Son Of A Poor Man

Son Of A Poor Man
REO Speedwagon
From the Album-"Ridin' The Storm Out"
1973
Written by Gary Richrath
Tabbed by Ray Scheidler 

 

Chords:

    
 C     
 F     
 Am    
 G    
 G/B   
  
 Bb  
 Eb
E---------1-----------3-----3----------1----3----|
B---1-----1-----1-----------3-----1----3----4----|
G---------2-----2----------------------3----3----|
D---2-----3-----2-----------------2----3----1----|
A---3-----3-----------2-----2----------1---------|
E---------------------3-----------3--------------|


Intro:(Play twice)

   
 C
E------------------------------------------------|
B--13--(13)--13--11------------------------------|
G--------------------10--------------------------|
D------------------------13--10---10--13--10-----|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|


 
 C        
 F     
 C               
 F
Hometown lady  leavin' for the city

 
 C                  
 Am            
 G
Bags in hand she's boarding the train

 
 C                         
 F
Her last look through the window


 C                       
 F
I saw her eyes were as red as mine


 C                     
 Am                   
 G
I wave goodbye but I can't believe she's leaving

       
 F              
 G
But a woman can't be high class

      
 C      
 G/B      
 Am  
 C/G
In a lonely farmer's town


 F                 
 G
And the son of a poor man

             
 C         
 G/B   
 Am   
 C/G
Ain't gonna turn your head around

 
 F                   
 G
But if you ever get lonely

      
 C          
 G/B  
 Am  
 C/G
Just pick up the telephone


 F                 
 G
And the son of a poor man

                
 Bb  
 C  
 F 
 F 
 F  
 Eb 

 Eb  
 C  
 F  
 Bb
Will bring you home

      
 C               
 F               
 C           
 F
Well maybe soon I'll see her on some television show

 
 C                
 Am                      
 G
Painted lips and fingers singing for the world


 C                    
 F    
 C                 
 F
A fashion plate for sure dancing for your plastic world

 
 C                 
 Am                      
 G
Call me up if you can but if not well I'll understand

         
 F              
 G
Cause a woman can't be high class

      
 C      
 G/B      
 Am  
 C/G
In a lonely farmer's town

 
 F                
 G
And the son of a poor man

             
 C         
 G/B   
 Am   
 C/G
Ain't gonna turn your head around

 
 F                   
 G
But if you ever get lonely

          
 C          
 G/B  
 Am   
 C/G
You just pick up the telephone


 F                 
 G                          
 Bb  (
 C)
And the son of a poor man's gonna bring you home