Eraserheads – Poormans Grave (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am-F-G Am-F-G# [Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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 1]
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 2]
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...
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
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 2]
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 1]
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 3]
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...
[Outro]
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...