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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|----------------|----------------|
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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
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Intro
| Fmaj7 F6 | C F#m7-5 | F6 G6 G | C F/G |
Verse 1
Man comes to the door, I say, “For whom are you looking?”
He says, “Your wife,” I say, “She’s busy in the kitchen cookin’”
Poor boy — where you been?
I already tol’ you — won’t tell you again
Verse 2
I say, “How much you want for that?” I go into the store
Man says, “Three dollars.” “All right,” I say, “Will you take four?”
Poor boy — never say die
Things will be all right by and by
Verse 3
Workin’ on the mainline — workin’ like the devil
The game is the same — it’s just up on another level
Poor boy — dressed in black
F6 G6 G | C G/B |
Police at your back
Middle 8
Poor boy in a red hot town
Out beyond the twinklin’ stars
Ridin’ first-class trains — making the rounds
Tryin’ to keep from fallin’ between the cars (LINK]
Verse 4
Othello told Desdemona, “I’m cold, cover me with a blanket
By the way, what happened to that poison wine?” She says, “I gave it to you, you drank it”
Poor boy, layin’ ’em straight
Pickin’ up the cherries fallin’ off the plate
Verse 5
Time and love has branded me with its claws
Had to go to Florida, dodgin’ them Georgia laws
Poor boy, in the hotel called the Palace of Gloom
F6 G6 G | C G/B |
Call down to room service, says send up a room
Middle 8
My mother was a daughter of a wealthy farmer
My father was a traveling salesman, I never met him
When my mother died, my uncle took me in—he ran a funeral parlor
He did a lot of nice things for me and I won’t forget him (LINK]
Verse 6
All I know is that I’m thrilled by your kiss
I don’t know any more than this
Poor boy, pickin’ up sticks
Build ya a house out of mortar and bricks
Verse 7
Knockin’ on the door, I say, “Who is it and where are you from?”
Man says, “Freddy!” I say, “Freddy who?” He says, “Freddy or not here I come”
Poor boy ’neath the stars that shine
Washin’ them dishes, feedin’ them swine
Coda
| Fmaj7 F6 | C F#m7-5 | F6 G6 G | C
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