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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
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