Poor Side
John Gorka
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INTRO: G D Am D (2x)G D Your dreams they have led to theAm D poor side of townG D Where you fight your way up to aAm D hole in the groundEm D Your old friends don't pass, soC D you don't make a soundAm C D It saves you from saying, helloAm C D It saves you from saying, helloG D Am You live the old saying that boysD will be boysG D Am But you aren't a boy, nor womenD your toysEm D Well then, don't bang your drum ifC D you don't like the noiseAm C D But you bang away and complainAm C D You bang away and complainG D You've painted your shell, faked aAm D smell like a roseG D Am So they come within reach, butD never too closeEm D C D You are the one that nobody knowsAm C D You let them think that they doContinues after the adAm C D Oh, you let them think that they doG D Am That works for awhile, then theyD get their fillG D Of the red-handed thief with hisAm D tongue in the tillEm D C Oh, you only love you and youD always willAm C D The lines to the exits are longAm C D The lines to the exits are longG D Am You found out too late that lifeD is too shortG D Well, your ex-paramour hauled yourAm D ass into courtEm D C When you didn't pay for the childD supportAm C D And you always act like the manAm C D You always act like the manINSTRUMENTAL: G D Am D GD Am DEm D C D AmC D Am C DG D People get more from giving, thanAm D looking to getG D And that life you've been leading,Am D it's leading you yetEm D There were lessons you knew thatC D you shouldn't forgetAm C D So now you are writing them downAm C D Now you are writing them downG D 'Cause your dreams they have ledAm D to the poor side of townG D Where you fight your way up to aAm D hole in the groundEm D Your old friends don't pass you,C D you don't make a soundAm C D It saves you from saying, helloAm C D It saves you from saying, hello OUTRO:G D Am D HelloG D Am D HelloG D Am D Hello G D Am D (8x - fade to end)
