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I love this song i hope u guys do to there wase'nt one before this that wase'nt guitar 
and its got a prety cool drum part for u drummers.Good luck and Rock on

e:|-----------------|
B:|---1-------1-----|
G:|-------0-------0-|  (play this measure 4 times total for intro)
D:|-----2-------2---|
A:|-3---------------|
E:|---------3-------|


  * C                                   C       G/B       Am
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|---1-------1-----|-----------------|---1-------1-----|-----1--------1--|
G:|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|-------0-------0-|----------2------|
D:|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----2-------0---|-----2------2----|
A:|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0------0--------|
E:|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

     I am  just  a  poor boy  though my story's  seldom  told       I have


    G                 G6                G7                G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|----------0------|---0-------0-----|
G:|---------------0-|---------------0-|------0-------0--|-------0-------0-|
D:|-----0-------0---|----0h2------2---|----3-------3----|-----0-------0---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3------3--------|-3-------3-------|

   squandered my resistance     for a  pocketful  of     mumbles  such are


    C                                 #         G/B       Am
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----1-----1-----|---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----|-----------1-----|
G:|-0-------------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----2---------0-|
D:|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A:|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
E:|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

   promises                                 All lies and jest      still a


    G                 F/C                                 C
e:|-----------------|---1-------1-----|-----------------|-----0-----------|
B:|---0-------0-----|-------1-------1-|-----------------|---------3---1---|
G:|-------0-------0-|-----------------|--------%--------|-----0-----------|
D:|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----------------|---------3---2---|
A:|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E:|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   man hears  what he wants to hear  and disregards  the rest.   Mmmmm ...


    G               $ G6                G7                C
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----0-----0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|---1-------1-----|
G:|---------------0-|---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D:|-----0-------0---|----0h2------2---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E:|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|

    Mmmmm ...           ...              ...


    C
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|
B:|-----1-----1-----|---1-------1-----|-----------------|-----1-----1-----|
G:|---------------0-|-------0-------0-|--------%--------|---------------0-|
D:|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
A:|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E:|---------3-------|---------3-------|-----------------|---------3-------|

                                                                 When I ...


For the second verse, return to * and repeat.  At $, jump to:

$:
    F/C               C                                   Am
e:|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-----0-----------|----0------------|
B:|-----------1-----|-------1-------1-|-----1-----------|----1---------1--|
G:|-----2--------2--|-----------------|-----0-----------|----2---0--0--2--|
D:|-----3--------3--|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|----2---0--0--2--|
A:|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|-3-----------2---|-0--0---------0--|
E:|-----------------|---------3-------|----------3------|-----------------|

    only  they would know                       Lie la   lie


    Am                Em                Em                Am
e:|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|----0------------|
B:|-1---------------|----0------------|-----------------|----1------------|
G:|-2----(strum)----|----0---(strum)--|----(strum)------|----2---(strum)--|
D:|-2---------------|----2------------|-----------------|----2------------|
A:|-0---------------|----2------------|-----------------|-0--0------------|
E:|-----------------|-0--0------------|-----------------|-----------------|

            Lie la   lie la lie la lie            Lie la  lie


    Am                G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:|----(strum)------|------0-------0--|-------0---------|
D:|-----------------|----0-------0----|-----0----0------|
A:|-----------------|---------0-------|--2----------2---|
E:|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|

             lie la   la la    lie la lie  la la la la


For the third verse, return to the intro and repeat, NOT taking the $ jump.

Then for the fourth verse, return to * and repeat, taking the $ jump.

For the "winter clothes" verse, return to * and repeat.  At #, jump to:

#:
    Em                                  Am
e:|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------------|
B:|-0---------------|---0-------0-----|---1-------------|-----------------|
G:|-0---------------|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|--------%--------|
D:|-2---------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----------------|
A:|-2---------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
E:|-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|

    bleedin' me                                                   to goin'


    G                 G6                G7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-0---------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G:|------0--------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-|
D:|----0--------0---|----0h2------2---|-----3-------3---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|

    home


Finally, for the last verse, play 2 bars of the intro, repeat from *,
	taking the $ jump (with Am - Em, "Lie-la-lie" repeats), and finish
	with:

    C                                                     Cmaj7
e:|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
B:|---1-------1-----|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|
G:|-----0-----------|--------%--------|--------%--------|---------0-------|
D:|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|
A:|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
E:|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|----3------------|
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