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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Po’ Boy – Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Bob Dylan From: “Love and Theft” (2001) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C / baritone G --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS g-C-E-A d-G-B-E Fmaj7 2-4-1-0 3-2-1-0 F6 2-2-1-0 3-2-3-1 F#m7-5 2-4-2-3 2-2-1-2 G6 0-4-3-2 5-4-5-3 or 0-0-0-0 D9 2-4-2-3 2-2-1-2 or 0-2-1-0 Fadd9 0-0-1-0 3-2-1-3 Bm7-5 2-2-1-2 0-2-0-1 E7 1-2-0-2 0-1-0-0 Em 0-4-3-2 2-0-0-0 B7 4-3-2-0 1-2-0-2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Fmaj7 F6 | C F#m7-5 | D9 G | C Fadd9 | [Verse] C Bm7-5 E7 Man comes to the door—I say, “For whom are you looking?”
He says, “Your Amwife,” I say, “She’s D9busy in the kitchen cookin’” Fmaj7 F6 C F#m7-5 Poor boy — where you been? I alF6ready tol’ you — won’t G6tell Gyou aCgain
[Verse] C Bm7-5 E7 I say, “How much you want for that?” I go into the store
AmMan says, “Three dollars.” “All D9right,” I say, “Will you take four?” Fmaj7 F6 C F#m7-5 Poor boy — never say die F6Things will be all G6rightG by and Cby
[Verse] C Bm7-5 E7 Workin’ on the mainline — workin’ like the devil
The Amgame is the same — it’s just up D9on another level Fmaj7 F6 C F#m7-5 Poor boy — dressed in black F6 G6 G | C G | Police at your back
[Middle 8]
Em Poor B7boy in a Emred hot B7town EmOut beB7yond the Emtwinklin’ B7stars E7Ridin’ first-class Amtrains — E7making the Amrounds E7Tryin’ to keep from Amfallin’ beD9tween the Fadd9cars
[Verse] C Bm7-5 E7 Othello told Desdemona, “I’m cold, cover me with a blanket
By the Amway, what happened to that poison wine?”D9 She says, “I gave it to you, you drank it” Fmaj7 F6 C F#m7-5 Poor boy, layin’ ’em straight F6Pickin’ up the cherries G6fallin’ Goff the Cplate
[Verse] C Bm7-5 E7 Time and love has branded me with its claws
AmHad to go to Florida, dodgin’ D9them Georgia laws Fmaj7Poor boF6y, in the hotel called the CPalace of Gloom F6 G6 G | C G | Call down to room service, says send up a room
[Middle 8]
Em My mother was a B7daughter of aEm wealthy B7farmer My Emfather was a traveling B7salesman, I never Emmet him B7 E7When my mother Amdied, my uncle E7took me in—Amhe ran a funeral parlor E7He did a lot of nice Amthings for me and D9I won’t forFadd9get him
[Verse] C Bm7-5 E7 All I know is that I’m thrilled by your kiss
Am I don’t know any D9more than this Fmaj7 F6 C F#m7-5 Poor boy, pickin’ up sticks F6Build ya a house out of G6morGtar and Cbricks
[Verse] C Bm7-5 E7 Knockin’ on the door, I say, “Who is it and where are you from?”
AmMan says, “Freddy!” I say, “Freddy who?” He says, “D9Freddy or not here I come” Fmaj7 F6 C F#m7-5 Poor boy ’neath the stars that shine F6Washin’ them dishes, G6feedin’ Gthem Cswine
[Coda] | Fmaj7 F6 | C F#m7-5 | D9 G | C