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Elvis Presley - Poor Boy Chords

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Poor Boy Chords

(ver. 1)
Elvis Presley
INTRO/CHORUS
                     G7        G7        D
Theyyyy, call, meee, poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
            A7            A       D     D   
But I ain't lonesome, and I ain't blue
D7             G7        G   D 
'Cause I could never, be a,  poor boy
           A7         A           D   D - stop
As long as I’ve got a darlin like you 

VERSE 1 
            D                  A7   A7
Ain't got a crust, ain't got a cent 
            A          A7      D    D     
Can't buy a jug, can't pay the rent 
        G7            G                
I got a heart full of dreams 
      D          D7 
And a lot of memory 
    E7       E         A7  A - stop
And that's e-nough for me 
 
CHORUS
              G         G         D
They call me, poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
            A7            A       D     D   
But I ain't lonesome, and I ain't blue
D7             G7        G   D 
'Cause I could never, be a,  poor boy
           A7         A           D   D - stop
As long as I’ve got a darlin like you 

VERSE 2
            D                  A7  A7
Can't buy a house, can't buy a lot 
            A           A7    D    
Ain't got a bean, ain't got a pot 
           G7       G           
But what I got is a heart
        D            D7
Full of love and memory
    E7       E         A7  A - stop
And that's e-nough for me

CHORUS 
              G         G         D
They call me  poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
            A7            A       D     D   
But I ain't lonesome, and I ain't blue
D7             G7        G   D 
'Cause I could never, be a,  poor boy
           A7         A           D   D - stop
As long as I’ve got a darlin like you 

VERSE 3
             D                 A7  A7
Don't have a pig, don't have a cow
             A        A7     D    
don't have a horse to pull a plow
           G7       G            
But what I got is a heart 
        D            D7
Full of love and memory
    E7       E         A7  A - stop 
And that's e-nough for me 
 
CHORUS
               G         G         D
THEY CALL ME ! poor boy, poor boy, poor boy
            A7           A       D     D   
But I ain't lonesome and I ain't blue
D7             G7        G    D 
'Cause I could never, be a,a, poor boy

OUTRO (to finish off the song play last A and D chord as emphasised single downstrums)
           A                                      
As long as I’ve got a darlin’ like 
                              
I’ve got a darlin’ like  
           A         A7  A    D               D   A D
I’ve got a darrrrrrrrlin like yoooooooooooou      ! !
 
            
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