Poor side of town
D
Em
Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee.
D
Em
Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee.
D Em
1. How can you tell me how
much you miss me,
D
- Em
when the last time I saw
you, you wouldn't even kiss me ?
G F#m - Em G
That rich guy you been seein' must have put you down,
D -
G D
so welcome back, baby, to the poor side of town.
D Em
2. To him you were nothing but
a little plaything,
D Em
not much more than an overnight fling.
G F#m - Em G
To me you were the greatest
thing this boy had ever found,
D -
G D
and girl, it's hard to find
nice things on the poor side of
town.
C F - Bb Am
I can't blame you for tryin', I'm tryin'
to make it, too,
Bb Am - Gm F - A
I've got one little hangup,
baby, I just can't make it without you !
D Em
3. So tell me, are you gonna stay now ?
D Em
Will you stand by me all the way now ?
G F#m - Em G
With you by my side, they can't keep us down,
D -
G D
together we can make it, baby, from the poor side of town.
D Em
4. So tell me how much you
love me,
D
Em
come near to me and say you
need me now !
G F#m - Em G
Oh, with you by my side, this world can't keep us down,
D -
G D
together we can make it,
baby, from the poor side of town.
D
Em
Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee.
D
Em
Doo-do-do-do-wah, shoobee-doobee.
D
Em
Doo-do-do-do-wah,
shoobee-doobee…
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Johnny
Rivers)