Poor Girl Chords by X
Tempo:
104.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[G] You sat at home, the windows didn't glide.
It hit you hard and you cried so long.
[E] Life turned [G] and wandered, never to come back [C] again.
Take what she gives you, don't feel [D] sorry for her.
Then you [G] fell out, out of the starlight.
And you were too hurt to walk, too bad to begin.
I looked out the side, but I couldn't feel sad for [C] you.
Take [B] what she [C] gives you, don't cry [D] when you're yesterday.
[G]
One little [D] girl ran away for [Em] good.
I tried to explain [D] why she won't say a [G] thing, say a sad [D] thing.
I'm so far away [Em] now, how [E] can I say [D] why she won't talk at [G] all?
She holds a deck of cards, [D] she wants to be alone.
[G]
I'm getting very ill, [D] and I'm tired of waking up.
[G] Now I want to be [D] alone.
[C]
[G] When [B] you [G] ran out, out of Pete's Hotel.
You [Bm] didn't look so [G] good, and you didn't feel so well.
You [Bm] said, [G] lonely time.
But I couldn't get [D] it [C] right.
Take what she gives you, don't feel sorry [D] for her.
[G] One little [D] girl ran away for good.
[Em] I tried to explain [D] why she won't say a [G] thing, say a sad thing.
[D]
I'm so far away [Em] now, how can I say [D] why she won't talk at [G] all?
She holds a deck of cards, [D] she wants to be alone.
[G] She still drinks in the dark, [D] the radio is left on [G] late.
She saw a madman cry, [D] and break it off cause he hated [G] himself.
And she felt better at all, [D] cause she was old and drunk.
[Dm] [C] [G] [A]
[G]
[G] You sat at home, the windows didn't glide.
It hit you hard and you cried so long.
[E] Life turned [G] and wandered, never to come back [C] again.
Take what she gives you, don't feel [D] sorry for her.
Then you [G] fell out, out of the starlight.
And you were too hurt to walk, too bad to begin.
I looked out the side, but I couldn't feel sad for [C] you.
Take [B] what she [C] gives you, don't cry [D] when you're yesterday.
[G]
One little [D] girl ran away for [Em] good.
I tried to explain [D] why she won't say a [G] thing, say a sad [D] thing.
I'm so far away [Em] now, how [E] can I say [D] why she won't talk at [G] all?
She holds a deck of cards, [D] she wants to be alone.
[G]
I'm getting very ill, [D] and I'm tired of waking up.
[G] Now I want to be [D] alone.
[C]
[G] When [B] you [G] ran out, out of Pete's Hotel.
You [Bm] didn't look so [G] good, and you didn't feel so well.
You [Bm] said, [G] lonely time.
But I couldn't get [D] it [C] right.
Take what she gives you, don't feel sorry [D] for her.
[G] One little [D] girl ran away for good.
[Em] I tried to explain [D] why she won't say a [G] thing, say a sad thing.
[D]
I'm so far away [Em] now, how can I say [D] why she won't talk at [G] all?
She holds a deck of cards, [D] she wants to be alone.
[G] She still drinks in the dark, [D] the radio is left on [G] late.
She saw a madman cry, [D] and break it off cause he hated [G] himself.
And she felt better at all, [D] cause she was old and drunk.
[Dm] [C] [G] [A]
[G]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
E
G
D
C
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ You sat at home, the windows didn't glide.
It hit you hard and you cried so long.
[E] Life turned [G] and wandered, never to come back [C] again.
Take what she gives you, _ don't feel [D] sorry for her. _ _
_ _ Then you [G] fell out, out of the starlight.
And you were too hurt to walk, too bad to begin.
I looked out the side, but I couldn't feel sad for [C] you.
Take [B] what she [C] gives you, _ don't cry [D] when you're _ _ yesterday.
_ _ _ [G] _
One little [D] girl ran away for [Em] good.
I tried to explain [D] why she won't say a [G] thing, say a sad [D] thing.
I'm so far away [Em] now, how [E] can I say [D] why she won't talk at [G] all?
She holds a deck of cards, [D] she wants to be alone.
[G]
I'm getting very ill, [D] and I'm tired of waking up.
[G] Now I want to be [D] alone.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ When [B] you [G] ran out, out of Pete's Hotel.
You [Bm] didn't look so [G] good, and you didn't feel so well.
You [Bm] said, [G] lonely time.
But I couldn't get [D] it [C] right.
Take what she gives you, _ don't feel sorry [D] for _ _ _ her.
_ [G] One little [D] girl ran away for good.
[Em] I tried to explain [D] why she won't say a [G] thing, say a sad thing.
[D]
I'm so far away [Em] now, how can I say [D] why she won't talk at [G] all?
She holds a deck of cards, [D] she wants to be alone.
[G] She still drinks in the dark, [D] the radio is left on [G] late.
She saw a madman cry, [D] and break it off cause he hated [G] himself.
And she felt better at all, [D] cause she was old and drunk.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ You sat at home, the windows didn't glide.
It hit you hard and you cried so long.
[E] Life turned [G] and wandered, never to come back [C] again.
Take what she gives you, _ don't feel [D] sorry for her. _ _
_ _ Then you [G] fell out, out of the starlight.
And you were too hurt to walk, too bad to begin.
I looked out the side, but I couldn't feel sad for [C] you.
Take [B] what she [C] gives you, _ don't cry [D] when you're _ _ yesterday.
_ _ _ [G] _
One little [D] girl ran away for [Em] good.
I tried to explain [D] why she won't say a [G] thing, say a sad [D] thing.
I'm so far away [Em] now, how [E] can I say [D] why she won't talk at [G] all?
She holds a deck of cards, [D] she wants to be alone.
[G]
I'm getting very ill, [D] and I'm tired of waking up.
[G] Now I want to be [D] alone.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ When [B] you [G] ran out, out of Pete's Hotel.
You [Bm] didn't look so [G] good, and you didn't feel so well.
You [Bm] said, [G] lonely time.
But I couldn't get [D] it [C] right.
Take what she gives you, _ don't feel sorry [D] for _ _ _ her.
_ [G] One little [D] girl ran away for good.
[Em] I tried to explain [D] why she won't say a [G] thing, say a sad thing.
[D]
I'm so far away [Em] now, how can I say [D] why she won't talk at [G] all?
She holds a deck of cards, [D] she wants to be alone.
[G] She still drinks in the dark, [D] the radio is left on [G] late.
She saw a madman cry, [D] and break it off cause he hated [G] himself.
And she felt better at all, [D] cause she was old and drunk.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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