Snow Phoebe – Poetry Man chords

Poetry Man
Phoebe Snow

*Drop D tuning

Intro:

Dmaj7  D7  D6   D7
A7sus  A7  Am7  Em/A
Dmaj7  D7  D6   D7
A7sus  A7  Am7  Em/A  Dmaj7

Verse 1:

             Am7You make me laugh
       A7sus                    A7‘Cause your eyes they light the night
            Dmaj7  D7  D6  D7  Dmaj7  D7  D6They look right through me
        Am7You bashful boy
      A7sus             A7You’re hiding something sweet
               Dmaj7  D7  D6  D7  Dmaj7  D7  D6Please give it to me yeah, to me, yeah


Chorus:

Dsus             DTalk to me some more
G                                D  Dmaj7You don’t have to go you’re the poetry man
A7                  Dmaj7  D7  D6  D7You make things all right, yeah, yeah


Interlude:

A7sus  A7  Am7  Em/A
Dmaj7  D7  D6   D7
A7sus  A7  Am7  Em/A  Dmaj7


Verse 2:
           Am7You are a genie
    A7sus             A7All I ask for is your smile
            Dmaj7  D7  D6  D7  Dmaj7  D7  D6Each time I rub the lamp, la, la, la, la
           Am7When I am with you
       A7sus               A7I have a giggling teenage crush
           Dmaj7  D7  D6  D7  Dmaj7  D7  D6Then I’m a sultry vamp, yeah, sultry vamp


[Repeat Chorus]

[Repeat Interlude x 2] (with ooh yeah first time, saxaphone solo second)

[Repeat Chorus]


Verse 3:

         Am7So once again
          A7susIt’s time to say so long
    A7            Dmaj7  D7  D6  D7  Dmaj7  D7  D6And so recall the cull of life
              Am7You’re going home now
        A7sus                   A7Home’s that place somewhere you go each day
   Dmaj7  D7  D6  D7  Dmaj7  D7  D6To see your wife, to see your wife


[Repeat Chorus x 2]