Poverty Train — Laura Nyro
Chords and lyrics for Poverty Train by Laura Nyro (key of Cm).
Verse 1
Note: use barre chords throughout and be aware of the shifting root notes
indicated in slash chords. In the chorus the Fm/C is a barred Fm chord with
the bass C emphasised instead of bass F.
Intro
C Last call for the poverty
train
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C Ab Last call for the poverty
train
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[C] [Gm/C] [F/Bb] [F/A]
Verse 1
It [C]looks good and [Gm/C]dirty on [F/Bb]shiny light [F/A]strip
And if you [C]don't get [Gm/C]beat you got [F/Bb] yourself a [F/A]trip
You can [Eb/Ab]see the walls [Dm7]roar, see your [Eb/Ab]brains on the [Dm7]floor
Become [Eb/Ab]God, become [Dm7]cripple, become [Eb/Ab]funky and [Gm7]split why was I
Chorus 1
[Fm7] born? [Fm/C] [Fm7] [Fm/C]Wo-o-oah [Fm7]mm no no no no [Fm/C] [Fm7] whoa-oh[Fm/C]
[Fm7]no no ne no [Fm/C] [Fm7] wo-oah woah [Fm/C] [Fm7]a-no no no nooo[Fm/C]
[Fm7] no no [F]noooooo [F/G]noooooooo oh baby
Verse 2
I [C]just saw the [Gm/C]Devil and he's [F/Bb]smilin at [F/A]me
I heard my [C]bones cry, [Gm/C]Devil why's [F/Bb] it got to be[F/A]
Devil [Eb/Ab]played with my[Dm7] brother, [Eb/Ab] Devil drove my [Dm7]mother
Now the[Eb/Ab] tears in the [Dm7]gutter are [Eb/Ab]floodin the [Gm7]sea why was I
Chorus 2
[Fm7] born? [Fm/C] [Fm7] Wo-o-oah[Fm/C] [Fm7]u-no no na no [Fm/C] [Fm7] whoa-o-wo-oah[Fm/C]
[Fm7]u-no no ne no [Fm/C] [Fm7] no no noooooo [F] [F/G]noooooooo oh baby
Verse 3
it [C]looks good and [Gm/C]dirty, them [F/Bb]shiny lights [F/A]glow a million
[C]night tramps, [Gm/C]tricks and tracks [F/Bb] will come and go[F/A]
Outro
[Eb/Ab] You're starvin [Dm7]today But [F]who [Em]cares [F/G]anyway? Baby it
[C]feels like I'm [Gm7/C]dyin [Ab]no - [Gm] ow [Cm7] I swear there's somethin better
than
[Ab] Gettin off on sweet cocaaaine [C](single note) It feeeeeels so gooood
[Ab] It feeeels so gooood[Db] gettin off the poverty
traaaain [G](slow [F]single notes) [Gm7/C]mornin
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