Son Of A Poor Man
REO Speedwagon
From the Album-"Ridin' The Storm Out"
1973
Written by Gary Richrath
Tabbed by Ray Scheidler 

Chords:

    C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)   Am (x02210@1)  G (320003@1)  G/B (143121@7) 
  Bb (x1333x@1)EbE---------1-----------3-----3----------1----3----| (x43121@3)B---1-----1-----1-----------3-----1----3----4----|
G---------2-----2----------------------3----3----|
D---2-----3-----2-----------------2----3----1----|
A---3-----3-----------2-----2----------1---------|
E---------------------3-----------3--------------|


Intro:(Play twice)

   CE------------------------------------------------| (x32010@1)B--13--(13)--13--11------------------------------|
G--------------------10--------------------------|
D------------------------13--10---10--13--10-----|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|


 C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)             FHometown (133211@1)lady  leavin' for the city

 C (x32010@1)                Am (x02210@1)          GBags (320003@1)in hand she's boarding the train

 C (x32010@1)                       FHer (133211@1)last look through the window

C (x32010@1)                     FI (133211@1)saw her eyes were as red as mine

C (x32010@1)                   Am (x02210@1)                 GI (320003@1)wave goodbye but I can't believe she's leaving

       F (133211@1)            GBut (320003@1)a woman can't be high class

      C (x32010@1)    G/B (143121@7)    Am (x02210@1)C/GIn (3x555x@1)a lonely farmer's town

F (133211@1)               GAnd (320003@1)the son of a poor man

             C (x32010@1)       G/B (143121@7) Am (x02210@1) C/GAin't (3x555x@1)gonna turn your head around

 F (133211@1)                 GBut (320003@1)if you ever get lonely

      C (x32010@1)        G/B (143121@7)Am (x02210@1)C/GJust (3x555x@1)pick up the telephone

F (133211@1)               GAnd (320003@1)the son of a poor man

                Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)name="chord_133211@1">F F (133211@1)Eb (x43121@3)Eb (x43121@3)C (x32010@1)F (133211@1)BbWill (x1333x@1)bring you home

      C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)         FWell (133211@1)maybe soon I'll see her on some television show

 C (x32010@1)              Am (x02210@1)                    GPainted (320003@1)lips and fingers singing for the world

C (x32010@1)                  F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)               FA (133211@1)fashion plate for sure dancing for your plastic world

 C (x32010@1)               Am (x02210@1)                    GCall (320003@1)me up if you can but if not well I'll understand

         F (133211@1)            GCause (320003@1)a woman can't be high class

      C (x32010@1)    G/B (143121@7)    Am (x02210@1)C/GIn (3x555x@1)a lonely farmer's town

 F (133211@1)              GAnd (320003@1)the son of a poor man

             C (x32010@1)       G/B (143121@7) Am (x02210@1) C/GAin't (3x555x@1)gonna turn your head around

 F (133211@1)                 GBut (320003@1)if you ever get lonely

          C (x32010@1)        G/B (143121@7)Am (x02210@1) C/GYou (3x555x@1)just pick up the telephone

F (133211@1)               G (320003@1)                        Bb (x1333x@1)(C)
And the son of a poor man's gonna bring you home