Rich Man Poor Man

{title:Rich Man, Poor Man}

{st:Peter Yarrow}

{define C-ext 1 3 1 0 2 3 -1}

{define G-bar 3 1 1 2 3 3 1}

{define A7 1 3 2 0 2 0 -1}

{define D9 1 0 1 2 0 0 2}

[G7] [C] [C-ext]

I need a [G]bride, but the [C-ext]dolphins are [Am]runnin',

A [F]woman who'd c[G-bar]ry, But the [C]sea must pro[A7]vide

A c[Dm]hild to unr[G]avel The [C-ext]snarled nets of l[Am]ovin';

First things f[D9]irst when you get to the [G7]sea.

[F]Rich man [Em]eats when he [Dm]wishes[G]

A [Dm]poor man[Am] whenever he [G]can.[G7]

I need a home, but my boots keep goin',

Healing and peace that a fire would provide.

A place to unburden my brain of its sorrow;

First things first when you get to the fire.

Rich man eats when he wishes

A poor man whenever he can.

I need a song, but the spring is for sowing,

A word to the wise that the Earth must provide

A tune to untangle the riddle of growing;

First things first when you get to the land.

Rich man eats when he wishes

A poor man whenever he can.

I need the moon, but the landlord needs money,

A field of wild flowers that the stars could provide.

A bird for my shoulder to fly through the rainbow;

First things first when you get to the sky.

Rich man eats when he wishes

A poor man whenever he can.

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# Submitted to the ftp.nevada.edu:/pub/guitar archives

# by Steve Putz <putz@parc.xerox.com>

# 7 September 1992