*Played in 3/4*
Intro/Outro:
( G - F# - E - D - ) x3
( C - B - A - G - ) x1
e|--3-----2-----0-----------3-----2-----0-----------3-----2-----0---------------------------3~----|
B|----0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-------------------------0~----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-----2-0~----|
D|------------------0-2-4-------------------0-2-4-------------------0-2-4---2-----0-----2---0~----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------3-----2-----0-----2~----|
E|3-----2-----0-----------3-----2-----0-----------3-----2-----0-----------------------------3~----|
G D
Well I get into the game, but it's always the same
G C D C G
I'm the man with the name, Hip Eponymous Poor Boy, poor boy
D
Call me whatever you may, I ain't stoppin' the train
G C D C G
I got a pill for the pain, Hip Eponymous Poor Boy, poor boy
C G
And I know that I can't defeat you
D G
Yeah, you don't worry now, I ain't going to preach to you
C G
Well, there ya go, but I'll be going right there with you
D G
Yeah, wherever you'll be, you'll be lookin' at me
G D
But don't get out of your chair, put a bow in your hair
G C D C G
You might be making 'em stare, so leave the care to the poor boy, the poor boy
G D
And that's the name of the game, keep on stayin' the same,
G C D C G
Ain't nobody to blame, nobody but the poor boy, the poor boy
C G
Well okay, so you fell asleep today
D G
What's funny to me though is that you did that yesterday
C G
You must think I'm mad, to do all the things that I don't need to do
D G
But while you're laughin' at me, well I'll be laughin' at you
G D
So I get into the game, but always keep it the same
G C D C G
And I'll be usin' your name, but they'll be yellin' at me "Poor boy, poor boy"
G D
But I'll be happy for you, cause you got nothin' to do
G C D C G
And I'll be singin' the blues, walkin' around singin' "Poor boy, poor boy"
C G
Sometimes a cold shiver comes over me
D G
And it turns me on when the song takes over me
C G
But alright, I can't fight if the odds are against me
D G
But I can't sit still, because I know that I will
G D
And you'll be watching me girl, takin' over the world
G C D C G
Let the stripes unfurl, gettin' rich singin' "Poor boy, poor boy"
G D
And I'll be comin' to play, I do it every day
G C D C G
And the title will stay, Hip Eponymous Poor Boy, poor boy (Yeah)
Riff that can be played during "Poor boy, poor boy" part of the Chorus'
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--2--0-------------|
A|---------3-2-0-----|
E|---------------3---|
