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    The Poor Boy Is Taken Away 

    The Poor Boy Is Taken Away by Richard & Linda Thompson
    
Key: DD | Capo: 2fr |  

    
    


    

    Verse 1
D
Gold-haired poor boy, you took him for fun
   G               A         D 
He dressed for the tinkering trade
   G               A         D
He dressed for the tinkering trade
        G           C      D    G  Am  Em7
Now the poor boy is taken away
Verse 2
D
No use waiting like a ghost in a dream
    G            A          D
The world has no comfort to bring
    G            A          D
The world has no comfort to bring
   G           C        D
He left you to get everything
Instrumental
D  G  D  C G/B Am Em7
D       G  A  D    G  A  D    G  C
Verse 3
D
No use standing, waving adieu
    G           A            D 
The penny won't drop in your mind
    G           A            D 
The penny won't drop in your mind
    G           C          D     G  Am  Em7
The old flame's left you behind
Verse 4
D
No use crying in a room full of memories
    G          A          D 
You never will find yesterday
    G          A          D 
You never will find yesterday
        G           C      D      C G/B Am Em7   D
And the poor boy is taken away
    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.
    Contributor: dfbafc9f

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