Intro:

        Emaj7                           F#m7
              Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee
        Emaj7                           F#m7
              Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee

Verse 1:

        Emaj7                               F#m7
              How can you tell me  how much you miss me
        Emaj7                              F#m7
              When the last time I saw you      you wouldn't even kiss me
        A                    G#m7
           That rich guy you been seein'
        F#m7                  A
            Must have put you down
           E                  A
        So welcome back, baby
                           
        To the poor side of     
         E      
         town     
E|------0--0---------------------0--0-------------------|
B|-----------0h2-0--------------------0h2-0-------------|
G|-----------------0h1p0h1------------------0h1p0h1-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

        Emaj7                                     F#m7                              Emaj7
             To him you were nothing but a little plaything (little plaything,  doo-wah)
                               F#m7                                   A
        Not much more  than an over night fling (overnight fling, doo-wah)
                            G#m7
        For me you were the greatest thing
        F#m7             A
            This boy had ever found
            E                                   A
        And girl, it's hard to find nice things
                            
        On the poor side of 
         E     
         town     
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B|-----------0h2-0--------------------0h2-0-------------|
G|-----------------0h1p0h1------------------0h1p0h1-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------0--------------------------|
        
Bridge:

        D                       G
          I can't blame you for tryin'
        C               Bm
          I'm tryin' to make it too
        C                     Bm
          I've got one little hangup, baby
        Am                           G                     B                 Emaj7
           I just can't make it with out you (without you, ooo, without you, aah)

Verse 3:

                                  F#m7                          Emaj7
        So tell me, are you gonna stay now (gonna stay now, doo-wah)
                                            F#m7                          A
        Will you stand by me girl   all the way now (all the way now, doo-wah)
                    G#m7
        With you by my side
        F#m7                    A
             They can't keep us down
           E                           A
        To gether we can make it, baby
                             
        From the poor side of 
        E
        town
E|------0--0---------------------0--0-------------------|
B|-----------0h2-0--------------------0h2-0-------------|
G|-----------------0h1p0h1------------------0h1p0h1-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------0---------------------------|

Verse 4 [first two lines sung by background singers]:

        Emaj7                        F#m7
             So tell me how much you love me
        Emaj7                             F#m7
              Come near to me and say you need me now
                 A         G#m7
        Oh, with you by my side
        F#m7                         A
            This world can't keep us down
           E                            A
        To gether we can make it, baby
                              
        From the poor side of 
         E      
         town     
E|------0--0---------------------0--0-------------------|
B|-----------0h2-0--------------------0h2-0-------------|
G|-----------------0h1p0h1------------------0h1p0h1-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------0---------------------------|


        Emaj7                           F#m7
              Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee

        Emaj7                           F#m7
              Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee

        Emaj7                            F#m7
              Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee  ..fade