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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Po’ Boy – Bob Dylan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Bob Dylan From: “Love and Theft” (2001) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] / [Coda] Fmaj7 F6 C F#m7-5 D9 G C F/G 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|12----10--------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|--8-------------/5-------3-0-----|1---------1-----| G|12----10--------/9---9-9---------|--5-5-5-0-------|0---------2-----| D|----------------|------10--------/3---------------|2---------3-----| A|----------------|------9---------|----------------|3---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----| [Turnaround] F6 G6 G C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--------0-------|----------------| B|--3---3-0-3---1-|----1-----------| G|--2---2---0---0-|----0-0---0-----| D/3---------------|----------------| A|----------------|3-----------2---| E|--------3-------|--------3-------| [Link] Middle 8 ==> Verse [ F/G ] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------| B|--1-3-1/5-----3-|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|--2-3-2/5-----3-|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e Fmaj7 1-x-3-2-1-0 F6 1-x-3-2-3-x F#m7-5 2-x-2-2-1-x D9 x-5-4-5-5-x F/G 3-x-3-2-1-x Bm7-5 x-2-3-2-3-x G/B x-2-0-0-0-x Em 0-2-2-0-0-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | Fmaj7 F6 | C F#m7-5 | F6 G6 G | C F/G | [Verse 1] 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 2] 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 3] 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/B | 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 F/Gcars (LINK]
[Verse 4] 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 5] 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 C/GGloom F6 G6 G | C G/B | 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 forF/Gget him (LINK]
[Verse 6] 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 7] 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 | F6 G6 G | C