- Just Another Poor Boy
- Words & Music by Chris de Burgh
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- Intro: G - C - G - C - G
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- He was but a traveller on the lonely road of life,
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- She, her name was Mary, a lady of the night,
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- She found him lying in that road, on a winter's night so
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- Just another poor boy, treat him right,
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- She saw that he was hungry and gave him food to eat,
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- She knew that he was weary and he had no place to sleep,
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- She took him home to her own bed, she lay down his wounded
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- and washed away the world from his hands and his feet,
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- He was just another poor boy,____ just another poor boy,
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- When he cried out in his sleep she held him tight,
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- And she gave him love and comfort through the night,
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- Till the mornings light....
- At night she sat beside him, by the fire he would talk,
- He said all men were brothers and that love could conquer
all,
- Many gathered round to hear, many for his life did fear,
- In trouble times like these men seldom talked.
- Oh they came to him one morning at the breaking of the day,
- She woke to hear him calling as they carried him away,
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- Accusing him of spreading lies and hate,
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- His public meetings were a danger to the state,
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- some soldier said "Who was he anyway?"
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- Just another poor boy, just another poor boy,
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- And the tears were falling from her face like rain,
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- And they hung him on the hillside far away,
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- And on the ground she lay.... poor boy....
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- Oh my Lord..... Oh my lord....oh my Lord...
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- And the tears were falling from her face like rain,
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- And they hung him on the hillside far away, just another
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- And she never dreamed she'd see his face again!
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All chords without any
guarantee...
- Any comments? Improvements? Please email me!