How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - how can a poor man stand such times and live - bruce springsteen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : nick v . /Blindterry33 E - mail : blindterry333@gmail . com a song originally written by blind alfred reed in 1929 . bruce’s version made some lyric changes and was released on "live in dublin" . tuning : eadgbe A# F A# well , the doctor comes ’round here with his face all bright F and says "in a little while you’ll be alright" A# D# but all he gives is a humbug pill , a dose of dope and a great big bill A# F tell me , how can a poor man stand such times and live? A# F he says "me and my old school pals had some might high times down here and what happened to you poor black folks , well it just ain’t fair" F A# D# he took a look around gave a little pep talk , said "i’m with you" then he Cm took a little walk A# F tell me , how can a poor man stand such times and live? ( riff 1 ) F A# there’s bodies floatin’ on canal and the levees gone to hell F martha , get me my sixteen gauge and some dry shells A# them who’s got got out of town D# Cm and them who ain’t got left to drown A# F ( riff 1 ) tell me , how can a poor man stand such times and live? A# F G i got family scattered from texas all the way to baltimore F D# no , sir i ain’t got no home in this world no more A# gonna be a judgment that’s a fact , D# Cm a righteous train rollin’ down this track A# F ( riff 1 ) tell me , how can a poor man stand such times and live? riff 1 E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - 5p3h5p3h5p3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - 4p3h4p3h4p3 - - - - - 5 - 3 - - - - 3 - - 3 - - - 5/7 - 5/3 - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |