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Poorhouse Chords

by Traveling Wilburys
KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays478

Poorhouse by Traveling Wilburys is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed 
  			C 
You walked in... 
C                                    G              C 
Serving me with papers, calling me obscene 
C                                                Am 
Woman I tried...  Just to do my best 
C                              G                               C 
You're gonna put...  And you'll take all the rest 

Am 
The poorhouse 
C 
The poorhouse 
Am G   C 
Oh, oh, the poorhouse 

The chords repeat for the rest of the verses.

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante