Poor Boy Chords
by Nick Drake
Poor Boy by Nick Drake is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Cm. It uses the chords Cm7, Fm7sus2, Bm7, Bbm7, Ebm7sus2, C7, B7, Bb7, C, Fmaj7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO Cm7 Fm7sus2 (2x)
verse 1
Cm7 Bm7
Never sing for my supper
Cm7 Bm7
I never helped my neighbour
Cm7 Bm7
Never do what is proper
Cm7 Bm7
For my fair share of labour
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
I'm a poor boy
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
And I'm a rover
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
Count your coins and
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 Cm7
Throw them over my shoulder
Bm7
I may grow older
Pre-Chorus
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it grows
Bb7
And nobody sees
C
How shaky my knees
C7
Nobody cares
B7
How steep my stairs
Bb7
And nobody smiles
C
If I cross their stiles
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So sorry for himself
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his health
G
You may say every day
Cm7
Where will he stay tonight
SOLO: Cm7 Fm7sus2 (2x)
verse 2
Cm7 Bm7
Never know what I came for
Cm7 Bm7
Seems that I've forgotten
Cm7 Bm7
Never ask what I came from
Cm7 Bm7
Or how I was begotten
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
I'm a poor boy
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
And I'm a ranger
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
Things I say
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 Cm7
May seem stranger than Sunday
Bm7
Changing to Monday
Pre-Chorus
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it flows
Bb7
And nobody feels
C
The worn down heels
C7
Nobody?s eyes
B7
Make the skies
Bb7
Nobody spreads
C
Their aching heads
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his life
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So keen to take a wife
G
He?s a mess but he?ll say yes
Cm7
If you just dress in white
SOLO:
Cm7 Bm7 (4x)
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 (4x)
Cm7 Bm7
Pre-Chorus
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it blows
Bb7
And nobody sees
C
How shaky my knees
C7
Nobody cares
B7
How steep my stairs
Bb7
And nobody smiles
C
If you cross their stiles
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So sorry for himself
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his health
G
You may say every day
Cm7
Where will he stay tonight
SOLO Cm7 Fm7sus2 (2x)
OUTRO (the choir sings on)
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his life
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So keen to take a wife
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So sorry for himself
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his health