Poor Boy Chords by Split Enz

Tempo:
133.2 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

A

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Split Enz - Poor Boy (1980) chords
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[Em]
My love [Dm] is alien [Bm] I've picked [Am] her up by [C] chance
She speaks to [D] me in a range of [A] high frequency
[E] [Em]
[Dm] Radio band of gold [Bm] Wanna listen [Am] till I grow [C] old
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [E] -ooh One look and the poor [Am] boy
[D] [Em] Ooh [G]-ooh-ooh-ooh [E]-ooh One look and the poor [Am] boy
[D] [E] [A] Ooh [G]-ooh-ooh -ooh [B] [Em]
-ooh The crackle [Dm] of the radio
[Bm]
Message [Am] in the evening sky [C] Looking [D] at it in the planet
Very [A] early on [E] [A]
[Em] I'll never [Dm] see her face
[Bm] Between the [Am] stairs to my space
[C] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [E]-ooh One look and the poor boy
[A] Ooh [D] [E]-ooh-ooh-ooh [G]-ooh One [E] look and the poor [A] boy
Ooh [D] [E]
[G] [B]
[Em] [Dm]
[Bm] [C]
[Em]
[Dm]-ooh [Bm]
[Am] -ooh-ooh-ooh One [Em]
[D] [Dm] [F#m]
[Em]
look and [D#m] the poor [D] [E] boy
[F#m]
[C] Can't you see me now?
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [E]-ooh One [Am]
[D] [G] [Cm]
[E] look and the poor boy
[A] Ooh-ooh [G]-ooh-ooh-ooh [E] One look and the poor [A] boy
I do-o-o-o [D] -o-o [G] -o
[E] I'mma, [Am] I'mma
[G]
[E] [A]
[D] [G] caboose
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[E] [A]
[D] ya [G]-ay
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[E] looking for [Am] your dear gem
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
D
1321
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Split Enz - Poor Boy chords, practice the chord sequence A, D, G, E, A, D, E, A and G. For best results, commence at 66 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 133. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ My love [Dm] is alien _ [Bm] _ I've picked [Am] her up by [C] chance
She speaks to [D] me in a range of [A] high frequency _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Radio band of gold _ [Bm] Wanna listen [Am] till I grow [C] old
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [E] _ -ooh _ _ One look and the poor [Am] boy _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ Ooh [G]-ooh-ooh-ooh [E]-ooh One look and the poor [Am] boy _
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] [A] Ooh [G]-ooh-ooh _ -ooh _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em]
-ooh The crackle [Dm] of the radio
_ [Bm] _
_ Message [Am] in the evening sky [C] _ _ Looking [D] at it in the planet
Very [A] early on _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] I'll never [Dm] see her face
_ [Bm] _ Between the [Am] stairs to my space
[C] Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [E]-ooh _ _ _ One look and the poor boy
[A] _ Ooh _ [D] [E]-ooh-ooh-ooh [G]-ooh _ One [E] _ look and the poor [A] boy
Ooh _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm]-ooh _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ -ooh-ooh-ooh One [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
look and [D#m] the poor [D] _ [E] boy
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [C] Can't you see me now?
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh [E]-ooh _ One _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[E] _ look and the poor boy
[A] _ Ooh-ooh [G]-ooh-ooh-ooh _ _ [E] One look and the poor [A] boy
I do-o-o-o [D] _ -o-o [G] _ -o _
[E] _ I'mma, _ [Am] I'mma _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] caboose _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ ya [G]-ay _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[E] _ looking for [Am] your _ _ _ dear gem
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Tim Finn.

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