Old Crow Medicine Show - Poor Man Chords & Tabs

 

Poor Man Chords & Tabs

Old Crow Medicine Show Chords & Tabs

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Poor Man Tab

   
Play with a steady 4/4 metre.
Pick / Strum as follows:

   A                                   D                         A
E|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---0---0-|
B|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---2---2-|
G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
D|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---------|-0-------0-------|-0---------2---2-|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-0-2-4-|-----0-------0---|-----0---0-------|
E|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----------------|-------------0---|

   A                 E                                   A
E|---0---0---------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
B|---2---2---------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|
G|---2---2---------|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|---2---2---2---2-|
D|---2---2---------|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
A|-0-------0-0-----|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-0-------0-------|
E|-----0-------4-2-|-0-------0-------|-0-------0---4---|-----0-------0---|

It follows this pattern through the solos and the verses, with minor variations.



INTRO:

A - - - | A - - - | D - - - | D - A - |

A - - - | E - - - | E - - - | A - - - ||


A
Hush up, honey, don’t you cry
D                                         A
Things are gonna get better in the by-and-by
                              E
And there ain’t a thing for a poor man
        A
In this world

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A                   
Work through the winter, work through the spring
     D                                             A
Yeah plant my corn and taters and then it wouldn't rain
                              E
And there ain’t a thing for a poor man
        A
In this world



VIOLIN SOLO

A - - - | A - - - | D - - - | D - A - |

A - - - | E - - - | E - - - | A - - - ||



A
Now I got down on my knees

Lord I thought I’d pray
D
Along come a great big flood
                  A
Washed everything away
                              E           
And there ain’t a thing for a poor man
        A
In this world


A
Work through the winter, Lord, work through this fall
D                                         A
All I got for Christmas was a pair of overalls
                              E
And there ain’t a thing for a poor man
        A
In this world



VIOLIN SOLO

A - - - | A - - - | D - - - | D - A - | 

A - - - | E - - - | E - - - | A - - - ||


A
Well I got down on my knees

Looked up to the sky
D                                          A
All I can think of is to ask the good Lord why
                              E
And there ain’t a thing for a poor man
         E
In this world


A
Well hush up, honey, Lord don’t get down
D                                  A
You know that I love you every way around
                              E
And there ain’t a thing for a poor man
        A
In this world



VIOLIN SOLO

A - - - | A - - - | D - - - | D - A - ||


A                             E
And there ain’t a thing for a poor man
N/C     A
In this world



FINAL CHORD: A



Play with pity for the poor man.
Enjoy!
Peace, Lukewa