Electric Light Orchestra - Poor Boy (The Greenwood) from the album Eldorado
G G/B G/D G 2×
[VERSE 1]
G Bm C G
Me I'm just a poor boy, from across the far southland,
Em Bm C D A(7) D
And I've traveled many days to reach this place to mke my sta - and ,
C C/B Am G F Em Cm
I fell in with a merry band, and drank away the hours.
[CHORUS]
Em Bm C G
Rollin' on, I've been rollin' on,
Em Bm C G
And my head is high, from the battle won,
Bdim Am Bbdim7 Bm Am/C C G/C G
Laid down my life for the Greenwood
[VERSE 2]
G Bm C G
The city boys, and the country boys, they come from miles around,
Em Bm C D A(7) D
To defy their king and country, save the poor folks from the ha - and,
C C/B Am G F Em Cm
Of the thieving dukes and abbotts, and the gentry of the land.
[CHORUS]
Em Bm C G
Rollin' on, I've been rollin' on,
Em Bm C G
And my head is high, from the battle won,
Bdim Am Bbdim7 Bm Am/C C G/C G
Laid down my life for the Greenwood
[VERSE 3]
G Bm C G
Sweet Maid Marion, don't you do me no wrong,
Em Bm C D A(7) D
Stay on the right side, the Greenwood is your ho - ome,
C C/B Am G F Em Cm
The dancing girls and the open fires, the wine that flows like water.
[CHORUS]
Em Bm C G
Rollin' on, I've been rollin' on,
Em Bm C G
And my head is high, from the battle won,
Bdim Am Bbdim7 Bm Am/C C G/C G Am C Am C
Laid down my life for the Greenwood
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/electric_light_orchestra/poor_boy_the_greenwood_chords_1879805