Rich Man Poor Man — The Gladiators
Chords and lyrics for Rich Man Poor Man by The Gladiators (key of G).
Intro
[Am] [G]
Chorus
[Am]The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief
Everyone claim that dem are the chief
[G]The rich man buy, the poor man's life
The poor man take away the beggar man's wife
[Am]Don't cry.. my brothers
Don't cry.. my sisters
[G]These tears won't change the situation
It's just a form, a form of reaction
Verse 1
[Am]If you step on fire, fire burn you
If you play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth
[G]So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong
Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong
Hook
Hey! [C]Everything will soon be [Dm]okay
As [C]soon as the war is [Dm]over
Jah [C]children will be free to come [Dm]over
[C]Singing and dancing, ready to take [Dm]over
Have some [G]faith.. have a little [G]faith
Intrumental
[Am] [G]
Hook
Hey! [C]Everything will soon be [Dm]okay
As [C]soon as the war is [Dm]over
Jah [C]children will be free to come [Dm]over
[C]Singing and dancing, ready to take [Dm]over
Have some [G]faith.. have a little [G]faith
Chorus
[Am]The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief
Everyone claim that dem are the chief
[G]The rich man buy, the poor man's life
The poor man take away the beggar man's wife
[Am]Don't cry.. my brothers
Don't cry.. my sisters
[G]These tears won't change the situation
It's just a form, a form of reaction
Verse 2
[Am]Tell you if you step on fire, fire burn you
You play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth
[G]So stand up strong, you got to know where you belong
Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong
[Am]Don't cry, don't cry
Don't cry, don't cry
[G]These tears won't change the situation
It's just a form, a form of reaction
[A]Tell you if you step on fire, fire burn you
Play with puppy, puppy lick your mouth
[G]Stand up strong, you got to know where you belong
Say the weak ones now, will soon become strong
Chorus
[A]The rich man, poor man, beggar man thief
Everyone claim that dem are the chief
[G]The rich man buy, the poor man's life
The poor man take away the beggar man's wife
Outro
[Am]Don't cry, [G]don't cry, don't cry, don't cry ...
(fade out)
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