The Everly Brothers – Poor Jenny (Guitar)

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#14 in UK and #22 in USA in 1959. [Intro] A A D A A D A A D E7 [Verse]
  A                         F#m
I took my little Jenny to a party last night

   F                         Dm
at ten o'clock it ended in a heck of a fight

     Bb                            A          F#m
when someone hit my Jenny she went out like a light

B7        E7
    Poor Jenny!

    A                                   F#m
And then some joker went and called the cops on the phone

   F                           Dm
so everybody scattered out for places unknown

  Bb                        A         F#m
I couldn't carry Jenny so I left her alone

B7 E7       A
       Poor Jenny!
[Bridge]
A             G              A          G   A
Jenny had her picture in the paper this mor-ning

D
  she made it with a bang!

  B              A            B          A   B
according to the story in the paper this mor-ning

E          NC            E7          
Jenny is the leader of a teen-age gang!
[Verse]
A                            F#m
Jenny has a brother and he's hot on my trail

    F                             Dm
her daddy wants to ride me out of town on a rail

  Bb                             A           F#m
I hope I'll be around when Jenny gets out of jail

B7 E7       A
       Poor Jenny!
[Break] A A D A A D A A D E7 [Verse]
  A                                F#m
I went downtown to see her she was locked in a cell

    F                          Dm
she wasn't very glad to see me that I could tell

   Bb                                A           F#m
in fact to tell the truth she wasn't looking too well

B7       E7
    Poor Jenny!

    A                                      F#m
Her eyes were black, her face was red, her hair was a fright

    F                                     Dm
She looked as though she'd been up crying half of the night

  Bb                             A         F#m
I told her I was sorry she said "Get outta sight"

B7  E7      A
      Poor Jenny!
[Bridge]
   A                  G            A           G  A
It seems a shame that Jenny had to go get apprehended

D
   A heck of a fate

     B             A             B          A   B
This party was the first one she ever had attended

E           NC            E7          
  It had to happen on our very first date
[Verse]
A                            F#m
Jenny has a brother and he's hot on my trail

    F                             Dm
her daddy wants to ride me out of town on a rail

  Bb                             A           F#m
I hope I'll be around when Jenny gets out of jail

B7 E7       A
       Poor Jenny!
[Break] A A D A A D A A D E7 A mouldy golden oldie from Kraziekhat