POOR BOY
As recorded by The Lords
(From the 1965 Album 2 - SHAKIN' ALL OVER)
Words and Music by Klaus-Peter "Leo" Lietz
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Leo Lietz - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=137
A
4/4
Gtr I
e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q
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|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----||
|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--||
|-2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|-2-2-----------||
|-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
A
e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
||o-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|
||--2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|
||--2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|
||o-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|
||----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E
e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|-9-9---10-9-----|-9-9---10-9------|
|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|-9-9---------9--|-9-9---------9---|
|-2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|-9-9------------|-9-9-------------|
|-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-7-7------------|-7-7-------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
D
e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-9-9---10-9-----|-9-9---10-9-----|-7-7---8-7-----|-7-7---8-7------|
|-9-9---------9--|-9-9---------9--|-7-7--------7--|-7-7--------7---|
|-9-9------------|-9-9------------|-7-7-----------|-7-7------------|
|-7-7------------|-7-7------------|-5-5-----------|-5-5------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
1.
E
e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------||
|-7-7---8-7-----|-7-7---8-7-----|-9-9---10-9-----|-9-9---10-9------o||
|-7-7--------7--|-7-7--------7--|-9-9---------9--|-9-9---------9----||
|-7-7-----------|-7-7-----------|-9-9------------|-9-9--------------||
|-5-5-----------|-5-5-----------|-7-7------------|-7-7-------------o||
|---------------|---------------|----------------|------------------||
2.,D.S.
A
e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|-^2----||
|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|-^2----||
|-2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|-^2----||
|-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-^0----||
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
Chorus
F#m A
Q Q E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--2--|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5--|
|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--2--|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5--|
|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--2--|-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6--6-6-6--6-6--|
|-4--4--4-4-4--|-4--4-4-4--4--|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7--7-7--|
|-4--4--4-4-4--|-4--4-4-4--4--|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7--7-7--|
|-2--2--2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2--2--|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5--|
F#m A G#
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2--|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--4---|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2--|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--4---|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2--|-6--6-6-6--6-6-|-6--6-6-6--5---|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4--4--|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7--6---|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4--4--|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7--6---|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-|-2--2-2-2--2--|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--4---|
G C
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3---|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4-4-4--4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5-5-5---|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3---|
|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-|---------------|----------------|
To Coda D.S. al Coda
A E7
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q q Q q
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5--|-0--0-0-0--0-0--|-0--0--0--0--||
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5--|-3--3-3-3--3-3--|-3--3--3--3--||
|-6--6-6-6--6-6-|-6--6-6-6--6--|-1--1-1-1--1-1--|-1--1--1--1--||
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7--7--|-2--2-2-2--2-2--|-2--2--2--2--||
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-7--7-7-7--7--|-2--2-2-2--2-2--|-2--2--2--2--||
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5-5-5--5--|-0--0-0-0--0-0--|-0--0--0--0--||
Outro
&
E7 A
Q E E Q q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q e e e e Q Q
|-0--0-0-0--0--||----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|-3--3-3-3--3--||o-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2-----|-2-2---3-2------o||
|-1--1-1-1--1--||--2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2--|-2-2--------2----||
|-2--2-2-2--2--||--2-2-----------|-2-2-----------|-2-2-------------||
|-2--2-2-2--2--||o-0-0-----------|-0-0-----------|-0-0------------o||
|-0--0-0-0--0--||----------------|---------------|-----------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
When I was born you know
I couldn't speak "I'll go"
My mother worked each day
And she learned me to say.
Mother and father and son
Sister and uncle have fun
And she learned me to say
Life is so hard each day.
Poor boy you must know
Poor boy life is so hard to go
Poor boy
Poor boy you must say
Life is very hard to stay
When I was born you know
I couldn't speak "I'll go"
My mother worked each day
And she learned me to say.
Mother and father and son
Sister and uncle have fun
And she learned me to say
Life is so hard each day
Life is so hard each day
Life is so hard each day.
