Intro:
G,F#,E,D x 3
C,B,A,G x 1
G D
Well I get into the game, but it's always the same
G C D 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 G
I get a feel for the fame Hip Eponymous Poor Boy, poor boy
C G
And I know that I can't defeat you
D G
Yea, you don't worry now, I ain't going to preach to you
C
Well, there ya go
G
But I'll be going right there with you
D G
Yeah wherever you'll be, you'll be lookin' at me
G
But don't get out of your chair
D G
Put a bow in your hair, you might be makin' 'em stare
C D G
So leave the care to the poor boy, the poor boy
G
And that's the name of the game
D G
Keep on stayin' the same, ain't nobody to blame
C D G
Nobody but the poor boy, the poor boy
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C G
Well okay, so you fell asleep today
D G
What's funny to me though is that you did that yesterday
C
You might think I'm mad
G
For doing 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
And I'll be usin' your name,
C D G
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 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 it the odds are against me
D
But I can't sit still
G
Because I know that I will
G D
And you'll be watching me girl, takin' over the world
G C D 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 G
And the title will stay, Hip Eponymous Poor Boy, poor boy (Yeah)
Same chords as intro for outro
