Poor Boy Blues
Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins
Neck and Neck 1990
Here is a simple version of the
opening tune to Neck and Neck.
I haven't included all lap steel parts as you
can probably get these yourself.
B F# A B E
E|-----------------------------5-------7-------------------|
B|-----------------------------5-------7-------------------|
G|-6-----------------------3---6-------6-------------------|
D|-9-----------------------4---7-------9-------------------|
A|-9-----------------------4---7-------9---2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-|
E|-7-----------------------2---5-------7---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|E| |E| |E| |E|
E
Do I want you? Yes I do!
Do I need you? Baby you know its true
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/h/harvest-barclay-james/21440.html ]
w/Slide
A
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-/9/6~~~~~-|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
A B E
But I aint' got nothing that you can use
B7 A
So I'm sitting on my own here
B E
with these poor boy blues
E
One day baby you will see
you're gonna give all your
A
love to me
I'm the one babe
B E B
that you're gonna choose
A
but in the meantime
B E
I got these poor boy blues
Intro again
Solo (* = 1/4 bend):
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7b-rb-b--(7b)-rb-7-5-|
G|-7----7----7b-9--7----7b-9----------------------|
D|---9b---9b---------9b---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
* * *
and so on...
