Key A
Intro: A - D - E7 - A - A
When [A]I Was Just A [D]Youngster And [A]Hardly In My [E7]Teens
I [A]Went To School On [D]Many A Day With [E7]Faded Old Blue [A]Jeans
The [A]Patches They Were [D]Many The [A]Seat Was All Thread [E7]Bare
But A [A]Poor Girl Didn't [D]Notice And A [E7]Poor Boy Didn't [A]Care
Chorus:
A [A]Poor Boy Don't [D]Have No Money A [E7]Poor Boy Don't [A]Have No Dough
Give A Poor Boy A [D]Pretty Little Girl And [A]Watch That Poor Boy [E7]Go
He's The [A]Backbone Of The [D]Nation The [A]Pappy Of The [E7]Land
With A [A]Two Buck Loan He'll [D]Build Him A Home
And [E7]Raise Him A Poor Boy [A]Clan
Instrumental Break: A - E - E7 - A - A
His [A]Worries They Are [D]Many His [A]Pleasures Are But [E7]Few
But [A]That Don't Worry A [D]Poor Boy His [E7]Pappy Had 'Em [A]Too
His [A]Livin' Don't Come [D]Easy He [A]Has To Sweat It [A]Out
But He'd [A]Rather Be A [D]Poor Boy Than A [E7]Wealty Gad-a-[A]bout
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental Break: Bb - Bb - A - A
If It [A]Wasn't For The [D]Poor Boy A [A]Lot Would Go Un-[E7]done
The [A]Plough Would Never [D]Furrow Or The [E7]Mill Would Never [A]Run
There [A]Wouldn't Be No [D]Taters There [A]Wouldn't Be No [E7]Beans
The [A]Rich Would All Be [D]Poor Boys In [E7]Faded Old Blue [A]Jeans
Repeat Chorus
Intro: A - D - E7 - A - A
When [A]I Was Just A [D]Youngster And [A]Hardly In My [E7]Teens
I [A]Went To School On [D]Many A Day With [E7]Faded Old Blue [A]Jeans
The [A]Patches They Were [D]Many The [A]Seat Was All Thread [E7]Bare
But A [A]Poor Girl Didn't [D]Notice And A [E7]Poor Boy Didn't [A]Care
Chorus:
A [A]Poor Boy Don't [D]Have No Money A [E7]Poor Boy Don't [A]Have No Dough
Give A Poor Boy A [D]Pretty Little Girl And [A]Watch That Poor Boy [E7]Go
He's The [A]Backbone Of The [D]Nation The [A]Pappy Of The [E7]Land
With A [A]Two Buck Loan He'll [D]Build Him A Home
And [E7]Raise Him A Poor Boy [A]Clan
Instrumental Break: A - E - E7 - A - A
His [A]Worries They Are [D]Many His [A]Pleasures Are But [E7]Few
But [A]That Don't Worry A [D]Poor Boy His [E7]Pappy Had 'Em [A]Too
His [A]Livin' Don't Come [D]Easy He [A]Has To Sweat It [A]Out
But He'd [A]Rather Be A [D]Poor Boy Than A [E7]Wealty Gad-a-[A]bout
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental Break: Bb - Bb - A - A
If It [A]Wasn't For The [D]Poor Boy A [A]Lot Would Go Un-[E7]done
The [A]Plough Would Never [D]Furrow Or The [E7]Mill Would Never [A]Run
There [A]Wouldn't Be No [D]Taters There [A]Wouldn't Be No [E7]Beans
The [A]Rich Would All Be [D]Poor Boys In [E7]Faded Old Blue [A]Jeans
Repeat Chorus
