Biography:
Nick Drake (Nicholas Rodney Drake, Rangoon, Burma, June 19, 1948 - Tanworth-in-Arden, England, November 25, 1974) was an English folk singer known for his gentle, enigmatic songs and his virtuosic right-hand finger picking technique.
Although he recorded only three albums, critics and fellow musicians hold his work in very high esteem. Drake failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime and had a strong aversion to performing. Since his death, however, Drake's music has gained a significant cult following.
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- Time Has Told Me
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- All My Trials
- At The Chime Of A City Clock
- Been Smokin Too Long
- Black Mountain Blues
- Blues Run The Game
- Cello Song
- Clothes Of Sand
- Fly
- From The Morning
- Hazey Jane I
- Hazey Jane Ii
- Hazy Jane 2
- I Was Made To Love Magic
- Joey
- Man In A Shed
- One Of These Things First
- Pink Moon
- Poor Boy
- Saturday Sun
- Strange Meeting Ii
- Things Behind The Sun
- Time Of No Reply
- Tunings
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Nick Drake - Poor Boy
song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYJyp4EIbI
note: see below for chords
INTRO
Cm7 Fm7sus2 x2
VERSE 1
Cm7 Bm7
Never sing for my supper
Cm7 Bm7
I never helped my neighbour
Cm7 Bm7
Never do what is proper
Cm7 Bm7
For my fair share of labour
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
I?m a poor boy
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
And I?m a rover
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
Count your coins and
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 Cm7
Throw them over my shoulder
Bm7
I may grow older
PRE-CHORUS
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it grows
Bb7
And nobody sees
C
How shaky my knees
C7
Nobody cares
B7
How steep my stairs
Bb7
And nobody smiles
C
If I cross their stiles
CHORUS
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So sorry for himself
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his health
G
You may say every day
Cm7
Where will he stay tonight
SOLO
Cm7 Fm7sus2 x2
VERSE 2
Cm7 Bm7
Never know what I came for
Cm7 Bm7
Seems that I?ve forgotten
Cm7 Bm7
Never ask what I came from
Cm7 Bm7
Or how I was begotten
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
I?m a poor boy
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
And I?m a ranger
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
Things I say
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 Cm7
May seem stranger than Sunday
Bm7
Changing to Monday
PRE-CHORUS
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it flows
Bb7
And nobody feels
C
The worn down heels
C7
Nobody?s eyes
B7
Make the skies
Bb7
Nobody spreads
C
Their aching heads
CHORUS
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his life
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So keen to take a wife
G
He?s a mess but he?ll say yes
Cm7
If you just dress in white
SOLO (follows the chord pattern of the verse)
Cm7 Bm7 x4
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 x4
Cm7 Bm7
PRE-CHORUS
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it blows
Bb7
And nobody sees
C
How shaky my knees
C7
Nobody cares
B7
How steep my stairs
Bb7
And nobody smiles
C
If you cross their stiles
CHORUS
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So sorry for himself
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his health
G
You may say every day
Cm7
Where will he stay tonight
SOLO
Cm7 Fm7sus2 x2
OUTRO (the choir sings on)
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his life
C Fmaj7 |
Oh poor boy |
C Fmaj7 |
So keen to take a wife |
|
- repeat while fading out
C Fmaj7 |
Oh poor boy |
C Fmaj7 |
So sorry for himself |
C Fmaj7 /
Oh poor boy /
C Fmaj7 /
So worried for his health /
____________________________________________________________________________
CHORDS
Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 C7 B7 Bb7 C Fmaj7 G Fm7sus2
e|------------------------------------------------3-----------|
B|-8---7----6------6-------8---7---6----8---10----3---8-------|
G|-8---7----6------6-------9---8---7----9---9-----4---8-------|
D|-8---7----6------8-------8---7---6----10--10----5---10------|
A|-10--9----8------6-------10--9---8----10--8-----5---8-------|
E|-8---7----6--------------8---7---6----8---------3-----------|
song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYJyp4EIbI
note: see below for chords
INTRO
Cm7 Fm7sus2 x2
VERSE 1
Cm7 Bm7
Never sing for my supper
Cm7 Bm7
I never helped my neighbour
Cm7 Bm7
Never do what is proper
Cm7 Bm7
For my fair share of labour
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
I?m a poor boy
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
And I?m a rover
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
Count your coins and
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 Cm7
Throw them over my shoulder
Bm7
I may grow older
PRE-CHORUS
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it grows
Bb7
And nobody sees
C
How shaky my knees
C7
Nobody cares
B7
How steep my stairs
Bb7
And nobody smiles
C
If I cross their stiles
CHORUS
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So sorry for himself
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his health
G
You may say every day
Cm7
Where will he stay tonight
SOLO
Cm7 Fm7sus2 x2
VERSE 2
Cm7 Bm7
Never know what I came for
Cm7 Bm7
Seems that I?ve forgotten
Cm7 Bm7
Never ask what I came from
Cm7 Bm7
Or how I was begotten
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
I?m a poor boy
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
And I?m a ranger
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2
Things I say
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 Cm7
May seem stranger than Sunday
Bm7
Changing to Monday
PRE-CHORUS
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it flows
Bb7
And nobody feels
C
The worn down heels
C7
Nobody?s eyes
B7
Make the skies
Bb7
Nobody spreads
C
Their aching heads
CHORUS
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his life
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So keen to take a wife
G
He?s a mess but he?ll say yes
Cm7
If you just dress in white
SOLO (follows the chord pattern of the verse)
Cm7 Bm7 x4
Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 x4
Cm7 Bm7
PRE-CHORUS
C7
Nobody knows
B7
How cold it blows
Bb7
And nobody sees
C
How shaky my knees
C7
Nobody cares
B7
How steep my stairs
Bb7
And nobody smiles
C
If you cross their stiles
CHORUS
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So sorry for himself
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his health
G
You may say every day
Cm7
Where will he stay tonight
SOLO
Cm7 Fm7sus2 x2
OUTRO (the choir sings on)
C Fmaj7
Oh poor boy
C Fmaj7
So worried for his life
C Fmaj7 |
Oh poor boy |
C Fmaj7 |
So keen to take a wife |
|
- repeat while fading out
C Fmaj7 |
Oh poor boy |
C Fmaj7 |
So sorry for himself |
C Fmaj7 /
Oh poor boy /
C Fmaj7 /
So worried for his health /
____________________________________________________________________________
CHORDS
Cm7 Bm7 Bbm7 Ebm7sus2 C7 B7 Bb7 C Fmaj7 G Fm7sus2
e|------------------------------------------------3-----------|
B|-8---7----6------6-------8---7---6----8---10----3---8-------|
G|-8---7----6------6-------9---8---7----9---9-----4---8-------|
D|-8---7----6------8-------8---7---6----10--10----5---10------|
A|-10--9----8------6-------10--9---8----10--8-----5---8-------|
E|-8---7----6--------------8---7---6----8---------3-----------|
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