Key = A5 
 
Intro: A5 - D5 - E5 - A5 - A5 
 
     A5            D5             A5            E5 
When I Was Just A Youngster And Hardly In My Teens 
  A5                 D5               E5             A5 
I Went To School On Many A Day With Faded Old Blue Jeans 
    A5                 D5        A5                   E5 
The Patches They Were Many The Seat Was All Thread Bare 
      A5                D5            E5              A5 
But A Poor Girl Didn't Notice And A Poor Boy Didn't Care 
  A5              D5               E5             A5 
A Poor Boy Don't Have No Money A Poor Boy Don't Have No Dough 
                  D5                      A5                   E5 
Give A Poor Boy A Pretty Little Girl And Watch That Poor Boy Go 
         A5               D5          A5            E5 
He's The Backbone Of The Nation The Pappy Of The Land 
       A5                   D5 
With A Two Buck Loan He'll Build Him A Home 
    E5                   A5 
And Raise Him A Poor Boy Clan  
 
Instrumental Break: 
A5 - E5 - E5 - A5 - A5 
 
    A5                D5        A5                 E5 
His Worries They Are Many His Pleasures Are But Few 
    A5                  D5            E5            A5 
But That Don't Worry A Poor Boy His Pappy Had 'Em Too 
    A5                 D5       A5               A5 
His Livin' Don't Come Easy He Has To Sweat It Out 
         A5           D5               E5           A5 
But He'd Rather Be A Poor Boy Than A Wealty Gad-a-bout 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
Instrumental Break: 
Bb5 - Bb5 - A5 - A5 
 
      A5              D5          A5               E5 
If It Wasn't For The Poor Boy A Lot Would Go Un-done 
    A5                  D5             E5               A5 
The Plough Would Never Furrow Or The Mill Would Never Run 
      A5              D5            A5              E5 
There Wouldn't Be No Taters There Wouldn't Be No Beans 
    A5                 D5            E5             A5 
The Rich Would All Be Poor Boys In Faded Old Blue Jeans 
 
Repeat Chorus