Eraserheads - Poormans Grave guitar chord
Tip: This song isn't really a popular one from the Eraserheads but this is my
favorite. Make sure you pull off the chords precisely at the right words for
better sound. I suggest you listen to it first.
-=Poorman's Grave=-
by: Eraserheads
album: Cutterpillow
speed: moderately fast
(Check out Poorman's Grave (Intro) tab for complete Intro)
Intro:
Am-F-G Am-F-G#
1st Stanza
Am F-G
I know a man who had nothing
Am F-G
He was a poor man all his life
Am F-G
He lived in a shack by the roadside
Am F-G
With starving kids and a loving wife
2nd Stanza
Am F-G
He went to church every Sunday
Am F-G
He prays from morning until night, he said
Am F-G
Good Lord, why have you forsaken me
Am F-G
When everything I did I thought was right
Refrain:
Em Am
Now my Life is coming to an end
F C
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
Em Am
All my days I have never sinned
F
So I hope you won't ignore
G G..G..GGGG
What I'm asking for...
Chorus I:
C
Oh honey when I die
F G
Dress me up in a coat and tie
C
Give me a pair of shoes
F G
That I haven't wore in a long time
C
Put me in a golden box
F G
Not a cross with a pile of rocks
C
Bury me where the grass is green
F G
And the gates are shining...
Chorus II:
C G F
Oh honey when I die
C
Give me a bed of roses
G F
Where I could lie
C G F
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
C G F(pause) G-G#
Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...
3rd stanza
Am F-G
I know a man who had nothing
Am F G
He dreamed of satin sheets all his life
Am F-G
He lived and worked like a dog
Am F G
Licking every boot he sees just to survive
4th stanza
Am F-G
He comes home drunk every night
Am F G
Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife, he said
Am F G
Honey you have been so good to me
Am F G
I only wish we had a better life
Refrain II:
Em Am
And now my life's coming to an end
F C
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
Em Am
All my days I have lived in shame
F
So I hope you won't ignore
G G..G..GGGG
Just what I'm asking for...
Chorus I:
C
Oh honey when I die
F G
Dress me up in a coat and tie
C
Give me a pair of shoes
F G
That I haven't wore in a long time
C
Put me in a golden box
F G
Not a cross with a pile of rocks
C
Bury me where the grass is green
F G
And the gates are shining...
Chorus III:
C G F
Oh honey when I die
C
Give me a bed of roses
G F
Where I could lie
C G F
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
C F G
'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's...
C G F
Oh honey when I die
C
Give me a bed of roses
G F
Where I could lie
C G F
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
C G F(faded strumming) then Am(softly)
'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...
hope you liked it!!! (this is my first tabbing)
sent by: Franco R. Maravilla
