Song :
B
Intro :
B
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sah,
B7
so that every mouth can be fed.
E F# B G A
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
B
Wife and kids, dem pack up and-a leave me.
B7
Darling, she said, I was yours to receive.
E F# B D E
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
B
Shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go.
B7
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.
E F# B D E
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
B
After a storm there must be a calm.
B7
catch me in your farm..you sound an alarm.
E F# B D E
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
B
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sah,
B7
so that every mouth can be fed.
E F# B G A
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
B
Wife and kids, dem pack up and-a leave me.
B7
Darling, she said, I was yours to receive.
E F# B D E
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
B
Shirt dem a tear up, trousers a go.
B7
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.
E F# B D E
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
B
After a storm there must be a calm.
B7
catch me in your farm..you sound an alarm.
E F# B D E
poor, poor me, me-Israelite. Aah.
Outro :
E F# B
poor, poor me, me-Israelite.x3
G A B
