IntroG - C - G - C - GGEmCDG
He was but a traveller on the lonely road of life,
GEmAmD
She, her name was Mary, a lady of the night,
CDBEm
She found him lying in that road, on a winter's night so cold,
AmDG - C - D - G - C - D
Just another poor boy, treat him right,
GEmCDG
She saw that he was hungry and gave him food to eat,
GEmAmD
She knew that he was weary and he had no place to sleep,
CDBEm
She took him home to her own bed, she lay down his wounded head
AmDG - C - D - G - B
and washed away the world from his hands and his feet,
EmD - C
He was just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
GDEmDC
When he cried out in his sleep she held him tight,
EmD - C
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
GDEmC
And she gave him love and comfort through the night,
Em - D - C - G - Em - D - C - G - C - G
Till the mornings light....
GEmCDG
At night she sat beside him, by the fire he would talk,
GEmAmD
He said all men were brothers and that love could conquer all,
CDBEm
Many gathered round to hear, many for his life did fear,
AmDG - C - D - G - B
In trouble times like these men seldom talked.
GEmCDG
Oh they came to him one morning at the breaking of the day,
GEmAmD
She woke to hear him calling as they carried him away,
CD
Accusing him of spreading lies and hate,
BEm
His public meetings were a danger to the state,
CDE
some soldier said "Who was he anyway?"
F#mED
Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
AEF#mED
And the tears were falling from her face like rain,
F#mE - D
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
AEF#mD
And they hung him on the hillside far away,
F#m
And on the ground she lay.... poor boy....
F#m
Oh my Lord..... Oh my lord....oh my Lord...
F#mE - D
Just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
AEF#mED
And the tears were falling from her face like rain,
F#mE - D
Just another poor boy,____ just another boy,
AEF#mD
And they hung him on the hillside far away, just another poor boy
F#mE - D
Just another poor boy,___ just another poor boy,
AEF#mED
And she never dreamed she'd see his face again!
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.