ERASERHEADS - POORMANS GRAVE CHORDS

Tuning:

Eraserheads Poorman's Grave Cutterpillow 1995 BMG Records Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com Key: B Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: G#m - 466444 E - 022100 F# - 244322 B - x24442 Ebm - x68876 Eb/G - 365xxx Intro: G#m E F# G#m E F# Eb/G x2 Verse 1:

^G#m I know a man who had ^Enothing^F# ^G#m He was a poor man ^Eall his ^F#life^G#m He lived in a shack by the ^Eroadside^F# ^G#m With starving kids and a ^Eloving ^F#wife^Eb/G

Marcus's Guitar Solo: G#m E F# G#m E F# Eb/G Verse 2:

^G#m He went to church every ^ESunday^F# ^G#m He prays from morning ^Euntil ^F#night he said ^G#mGood Lord why have you for^Esaken ^F#me ^G#m When everything I did I ^Ethought was ^F#right

Refrain 1:

^Ebm Now my Life is coming ^G#mto an end There's ^Eonly one thing I'm wishing ^Bfor^Ebm All my days I have ^G#mnever sinned So I ^Ehope you won't ignore ^F#What I'm asking for

Chorus 1:

^BOh honey when I die ^E Dress me up in a coat and tie^B Give my feet a pair of shoes That I ^Ehaven't wore in a ^F#long time ^B Put me in a golden box^E Not a cross on

a pile of rocks

^B Bury me where the grass is green And the ^Egates are shining

Chorus 2:

^BOh ^F#honey when I ^Edie Give me a ^Bbed of roses ^F#Where I could ^Elie I'm gonna ^Buse up all the ^F#money that I ^Esaved^B Coz I don't ^F#wanna lie in a ^Epoor man's grave^Eb/G

Interlude: G#m E F# G#m E F# Eb/G Verse 3: Buddy's Bass Solo

^G#m I know a man who had ^Enothing^F# ^G#m He dreamed of satin ^Esheets all his ^F#life^G#m He lived and worked like a ^Edog^F# ^G#mLicking every boot he sees just ^Eto sur^F#vive^Eb/G

Verse 4:

^G#m He comes home drunk every ^Enight^F# ^G#m Wakes up the kids and ^Etalks to his ^F#wife^Eb/G he said ^G#mHoney you have been so ^Egood to ^F#me ^G#m I only wish we had a ^Ebetter ^F#life

Refrain 2:

^Ebm But now my life is coming ^G#mto an end There's ^Eonly one thing I'm wishing ^Bfor^Ebm All my days I have ^G#mlived in shame So I ^Ehope you won't ignore Just ^F#what I'm asking for

(Repeat Chorus 1) Chorus 3:

^BOh ^F#honey when I ^Edie Give me a ^Bbed of roses ^F#Where I could ^Elie I'm gonna ^Buse up all the ^F#money that I ^Esaved^B Coz I don't ^F#wanna lie in a ^Epoor man's grave ^BOh ^F#honey when I ^Edie Give me a ^Bbed of roses ^F#Where I could ^Elie I'm gonna ^Buse up all the ^F#money that I ^Esaved^B Coz I don't ^F#wanna lie in a ^Epoor man's grave^Eb/G ^G#m(hold)