Chris de Burgh – Just Another Poor Boy (Guitar)

G            Em               C      D       G
He was but a traveller on the lonely road of life,

G                 Em       Am             D
She, her name was Mary, a lady of the night,

C                   D             B             Em
She found him lying in that road, on a winter's night so cold,

Am           D                   G - C - D - G - C - D
Just another poor boy, treat him right,

G                   Em         C        D       G
She saw that he was hungry and gave him food to eat,

         G           Em           Am                 D
She knew that he was weary and he had no place to sleep,

C                    D            B                Em
She took him home to her own bed, she lay down his wounded head

    Am                  D                        G - C - D - G - B
and washed away the world from his hands and his feet,

        Em                   D - C
He was just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,

        G          D      Em        D        C
When he cried out in his sleep she held him tight,

Em                    D - C
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,

        G        D        Em                    C
And she gave him love and comfort through the night,

                  Em - D - C - G - Em - D - C - G - C - G
Till the mornings light....

   G         Em                     C    D        G
At night she sat beside him, by the fire he would talk,

   G                 Em                Am                 D
He said all men were brothers and that love could conquer all,

C             D              B            Em
Many gathered round to hear, many for his life did fear,

   Am                 D                 G - C - D - G - B
In trouble times like these men seldom talked.

        G               Em             C        D       G
Oh they came to him one morning at the breaking of the day,

    G                Em              Am            D
She woke to hear him calling as they carried him away,

C                         D
Accusing him of spreading lies and hate,

B                          Em
His public meetings were a danger to the state,

      C                D            E
some soldier said "Who was he anyway?"

F#m               E           D
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,

              A               E       F#m        E            D
And the tears were falling from her face like rain,

F#m                   E - D
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,

         A        E      F#m            D
And they hung him on the hillside far away,

                      F#m
And on the ground she lay.... poor boy....

           F#m
Oh my Lord..... Oh my lord....oh my Lord...

F#m                   E - D
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,

        A           E       F#m     E         D
And the tears were falling from her face like rain,

F#m                   E - D
Just another poor boy,____ just another boy,

                A            E        F#m               D
And they hung him on the hillside far away, just another poor boy

F#m                   E - D
Just another poor boy,___ just another poor boy,

        A      E            F#m     E      D
And she never dreamed she'd see his face again!