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[Intro 1] [D][G] I [C]was a [Verse 1] [G]boy, I was a good little boy Wantin' in the playground [D]fun They said ah na ney boy you can't play 'Cause you were born a poor man's [G]son I [C]met a [Verse 2] [G]girl, she was a pretty little girl Would you be my [D]only one She said meet me where nobody can see 'Cause you were born a poor man's [G]son [Verse 3] I spent [C]all [G]my lifetime Thinkin' what I coulda [C]done While I worked [G]my fingers to the bone [D] [Verse 4] I [C]met [G]a man, he was business man I said I'm a hard workin' son of a [D]gun He said you know the rules You should've stayed in school But you were born a poor man's [G]son[C] [Interlude 1] [G][D][G][C] [G][D][G] [Verse 5] I spent [C]all [G]my lifetime Thinkin' what I coulda [C]done While I worked [G]my fingers to the bone [D] [Verse 6] I [C]met a [G]guy, he was a crazy guy He said I'm goin' to get me [D]some Let's go across the tracks where They keep that jack All we need is a little black [G]gun They [C]got the [Verse 7] [G]hounds and they tracked us down They said we know what you [D]have done You're gonna do the time it's gonna Fit the crime You shoulda shot [G]a p[D]oor man'[G]s son[D][C] [Outro 1] [D][G][D] [G][D][G][D] [G][G][G][D] [G][D][G][G]
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