Poormans Grave chords by Eraserheads

-=Poorman's Grave=-

    by: Eraserheads
    album: Cutterpillow
    speed: moderately fast


Intro:
Am-F-G                                   Am-F-G#


1st Stanza
Am             F-G
I know a man who had nothing
Am             F-G
He was a poor man all his life
Am             F-G
He lived in a shack by the roadside
Am             F-G
With starving kids and a loving wife

2nd Stanza
Am               F-G
He went to church every Sunday
Am               F-G
He prays from morning until night, he said
Am                 F-G
Good Lord, why have you forsaken me
Am              F-G
When everything I did I thought was right



Refrain:
Em          Am
Now my Life is coming to an end
   F              C
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
Em         Am
All my days I have never sinned
   F
So I hope you won't ignore
 G         G..G..GGGG
What I'm asking for...



Chorus I:
C
Oh honey when I die
F         G
Dress me up in a coat and tie
C
Give me a pair of shoes
F            G
That I haven't wore in a long time
C
Put me in a golden box
F         G
Not a cross with a pile of rocks
C
Bury me where the grass is green
     F      G
And the gates are shining...



Chorus II:
C  G      F
Oh honey when I die
C
Give me a bed of roses
G       F
Where I could lie
      C        G      F
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
C      G       F(pause)    G-G#
Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...


3rd stanza
Am             F-G
I know a man who had nothing
Am             F     G
He dreamed of satin sheets all his life
Am              F-G
He lived and worked like a dog
Am               F     G
Licking every boot he sees just to survive


4th stanza
Am               F-G
He comes home drunk every night
Am            F      G
Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife, he said
Am            F   G
Honey you have been so good to me
Am           F   G
I only wish we had a better life


Refrain II:
Em            Am
And now my life's coming to an end
     F             C
There's only one thing I'm wishing for
Em          Am
All my days I have lived in shame
   F
So I hope you won't ignore
    G         G..G..GGGG
Just what I'm asking for...



Chorus I:
C
Oh honey when I die
F         G
Dress me up in a coat and tie
C
Give me a pair of shoes
F            G
That I haven't wore in a long time
C
Put me in a golden box
F          G
Not a cross with a pile of rocks
C
Bury me where the grass is green
     F      G
And the gates are shining...



Chorus III:
C  G      F
Oh honey when I die
C
Give me a bed of roses
G       F
Where I could lie
C             G       F
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
C       F        G
'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's...


C  G      F
Oh honey when I die
C
Give me a bed of roses
G       F
Where I could lie
C            G       F
I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved
C       G       F(faded strumming)   then Am(softly)
'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...