RIVERS JOHNNY - "poor side of town" Tablature

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:29 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>
Subject: ./r/rivers_johnny/poor_side_of_town.crd

Except for 'Secret Agent Man', every one of Johnny Rivers' hit singles
up to this point had been a remake of an oldie. This (one of the few
A-sides he ever wrote) became his only #1 single on 11/12/66.


"Poor Side Of Town"
(Johnny Rivers - Lou Adler)

Intro:

Emaj7 F#m7
Doo-do-do-do-....
Emaj7 F#m7
Doo-do-do-do-wah, ....

Verse 1:

Emaj7 F#m7
How can you tell me ....
Emaj7 F#m7
When the last time I saw ....
A G#m7
That rich guy ....
F#m7 A
Must have ...
E A
So welcome ...
E
To the poor ....

guitar [2X; played at end of each verse]:

(E) [N.C.]
v v v v
-------0--0---------------
------------0h2-0---------
------------------0h1p0h1-
--------------------------
--------------------------
-0------------------------

Verse 2:

To him you were nothing but .....
Bridge:

D Gmaj7
I can't blame you ...
C Bm
I'm tryin' ....
C Bm
I've got one ....
Am G B (Emaj7)
I just can't make it without .....

Verse 3:

So tell me, are you gonna stay .....

Verse 4 [first two lines sung by background singers]:

So tell me how much you ....

Coda [repeat to fade]:

Emaj7 F#m7
Doo-do-do-do-....


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers