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Poor Boy by Split Enz
Poor Boy
Intro: Em
Verse I.
Em D Bm7 Am
My love is alien, I picked her up by chance
C D A E
She speaks to me, with ultra-high frequencies
Em D
Radio band of gold
Bm7 Am
Gonna listen til I grow old
C E
Oo hoo hoo
Chorus:
Am D G E
what more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo
Am D G B
what more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo
Verse II.
Em D
The crackle of the radio
Bm7 Am
A message in the evening sky
C D A E
You're looking at an interplanetary Romeo
Em D
I'll never see her face
Bm7 Am
between us there's too much space
C E
Oo hoo hoo hoo
Chorus:
Am D G E
what more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo
Am D G B
what more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo hoo
Keyboard Break:
Oh oh oh oh oh
Em D Bm7 Am (four times through)
Then: C E
Oo hoo hoo
Chorus:
Am D G E
what more can a poor boy do? Oo hoo hoo
Am D G E
what more can a poor boy do? yeah, yeah?!
Am D G E
what more, what more
Am D G E
what more can a poor boy do? Yeah, yeah, yeah?
Am D G E
What more, what more, what more
Am E
What more can a poor boy do?
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version 2
INTRO:
B
VERSE 1:
Em D Bm7 Am
My love is alien, I picked her up by chance
C D A Em
She speaks to me with ultra-high frequency
Em D Bm7 Am
A radio band of gold, gonna listen 'til I grow old
C
Ooh hoo hoo
Em
What more can a poor boy...
CHORUS:
Am D G E
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do...? What more can a poor boy
Am D G B
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do...?
VERSE 2:
The crackle of the radio, a message in the evening sky
You're looking at an interplanetary Romeo
I'll never see her face - between us there's too much space
Ooh hoo hoo
What more can a poor boy...
CHORUS (as before)
SOLO:
Em D Bm7 Am (x4, then) C Em
OUTRO: (Ad lib lyrics from chorus)
Am D G E (x8, then) C Em
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