Chord/Tab song: Poverty Train

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:49:43 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./n/nyro_laura/poverty_train.crd

"Poverty Train"
(Laura Nyro)

Intro (guitars):

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[fuzz] [acoustic] [bass]

Last call for the poverty train

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-6--------6---5B6--|
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[acoustic]

Abmaj7 (vibes - there's a high D on acoustic bass in there)
Last call for the poverty train

piano (transcribed, admittedly an octave lower, for guitar) [2X]:

[C]v v v v v v [Gm7] v v v v v v

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-1-----------|-1-------1---|-3-----------|-3-----------|
-0-----------|-0-------0---|-2h3-----2---|-0-----------|
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-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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[F/Bb] v v v v v v [F/A] v v v v v v

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-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|-1-----------|
-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|
-3-------3---|---------3---|-3-------3---|---------3---|
-1-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
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Verse 1:

It l[C]ooks good and [Gm/C]dirty on [F/Bb]shiny light [F/A]strip
And if you d[C]on'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 f[Dm7]loor
Become[Eb/Ab] God, become c[Dm7]ripple, become[Eb/Ab] funky and [Gm7]split
Why was I [Fm7]born
[F/G] [G]

No-no-no-no whoa-oh no-no-no-no no no no, no

Verse 2:

Oh baby, I just saw the Devil and he's smilin' at me
I heard my bones cry, Devil why's it got to be
Devil played with my brother, Devil drove my mother
Now the tears in the gutter are floodin' the sea
Why was I born

No-no-no-no whoa-oh no-no-no-no no no no, no

Verse 3:

Oh baby, it looks good and dirty, them shiny lights glow
A million night tramps, tricks and tracks will come and go
[Eb/Ab]You're starvin' t[Dm7]oday
But[Fmaj7] who c[Em7]ares [Fmaj7]anyway
[F/G]Baby, it fe[C]els like I'm [Gm7/C]dyin' [Abmaj7] now[Gm7][Cm7]

Coda:

I swear there's something better than
Abmaj7 (vibes)
Getting off on sweet cocaine
[C] [single note]
It feels so good
Absus2 [468xxx] Dbsus4 [xxx674]
It feels so good
[G] [F]
Gettin' off the poverty train
[Gm7/C]Mornin'...

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers