Key: B Tuning: Standard EADGBe Intro: G#m E F# G#m E F# Eb/G x2 Verse 1: G#m I know a man who E F# G#m had nothing He E was a poor man all his F# G#m life He lived in a E F# shack by the roadside G#m With starving kids E F# Eb/G and a loving wife
Marcus's Guitar Solo: G#m E F# G#m E F# Eb/G Verse 2: G#m He went to church E F# G#m every Sunday He E prays from morning until F# G#m night he said Good Lord E F# why have you forsaken me G#m When everything I did E F# I thought was right Refrain 1: Ebm Now my Life is coming G#m E to an end There's only one thing I'm wishing B Ebm for All my days I have G#m E never sinned So I hope F# you won't ignore What I'm asking for Chorus 1: B Oh honey when I die E Dress me up in a B coat and tie Give my feet a pair of E shoes That I haven't F# wore in a long time B Put me in a golden E box Not a cross on a pile of rocks B Bury me where the grass is green And E the gates are shining Chorus 2: B F# E Oh honey when I die B Give me a bed of F# roses Where I could E B lie I'm gonna use up F# all the money that E B I saved Coz I don't F# wanna lie in a E Eb/G poor man's grave Interlude: G#m E F# G#m E F# Eb/G Verse 3: Buddy's Bass Solo G#m I know a man who had E F# G#m nothing He dreamed E of satin sheets all his F# G#m life He lived and E F# worked like a dog G#m Licking every boot he sees E F# Eb/G just to survive Verse 4: G#m He comes home drunk E F# G#m every night Wakes E up the kids and talks F# Eb/G to his wife he said G#m Honey you have been E F# G#m so good to me I only wish we had E F# a better life Refrain 2: Ebm But now my life is G#m coming to an end E There's only one thing I'm wishing B Ebm for All my days I G#m have lived in E shame So I hope you won't ignore F# Just what I'm asking for (Repeat Chorus 1) Chorus 3: B F# E Oh honey when I die B Give me a bed of F# roses Where I could E B lie I'm gonna use up F# all the money that E B I saved Coz I don't F# wanna lie in a E poor man's grave B F# E Oh honey when I die B Give me a bed of F# roses Where I could E B lie I'm gonna use up F# all the money that E B I saved Coz I don't F# wanna lie in a E Eb/G G#m(hold) poor man's grave
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Poormans Grave by Eraserheads