Chords for Queen Latifah- Poetry Man Lyrics
Tempo:
66.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Gm
Dm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G] [C] Oh yeah, [G] [Gm] [C]
you make me [Gm] laugh, cause your eyes they light the night, they [C] look right through
me, la la la la, you bashful [Gm] boy, you're hiding something sweet, please [C] give it to me, yeah.
[C] [G] Oh talk to me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry man, you make things
alright, yeah, [G] yeah.
[C] Oh yeah, [G]
[C] oh yeah, you [G] are a genie, [Gm] and all I ask for is your smile [C] each time I rub the
lash, la la la la, [Gm] when I am with you, I have a giggling teenage crush, [C] then I'm a sultry
vamp, yeah, a sultry vamp.
[Gm] Oh talk to [Bb] me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry man, you make things
alright, yeah, [G] yeah.
Oh [C]
yeah, [G] oh [C] yeah, [G] you [Dm]
[Gm] are a
[Em] [Dm] genie, and all I ask for is [Gm]
[C] your smile [G] each time I rub the
lash, la la la la, when I am with you, I have a giggling teenage crush, [C] [G]
then [C] I'm a sultry
[G] [Gm]
Ooh, [C] yeah, [Gm] yeah, yeah, [G] ooh [C] yeah, ooh, so [G] once again, it's time to [Gm] say so long and so [C] recall
the call of life, la la la la, you're [Gm] going home now, home's that place somewhere you'll
go each day [G] to see your wife, to see your wife.
Whoa, [Bb] talk to me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry [D] man, you make things
[G] alright, yeah, whoa, talk [Dm] to me some more, [A] you don't have to go, [C] you're the poetry man,
[G] you make things alright.
[C]
you make me [Gm] laugh, cause your eyes they light the night, they [C] look right through
me, la la la la, you bashful [Gm] boy, you're hiding something sweet, please [C] give it to me, yeah.
[C] [G] Oh talk to me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry man, you make things
alright, yeah, [G] yeah.
[C] Oh yeah, [G]
[C] oh yeah, you [G] are a genie, [Gm] and all I ask for is your smile [C] each time I rub the
lash, la la la la, [Gm] when I am with you, I have a giggling teenage crush, [C] then I'm a sultry
vamp, yeah, a sultry vamp.
[Gm] Oh talk to [Bb] me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry man, you make things
alright, yeah, [G] yeah.
Oh [C]
yeah, [G] oh [C] yeah, [G] you [Dm]
[Gm] are a
[Em] [Dm] genie, and all I ask for is [Gm]
[C] your smile [G] each time I rub the
lash, la la la la, when I am with you, I have a giggling teenage crush, [C] [G]
then [C] I'm a sultry
[G] [Gm]
Ooh, [C] yeah, [Gm] yeah, yeah, [G] ooh [C] yeah, ooh, so [G] once again, it's time to [Gm] say so long and so [C] recall
the call of life, la la la la, you're [Gm] going home now, home's that place somewhere you'll
go each day [G] to see your wife, to see your wife.
Whoa, [Bb] talk to me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry [D] man, you make things
[G] alright, yeah, whoa, talk [Dm] to me some more, [A] you don't have to go, [C] you're the poetry man,
[G] you make things alright.
[C]
Key:
C
G
Gm
Dm
Bb
C
G
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Oh yeah, [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
you _ _ _ make me [Gm] laugh, cause your eyes they light the night, they [C] look right through
me, la la la la, you bashful [Gm] boy, _ you're hiding something sweet, please [C] give it to me, yeah.
[C] _ _ _ [G] Oh talk to me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry man, you make things
alright, yeah, [G] yeah. _ _
[C] Oh _ yeah, [G] _ _ _
[C] oh yeah, _ _ _ _ you [G] are a genie, _ [Gm] and all I ask for is your smile [C] each time I rub the
lash, la la la la, _ [Gm] when I am with you, I have a giggling teenage crush, [C] then I'm a sultry
vamp, yeah, a sultry vamp.
[Gm] Oh talk to [Bb] me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry man, you make things
alright, yeah, [G] yeah.
_ _ Oh [C] _
yeah, [G] _ _ oh [C] yeah, [G] you _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] are a _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] genie, and all I ask for is _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ your smile [G] each time I rub the
lash, la la la la, when I am with you, I have a giggling teenage crush, _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
then [C] I'm a sultry
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm]
Ooh, _ [C] yeah, [Gm] yeah, yeah, [G] ooh [C] yeah, _ ooh, _ so [G] once again, _ it's time to [Gm] say so long and so [C] recall
the call of life, la la la la, you're [Gm] going home now, home's that place somewhere you'll
go each day [G] to see your wife, to see your wife.
Whoa, [Bb] talk to me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry [D] man, you make things
[G] alright, yeah, whoa, talk [Dm] to me some more, [A] you don't have to go, [C] you're the poetry man,
[G] you make things alright. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Oh yeah, [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
you _ _ _ make me [Gm] laugh, cause your eyes they light the night, they [C] look right through
me, la la la la, you bashful [Gm] boy, _ you're hiding something sweet, please [C] give it to me, yeah.
[C] _ _ _ [G] Oh talk to me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry man, you make things
alright, yeah, [G] yeah. _ _
[C] Oh _ yeah, [G] _ _ _
[C] oh yeah, _ _ _ _ you [G] are a genie, _ [Gm] and all I ask for is your smile [C] each time I rub the
lash, la la la la, _ [Gm] when I am with you, I have a giggling teenage crush, [C] then I'm a sultry
vamp, yeah, a sultry vamp.
[Gm] Oh talk to [Bb] me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry man, you make things
alright, yeah, [G] yeah.
_ _ Oh [C] _
yeah, [G] _ _ oh [C] yeah, [G] you _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Gm] are a _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] genie, and all I ask for is _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] _ _ your smile [G] each time I rub the
lash, la la la la, when I am with you, I have a giggling teenage crush, _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
then [C] I'm a sultry
_ _ [G] _ _ [Gm]
Ooh, _ [C] yeah, [Gm] yeah, yeah, [G] ooh [C] yeah, _ ooh, _ so [G] once again, _ it's time to [Gm] say so long and so [C] recall
the call of life, la la la la, you're [Gm] going home now, home's that place somewhere you'll
go each day [G] to see your wife, to see your wife.
Whoa, [Bb] talk to me some more, [C] you don't have to go, you're the poetry [D] man, you make things
[G] alright, yeah, whoa, talk [Dm] to me some more, [A] you don't have to go, [C] you're the poetry man,
[G] you make things alright. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _