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Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Poor Boy Blues Chords

Chord reference A7, E, G, D
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[A7] [E] [G] [A7] [D] [D] Do I want you, yes I do Do I need you baby, you know it’s true [G] But I ain’t got nothin’, that [A7] you can [D] use So I’m [A7] sittin’ on my own here, [G] with these [A7] poor boy [D] blues

[D] One day, baby, you will see You’re gonna give all your love to me [G] I’m the one, babe, that you’re [A7] gonna [D] choose [A7] But in the meantime, [G] I got these [A7] poor boy [D] blues

[A7] [E] [G] [A7] [D] [D] [G] [A7] [D] [A7] [E] [G] [A7] [D]

[D] Things won’t always, be the same Someday soon, everything will change [G] You’ll tell your mama, her baby’s [A7] got good [D] news [A7] But until then, well, [G] I got these [A7] poor boy [D] blues [A7] But until then, well, [G] I got these [A7] poor boy [D] blues

[A7] [E] [G] [A7] [D]

Artist Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins
Album Single
Genres Country
Year 1990
Key [D]

How to Play Poor Boy Blues on Guitar?

Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Poor Boy Blues can be played in the key of [D] using the A7, E, G, D chords.

  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Poor Boy Blues with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.