Key = A
Intro: A - D - E7 - A - A
A D A E7
When I Was Just A Youngster And Hardly In My Teens
A D E7 A
I Went To School On Many A Day With Faded Old Blue Jeans
A D A E7
The Patches They Were Many The Seat Was All Thread Bare
A D E7 A
But A Poor Girl Didn't Notice And A Poor Boy Didn't Care
A D E7 A
A Poor Boy Don't Have No Money A Poor Boy Don't Have No Dough
D A E7
Give A Poor Boy A Pretty Little Girl And Watch That Poor Boy Go
A D A E7
He's The Backbone Of The Nation The Pappy Of The Land
A D
With A Two Buck Loan He'll Build Him A Home
E7 A
And Raise Him A Poor Boy Clan
Instrumental Break: A - E - E7 - A - A
A D A E7
His Worries They Are Many His Pleasures Are But Few
A D E7 A
But That Don't Worry A Poor Boy His Pappy Had 'Em Too
A D A A
His Livin' Don't Come Easy He Has To Sweat It Out
A D E7 A
But He'd Rather Be A Poor Boy Than A Wealty Gad-a-bout
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental Break: Bb - Bb - A - A
A D A E7
If It Wasn't For The Poor Boy A Lot Would Go Un-done
A D E7 A
The Plough Would Never Furrow Or The Mill Would Never Run
A D A E7
There Wouldn't Be No Taters There Wouldn't Be No Beans
A D E7 A
The Rich Would All Be Poor Boys In Faded Old Blue Jeans
Repeat Chorus