To Be Poor Is A Crime Chords by Still Cool

Tempo:
134.25 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

E

D

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Still Cool - To Be Poor Is A Crime chords
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[A]
[Bm] [F#m] My [E] God, my God, [Bm] my [A] God,
[Bm] [A] my God, my [E] God, [Bm] my God.
To [A] be poor with a [Bm] pen, [A] you'll have to know [E] that it is a time.
To [A] be poor with a [Bm] pen, [A] you'll have to know [E] that it is a time.
[A] But I'm kind [Bm] of begging, [A] God knows [Bm] I'm trying,
[C#m] To make a honest [Bm] living, [A] with all my [D] strength I'm giving.
[A] [F#m] To be poor [Bm] with a pen, you'll [C#m] have to [A] know that [E] it is a time.
To [A] be poor with a pen, [Bm] [A] you'll have to know that it [E] is a time.
To [A] be poor with a pen, [Bm] you'll have [A] to know [E] that it is a time.
[A] To be poor with a [D] pen, [A] you'll have to know that it is a time.
But I'm kind of [Bm] being pushed around,
[A] I'm not ever [D] getting off the ground.
[A] [Em] Everyone's trying to [D] push [A] me down,
I'm not ever getting off the ground.
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [F#m] To be poor with a pen, [D] [A] you'll have to know that it is a time.
[E] [A] To be poor with a pen, [D] [A]
[E] you'll [A] have
[Bm] [A] to know [E] that it is a time.
[A] To be poor [Bm] with a pen, [A] you'll have to know that [E] it is…
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] To [Bm] [E] [A] be poor with a pen, [Bm] [A] you'll have to know that [E] it is a time.
To [A] be poor [D] with a pen, [A] you'll have to know that it is a [E] time.
To [A] know that you could [Bm] end up crying
[A] Spread peace [D] inside
[A] Spread that I'm not [Bm] lying
[F#m] To let what [Bm] feels like dying
[F#m] To be born to the [Em] light
[Bm] [A] What else to know that [E] didn't exist
To be [F#m] born [A]
to the [Bm] light
[A] What else to know that didn't [E] exist
[A]
[C#m] [F#m]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[E] [A] To keep imagining [Bm] wrong
[A] The way I sing [D] my [A] song
I'm used to be on [D] anger
When frustration is our only anger
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A#]
[Bm] To be [F] [F#] born
[C] to the light
[C#m] What else to know that didn't [E] exist
To be born to the light
[C#m] What else to know that didn't [E] exist
[A] [G#]
[A] [Am]
[E] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] Spread [E]
[G#]
[D]
[Am]
[A#] [D] that I'm not lying
[C#m] To let what feels like dying
[Fm] To be born to the light
[Am] What else to know [F#] that didn't exist
♪ Let's stay [E] around, looking [F] for [E] a reason to dance
[D#]
[A#]
[Am]
[N]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[E] [A]
[N]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[E][A] Maybe staying around for a chance to relax a bit ♪
♪ Good morning, my [Bm] soul mate [A],rauln go off [E] to see my girlfriend,kichica.
[A] [E]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [A]
[G#] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[E] ♪ Good [F#m] morning [D] to the band, [A] go off to meet somenews on the stalk. you
[Bm] [A] [E]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
Bm
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E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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To start learning Still Cool - (US Disco Mix) To Be Poor Is A Crime chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - A, E, A, Bm, A, E and Bm in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 67 BPM and then match the original tempo of 134 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] My [E] God, my God, [Bm] my _ [A] God, _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ my God, my [E] God, [Bm] my God.
To [A] be poor _ with a [Bm] pen, [A] you'll have to know [E] that it is a time.
To [A] be poor with a [Bm] pen, [A] _ you'll have to know [E] that it is a time.
[A] But I'm kind [Bm] of begging, _ [A] _ God knows [Bm] I'm trying,
_ [C#m] To make a honest [Bm] living, _ [A] with all my [D] strength I'm giving.
_ [A] _ [F#m] To be poor [Bm] with a pen, you'll _ [C#m] have to [A] know that [E] it is a time.
To [A] be poor with a pen, [Bm] _ [A] _ you'll have to know that it [E] is a time.
To [A] be poor with a pen, [Bm] you'll have [A] _ to know [E] that it is a time.
[A] To be poor with a [D] pen, [A] you'll have to know that it is a time.
But I'm kind of [Bm] being pushed around,
[A] I'm not ever [D] getting off the ground.
[A] _ [Em] _ Everyone's trying to [D] push [A] me down,
I'm not ever getting off the ground.
[Bm] _ [A] _ [Bm] [F#m] To be poor with a pen, [D] _ [A] you'll have to know that it is a time.
[E] [A] To be poor with a pen, [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] you'll _ _ [A] _ _ have _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ to know [E] that it is a time.
[A] To be poor [Bm] with a pen, _ _ [A] you'll have to know that [E] it is…
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ To _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] [A] be poor with a pen, [Bm] _ [A] you'll have to know that [E] it is a time.
To [A] be poor [D] with a pen, _ [A] you'll have to know that it is a [E] time.
To [A] know that you could [Bm] end up crying
_ _ [A] _ Spread peace [D] inside
_ _ _ [A] Spread that I'm not [Bm] lying
_ [F#m] To let what [Bm] feels like dying
[F#m] To be born to the [Em] light
[Bm] _ [A] What else to know that [E] didn't exist
To be [F#m] born [A]
to the [Bm] light
_ [A] What else to know that didn't [E] exist
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] To keep imagining [Bm] wrong
_ _ [A] The way I sing [D] my _ _ _ [A] song
I'm used to be on [D] anger
When frustration is our only anger
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ To be [F] [F#] born _
[C] to the light
[C#m] What else to know that didn't [E] exist
To be born to the light
_ [C#m] What else to know that didn't [E] exist _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Spread [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [D] _ that I'm not lying
_ [C#m] To let what feels like dying
_ [Fm] To be born to the light
[Am] What _ else to know _ [F#] that didn't exist
♪ Let's stay [E] around, looking [F] for [E] a reason to dance _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ ♪ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ ♪ [A] Maybe _ staying around for a chance to relax a bit ♪
♪ Good morning, my [Bm] soul mate [A],rauln go off [E] to see my girlfriend,kichica.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ ♪ Good [F#m] _ _ morning [D] _ to the band, _ [A] go off to meet somenews on the stalk. you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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