Copperpenny - Sittin On A Poor Mans Throne

Sittin' On A Poor Man's Throne:Copperpenny.
#14 on RPM Canada onSWEET PLUM Records in 
1973. (probably the most depressing blues song.)

INTRO: Cm F Eb Cm..Gm Eb Cm..G A C Cm..Eb Cm

#1.
Eb      Cm                               Eb      Cm
Well, I ain't got nothin', nothin' I can call my own.
Eb Cm         Eb                           C    Cm
My baby can't call me..I haven't got a telephone.
Eb      Cm
Well, I wouldn't bring her here cause I'm livin' in a 
Eb     F   Cm
danger zone.
         Eb                 Bb                      Cm
And I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne..
Eb  Cm Eb
yeah.

#2.
Eb        Cm                                      Eb      Cm
Well, I'd like to see my girl..like take her to a jewelry store.
Eb  F                              Eb                       Cm
But gazing through the window only makes a fellow hate life more.
F       Cm                                        Eb   C   Cm
Oh, the city's gotten busy but I've never felt so all alone.
Cm                   Eb                 Bb
Yeah, yeah..and I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's 
F       Cm             Eb                 Bb
throne..yeah..and I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's 
Fm      Cm
throne..yeahhh.


INTERLUDE: Cm Eb Cm..Cm Eb Cm..F Gm Cm..Cm Eb Cm..Eb Cm

#3.
Cm                                         
Well, I been thinking 'bout the future, I been thinking that there's 
Eb         Cm
nothin' to lose.
Eb   Cm
If I only had a dollar for every time I sang the blues.
Cm
Oh, but singing songs for nickels is the only life I've ever known.
               Eb                 Bb                      Fm    Cm
Yeah..and I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne.
         Eb                 Bb                      Cm
And I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne, yeah.


INTERLUDE: Cm Eb F Gm Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm F C Bb C Fm Cm Eb Cm


#4.
Eb      Cm                               Eb      Cm
Well, I ain't got nothin', nothin' I can call my own.
Eb Cm         Eb                           C    Cm
My baby can't call me..I haven't got a telephone.
Eb      Cm
Well, I wouldn't bring her here cause I'm livin' in a 
Eb     F   Cm
danger zone.
         Eb                 Bb                      Cm
And I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne..
Eb  Cm Eb
yeah.
         Eb                 Bb                      Cm
And I'll never get arrested sittin' on a poor man's throne.

OUTRO:
Cm
Sittin' on a poor man's throne..I been sittin' here all alone.
                                             Eb           Cm
Well, I been sittin' on a poor man's throne..well, I been sittin' 

here much too long.
Cm
I been thinking 'bout my future..I been thinking..that there's 

nothin' to loose, yeah..(Fade.)


A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.