em] Did it rain?
He's been good.
I [Am] might've long way up.
[Em] Oh, Lord.
[Am] I've been sick.
He's been [G] good to me.
Damn, I might've [Em] been sick.
He's been good.
Did God [Am] bring you?
Let me tell you what he did [Em] for me.
He blessed me.
He's been good.
[Am] He blessed me, God.
He's been [D] good to [Em] me.
He blessed me.
He's been good.
Yes, he [Am] did.
[Em] There's been times in my life, [Am] oh, help me, Lord.
[Em] Seems like every time that I got [Am] a new cousin,
[Em] I had to end the diet.
But let [Am] me ask y'all something.
[G] How many of [Em] you know God's got power?
[Am] How many of you know he's got power?
[Em] Let me tell you what he's done for me.
Let [Am] me tell you what he's done for [Em] me.
He healed my body.
[Am] Walked out of here.
[G]
[Em] When I was a little boy,
I had quality oil on my right leg.
Look at it.
Lord.
[Am] Lord.
[Em]
Look at it.
[Am] Good night.
[Em]
God's good.
He's good.
He's good.
He's good.
Look at that.
She's talking about him.
Ain't nobody doing nothing.
Get away.
Ain't nobody doing nothing.
[D] [Em] [B] [Em]
[A] [E] [Em]
[A] [Em]
Everybody want a little bit of a small little man.
I want to tell you what I want to say.
I want to tell you what I want to say.
[A] I don't mean to be losing.
[Em] I don't [A] mean to be [E] losing.
Everything's [A] good to [Em] you.
Everything's good to you.
It's all good to you.
Let [D] me have [E] a little [Em] love.
[Am] Let me have a little.
All [G] right.
I know that [C] the [D] Lord will do good [Em] for me.
Thank you,
Key:  
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Canton Spirituals - Mississippi Poor Boy chords, practice playing Em, Am and Em in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 48 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 96 BPM. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Am] _ [Em] I come from a poor family, [Am] we didn't have much, but [C] the love [D] been good [Em] to me.
_ I come from a poor family, we [C] didn't have much, _ but the love [Bm] been good [Em] to me.
_ I come from a poor family, [C] we didn't have much, _ but the love [Bm] been [Em] good to me.
Let me tell you all something.
[Am] I didn't [Em] have no money.
How many of y'all were like that?
A lot of my [Am] friends [Em] thought that was funny.
_ [Am] But I'm so glad to me [Em] that I can stand right here and say
[C] that the _ [D] Lord's been [Em] good to me.
Let me tell you one more thing.
We were raised [Am] in a shanty town.
[Em] Sometimes cold within that we [Am] put on our back.
Listen here.
[Em] Mama and Daddy, [Am] they done the best they could.
_ [Em] They always told me, [Am] son, always be good.
[Em] But I don't know a thing.
[Am] Hey, hey, hey.
I know [C] that the [D] Lord's been good [Em] to me.
Oh, he's been good.
He's been good.
Thank [Am] God I've been good.
He's been [Em] good to me.
How many of you know tonight?
He's been good.
Thank God [Am] I've been good.
He's been good.
[D] Let me ask you, [Em] did it rain?
_ He's been good.
Did it [Am] rain?
He's [D] been good to me.
[Em] Did it rain?
He's been good.
I [Am] might've long way up.
[Em] Oh, Lord.
_ [Am] I've been sick.
He's been [G] good to me.
Damn, I might've [Em] been sick.
He's been good.
Did God [Am] bring you?
Let me tell you what he did [Em] for me.
He blessed me.
He's been good.
[Am] He blessed me, God.
He's been [D] good to [Em] me.
He blessed me.
He's been good.
Yes, he [Am] did.
[Em] _ There's been times in my life, [Am] oh, help me, Lord.
[Em] Seems like every time that I got [Am] a new cousin,
[Em] I had to end the diet.
But let [Am] me ask y'all something.
[G] How many of [Em] you know God's got power?
_ [Am] How many of you know he's got power? _
[Em] Let me tell you what he's done for me.
Let [Am] me tell you what he's done for [Em] me.
He healed my body.
_ [Am] Walked out of here.
[G] _
[Em] When I was a little boy,
I had quality oil on my right leg.
Look at it.
Lord.
_ _ [Am] Lord.
[Em] _ _ _
Look at it.
_ [Am] Good night.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ God's good.
He's good.
_ He's good.
He's good.
Look at that.
She's talking about him.
Ain't nobody doing nothing.
Get away.
_ Ain't nobody doing nothing. _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Everybody want a little bit of a small little man.
I want to tell you what I want to say.
I want to tell you what I want to say. _ _ _
[A] I don't mean to be losing.
[Em] I don't [A] mean to be [E] losing.
Everything's [A] good to [Em] you.
Everything's good to you.
It's _ _ all good to you.
Let [D] me have [E] a little [Em] love.
[Am] Let me have a little.
All [G] right.
I know that [C] the [D] Lord will do good [Em] for me.
Thank you,

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This song finds its place within the The Greatest Hits Featuring Hell Send the Blessings album.