[INTRO]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[VERSE 1]
[G]I've traveled from town to [G7]town
Seems like [C]everybody wanna [Cm]throw me down
[G]'Cause I'm a poor man
[A7]But[D7] I'm a[G] g[C]ood m[G]an[D] , understand
[VERSE 2]
[G]I went down to the train station
[G7]Looked up on the wall
[C]My money was too light, baby
[Cm]Couldn't go nowhere at all
[G]'Cause I'm a poor man
[A7]But[D7] I'm a[G] g[C]ood m[G]an[D] , understand
[CHORUS]
[C]The burden that I c[Cm]arry is so [G]heavy, you see
[A7]It seems like there ain't nobody in this world
[D7]Who would wanna help poor me
[VERSE 3]
[G]Well, I would be all right, baby
[G7]Just give me a break
[C]Good things come to [Cm]those who wait
[G]'Cause I've been a good man
[A7]But[D7] I'm [G]a [C]poor[G] m[D]an, understand
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [D]
[VERSE 1]
[G]I've traveled from town to [G7]town
Seems like [C]everybody wanna [Cm]throw me down
[G]'Cause I'm a poor man
[A7]But[D7] I'm a[G] g[C]ood m[G]an[D] , understand
[VERSE 2]
[G]I went down to the train station
[G7]Looked up on the wall
[C]My money was too light, baby
[Cm]Couldn't go nowhere at all
[G]'Cause I'm a poor man
[A7]But[D7] I'm a[G] g[C]ood m[G]an[D] , understand
[CHORUS]
[C]The burden that I c[Cm]arry is so [G]heavy, you see
[A7]It seems like there ain't nobody in this world
[D7]Who would wanna help poor me
[VERSE 3]
[G]Well, I would be all right, baby
[G7]Just give me a break
[C]Good things come to [Cm]those who wait
[G]'Cause I've been a good man
[A7]But[D7] I'm [G]a [C]poor[G] m[D]an, understand
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