Poor Side Of Town tab - rivers johnny

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:29 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: ./r/rivers_johnny/poor_side_of_town.crd

Except for 'Secret Agent Man', every one of Johnny Rivers' hit singles
up to this point had been a remake of an oldie.  This (one of the few
A-sides he ever wrote) became his only #1 single on 11/12/66.


                          "Poor Side Of Town"
                      (Johnny Rivers - Lou Adler)

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
	                     E
	To the poor side of town

	guitar [2X; played at end of each verse]:

	(E) [N.C.]
	 v     v     v     v
	-------0--0---------------
	------------0h2-0---------
	------------------0h1p0h1-
	--------------------------
	--------------------------
	-0------------------------

Verse 2:

	To him you were nothing but a little plaything (little plaything,
	     doo-wah)
	Not much more  than an overnight fling (overnight fling, doo-wah)
	To me you were the greatest thing
	This boy had ever found
	And girl, it's hard to find nice things
	On the poor side of town

Bridge:

	D                     Gmaj7
	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 without you (without you, ooh, without you, aah)

Verse 3:

	So tell me, are you gonna stay now (gonna stay now, doo-wah)
	Will you stand by me  all the way now (all the way now, doo-wah)
	With you by my side
	They can't keep us down
	Together we can make it, baby
	From the poor side of town

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

	So tell me how much you love me
	Come near to me and say you need me now
	Oh, with you by my side
	This world can't keep us down
	Together we can make it, baby
	From the poor side of town

Coda [repeat to fade]:

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


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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POOR SIDE OF TOWN/JOHNNY RIVERS
SLOW DANCE SONG

Johnny Rivers - Poor Side Of Town
"Poor Side Of Town" é uma canção do cantor norte-americano Johnny Rivers e que chegou ao primeiro lugar na parada da Billboard em 22 de novembro de 1966. Composta por Rivers, ela representou uma mudança importante no estilo musical do cantor, que inicialmente fazia sucessos com gravações mais dançantes, como "Memphis" (cover de Chuck Berry). Com "Poor Side of Town", Rivers moveu-se para o campo pop-soul. O resultado é fino, acurado e original. Utilizando alguns elementos do folk, a melodia da canção é graciosa e comovente. Um dos pontos altos são os excelentes arranjos de corda de Marty Paich. Curiosamente, nenhum artista jamais foi bem-sucedido ao tentar regravar a canção. (Origem: Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre). +=====================================+ Poor Side Of Town Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be Do-doo-doo-wah shoo-be-doo-be How can you tell me how much you miss me When the last time I saw you, you wouldn't even kiss me That rich guy you've been seein' Must have put you down So welcome back baby To the poor side of town To him you were nothin' but a little plaything Not much more than an overnight fling To me you were the greatest thing this boy had ever found And girl it's hard to find nice things On the poor side of town I can't blame you for tryin' I'm tryin' to make it too I've got one little hang up baby I just can't make it without you So tell me, are you gonna stay now Will you stand by me girl all the way now With you by my side They can't keep us down ...

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