intro :
G , F# , E , D x 3
C , B , A , G x 1

G D
well i get into the game , but it’s always the same
G C D G
i’m the man with the name hip eponymous poor boy , poor boy
D
call me whatever you may , i ain’t stoppin’ the train
G C D G
i get a feel for the fame hip eponymous poor boy , poor boy

C G
and i know that i can’t defeat you
D G
yea , you don’t worry now , i ain’t going to preach to you
C
well , there ya go
G
but i’ll be going right there with you
D G
yeah wherever you’ll be , you’ll be lookin’ at me

G
but don’t get out of your chair
D G
put a bow in your hair , you might be makin’ ’em stare
C D G
so leave the care to the poor boy , the poor boy
G
and that’s the name of the game
D G
keep on stayin’ the same , ain’t nobody to blame
C D G
nobody but the poor boy , the poor boy

C G
well okay , so you fell asleep today
D G
what’s funny to me though is that you did that yesterday
C
you might think i’m mad
G
for doing all the things that i don’t need to do
D G
but while you’re laughin’ at me , well i’ll be laughin’ at you

G D
so i get into the game , but always keep it the same
G
and i’ll be usin’ your name ,
C D G
but they’ll be yellin’ at me “poor boy , poor boy”
G D
but i’ll be happy for you , cause you got nothin’ to do
G C D G
and i’ll be singin’ the blues , walkin’ around singin’ “poor boy , poor boy”

C G
sometimes a cold shiver comes over me
D G
and it turns me on when the song takes over me
C G
but alright , i can’t fight it the odds are against me
D
but i can’t sit still
G
because i know that i will

G D
and you’ll be watching me girl , takin’ over the world
G C D G
let the stripes unfurl , gettin’ rich singin’ “poor boy , poor boy”
G D
and i’ll be comin’ to play , i do it every day
G C D G
and the title will stay , hip eponymous poor boy , poor boy ( yeah )

same chords as intro for outro