Key = A 
 
Intro: A - D - E7 - A - A 
 
     A            D             A            E7 
When I Was Just A Youngster And Hardly In My Teens 
  A                 D               E7             A 
I Went To School On Many A Day With Faded Old Blue Jeans 
    A                 D        A                   E7 
The Patches They Were Many The Seat Was All Thread Bare 
      A                D            E7              A 
But A Poor Girl Didn't Notice And A Poor Boy Didn't Care 
  A              D               E7             A 
A Poor Boy Don't Have No Money A Poor Boy Don't Have No Dough 
                  D                      A                   E7 
Give A Poor Boy A Pretty Little Girl And Watch That Poor Boy Go 
         A               D          A            E7 
He's The Backbone Of The Nation The Pappy Of The Land 
       A                   D 
With A Two Buck Loan He'll Build Him A Home 
    E7                   A 
And Raise Him A Poor Boy Clan  
 
Instrumental Break: 
A - E - E7 - A - A 
 
    A                D        A                 E7 
His Worries They Are Many His Pleasures Are But Few 
    A                  D            E7            A 
But That Don't Worry A Poor Boy His Pappy Had 'Em Too 
    A                 D       A               A 
His Livin' Don't Come Easy He Has To Sweat It Out 
         A           D               E7           A 
But He'd Rather Be A Poor Boy Than A Wealty Gad-a-bout 
 
Repeat Chorus 
 
Instrumental Break: 
Bb - Bb - A - A 
 
      A              D          A               E7 
If It Wasn't For The Poor Boy A Lot Would Go Un-done 
    A                  D             E7               A 
The Plough Would Never Furrow Or The Mill Would Never Run 
      A              D            A              E7 
There Wouldn't Be No Taters There Wouldn't Be No Beans 
    A                 D            E7             A 
The Rich Would All Be Poor Boys In Faded Old Blue Jeans 
 
Repeat Chorus