(capo on 1 for recorded key)



intro: C#m arpeggio

e | -0-0--------------------------- | 
B | -----2-2----------------------- | 
G | ---------1-1------------------- | 
D | -------------2-2----2---------- | 
A | -----------------2-4----------- | 
E | ------------------------------- | 



E               E+
Poor people are poor people
    E6              E7
And they don't understand
  A7M             F#m7
A man's got to make whatever he wants
    A7M                B7
And take it with his own hands
E           E+
Poor people stay poor people
    E6                E7
And they never get to see
 A7M                     F#m7
Someone's got to win in the human race
      A7M              B7
If it isn't you, then it has to be me
   A7M              E7M
So smile while you're makin' it
A7M              E7M
Laugh while you're takin' it
A7M              E7M
Even though you're fakin' it
 A       B7    E (fill- see below)
Nobody's gonna know
A        B7    E
Nobody's gonna know


E
No use mumbling
     E+
It's no use grumbling
E6              E7
Life just isn't fair
       A7M
There's no easy days
       F#m7
There's no easy ways
     A7M             B7
Just get out there and do it
    A7M            E7M
And sing and they'll sing your song
A7M              E7M
Laugh while you're getting on
A7M             E7M
Smile and they'll string along
    A        B7    E
And nobody's gonna know
A        B7    E
Nobody's gonna know
A        B7    E
Nobody's gonna know
    A        B7    E
And nobody's gonna know

E7M   A7M     E7M   A7M  E7M
da da da  etc



    E+  E6  E7 F#m7 A7M E7M
e | --0---0---0---2----4----4----- | 
B | --1---2---3---2----2----4----- | 
G | --1---1---1---2----2----4----- | 
D | --2---2---2---2----2----2----- | 
A | --3---2---2---4----x----x----- | 
E | --0---0---0---2----x----x----- | 

fill:
e | ---------------------------- | 
B | -------2-------------------- | 
G | -1-2-4---4-2-1-------------- | 
D | ---------------------------- | 
A | ---------------------------- | 
E | ---------------------------- |