Chords for Poor Man's Paradise

Tempo:
95.35 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Poor Man's Paradise chords
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[Bm] I ain't got nothing in my pocket, [F#m]
I got holes in both of my shoes
[Em] I ain't got nothing in my pocket, [G]
but if I did, I'd [A] give half to you
[D] [Em] [D]
[A]
[D] Da [D] da da da [G]
[D] [A] [D] da.
[A]
[D] My [Em] [D] friend Clark lost his [D]
eye, when the big [A] wind blew
[D] [G] [D] Things have been a little [Em] rough, [D] but there's still [A] fish in the bayou
[G] He can whip up a [A] tourbillon,
[D] With trimmed [Bm] Dolly blonde,
[G] In his four man spare [A] of tights,
To [D] show in his nightgown.
[Em]
[Bm] [D] [A]
[D] [G] Baby [D] Charles sits on a dock,
Drinking a [A] Dixie beer, telling [D] stories to [G] his [D] dog
That he's [A] scratching behind the ear
[G] Rocking back [A] and forth
[D] To his transistor [Bm]
radio
Call [G] up Black Daddy, old [A] Saint
If [Bm] that's time, I [A] know
[D] [G]
Poor man's [A] paradise
[D] Poor man's [Bm] paradise
[Em]
[G] Doon, doon, doon, doon, [A] all right
In poor man's [D] paradise
[G] [D] [Em] [D]
[A]
[G] [Em] [D] [Em] [D]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[D] Shrinkle Tio is on the street
Every [A] single day
Talking
[D] to her good friend Jesus
And watching the [A] children play
[D] She tells Clyde to come on by
With some [G] shrimp [A] for your home
[Bm] [F#] [D] Get out your bus
And dance to Charlie's [A] radio
Just [G] one and two and three and four
Turn the music [N] up some more
Two and three and four and five
Ain't good to be alive
Three and four and five and six
This is how we get our gifts
Four and five and six and seven
[D] Oh, got you to go [G] to heaven
In poor man's [A] paradise
Poor [D] man's [Bm] paradise
[G] Doon, doon, doon, [A] doon, all right
In poor man's [D] paradise
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
[Em] [D] [A] [E]
[A] [G] Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, [C#] do
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn The Subdudes - Poor Mans Paradise chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, D, G, A, G, D, Bm and G. Start with a comfortable 47 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 95. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Major.

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[Bm] _ I ain't got nothing in my pocket, _ [F#m] _
_ I got holes in both of my shoes
[Em] I ain't got nothing in my pocket, [G] _
_ but if I did, I'd [A] give half to _ you _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Da [D] da da da _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] da_.
_ [A] _
_ [D] My [Em] [D] friend Clark lost his [D]
eye, when the big [A] wind blew _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] Things have been a little [Em] rough, [D] but there's still [A] fish in the bayou _
_ [G] He can whip up a [A] tourbillon, _
_ _ [D] With trimmed [Bm] Dolly blonde,
[G] In his four man spare [A] of tights,
To [D] show in his _ nightgown.
[Em] _
_ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [G] Baby [D] Charles sits on a dock,
Drinking a [A] Dixie beer, _ _ telling _ [D] _ _ _ stories to [G] his [D] dog
That he's [A] scratching behind the ear _
_ _ _ [G] _ Rocking back [A] and forth
_ [D] To his transistor _ [Bm]
radio
Call [G] up Black Daddy, old [A] Saint
_ If [Bm] that's time, I [A] know
_ [D] _ [G] _
Poor man's [A] paradise
_ [D] Poor _ man's _ [Bm] paradise
_ [Em] _
[G] Doon, doon, doon, doon, [A] all right
In poor man's [D] paradise
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ Shrinkle Tio is on the street
Every [A] single day
_ Talking _
_ [D] _ _ to her good friend Jesus
And watching the [A] children play _ _ _
[D] She tells Clyde to come on by
With some [G] shrimp [A] for your home _ _
_ [Bm] _ [F#] _ [D] Get out your bus
And dance to Charlie's [A] radio
_ _ Just _ [G] one and two and three and four
Turn the music [N] up some more
Two and three and four and five
Ain't good to be alive
Three and four and five and six
This is how we get our gifts
Four and five and six and seven
[D] Oh, got you to go [G] to heaven
In poor man's [A] paradise _
Poor _ [D] man's [Bm] paradise _
_ _ [G] Doon, doon, doon, [A] doon, all right
In poor man's [D] paradise _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ _ [G] Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, _ _ do, do
Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, [C#] do _ _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the Street Symphony album.