• Song:

    Poor Jenny

  • Artist:

    Everly Brothers

  • Album:

    Greatest Hits

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                              "Poor Jenny"
                   (Boudleaux Bryant - Felice Bryant)

Intro:

	Bb (x1333x@1)  Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb    Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb    Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_131241@1">F7
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	   Bb (x1333x@1)                      Gm (355333@1)I took my little Jenny to aparty (x02210@1)last night
	   Gb (244322@1)                      Ebm (xx4342@1)At ten o'clock it ended in aheck (x02210@1)of afight (x02210@1)	      Cb (x2444x@1)                         Bb (x1333x@1)        Gm (355333@1)When someone hit my Jenny she went out like alight (x02210@1)	C7 (x32310@1)    F7 (131241@1)   Poor Jenny

Verse 2:

	And then some joker went and called the cops on the phone
	So everybody scattered out for places unknown
	I couldn't carry Jenny so I left her alone
	C7 (x32310@1)F7 (131241@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)        Poor Jenny

Bridge 1:

	      Bb (x1333x@1)          Ab (xx1114@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)       Ab (xx1114@1)Bb (x1333x@1)Well, Jenny had her picture in the paper this morning
	Eb (x43121@3)   She made it with abang (x02210@1)	   C (x32010@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)          C (x32010@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)According to the story in the paper this morning
	 F[N.C.] (133211@1)                F7 (131241@1)Jenny is the leader of ateenage (x02210@1)gang

Verse 3:

	Jenny has abrother (x02210@1)and he's hot on my trail
	Her daddy wants to ride me out of town on arail (x02210@1)	I hope I'll be around when Jenny gets out of jail
	C7 (x32310@1)F7 (131241@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)        Poor Jenny

[repeat intro]

Verse 4:

	I went downtown to see her, she was locked in acell (x02210@1)	She wasn't very glad to see me, that I can tell
	In fact, to tell the truth she wasn't looking too well
	Poor Jenny

Verse 5:

	Her eye was black, her face was red, hair was afright (x02210@1)	It looked as though she'd been a-cryin' half of the night
	I told her I was sorry, she said "get out of sight"
	Poor Jenny

Bridge 2:

	It seems ashame (x02210@1)that Jenny had to go get apprehended
	Aheck (x02220@1)of afate (x02210@1)	This party was the first one that she ever had attended
	It had to happen on our very first date

[repeat verse 3]

[repeat intro; fade]


-- another ace 50's tab from Andrew Rogers

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