Poor Thing Chords
by Joe Jackson
Poor Thing by Joe Jackson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, G, G/F#, F#m, B, Bm, E, Am, Em7, C, D/F#, F#, C/E and Am/C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em
Just think of the millions and millions of people
D Em D G
Who could have existed, but didn't exist
D G G/F#
Yet here we are
Em D
And the millions and millions of planets and stars
Em D G
Never listed on anyone's list
D G F#m B
And here we are
Bm E Bm E Bm E
But oh... what a life it is
Am D Am D Am
Oh... what can we do
D
With you
G G/F# Em Em7 C
Poor thing, everything's tragic today
Bm D/F#
And your life's a mess
G G/F# Em Em7 C
Poor thing, maybe you like it that way
F#m B
That could make sense I guess
Em C Bm
Em D
Just think of the millions and millions of horrible things
Em D G
That can happen, that happen each day
D G G/F#
But on we go
Em
There must still be a few million chances
D Em D G
That just a few things could still turn out okay
D G F#m B
So on we go
Bm E Bm E Bm E
But oh... what a life it is
Am D Am D Am
Oh... what can we do
D
With you
G G/F# Em Em7 C
Poor thing, everything's tragic today
Bm D/F#
And your life's a mess
G G/F# Em Em7 C
Poor thing, maybe you like it that way
F#m B
That could make sense I guess
Em F# Em F# Em F# Em C/E
Bm E Bm E Bm E Bm Am/C
G G/F# Em Em7 C
Poor thing, everything's tragic today
Bm D/F#
And your life's a mess
G G/F# Em Em7 C
Poor thing, maybe you like it that way
F#m B
That could make sense I guess
Em C