Poor Boys Shoes

Intro
C F G C ×2

Verse 1
        C                             Em
When he met her at the dance, she had flowers in her hair
          Am                                  F
There was no girl in this land who could have stood next to her there
           C                         Em
And there, everyone could see how he loved her instantly
              Am                           F
Though he had nothing to give her but his poor boy's hopes and dreams

Chorus
          Am                  Em              F
Well, he danced with her that summer 'til it showed on her sweet face
           Am           Em                 F
As she was taken by the warmth of him and all his gentle ways
C                        Em           F
And then he swore to her his love was true
       C              G          C
And he married her in poor boy's shoes

Verse 2
         C                                 Em
Well, not many years had passed through the grip of his strong hands
      Am                                  F
When a great, unyielding Hunger drew its veil across this land
    C                                      Em
His young love soon took ill, and with two little mouths to fill
        Am                                 F
It took all he could to keep them from the poorhouse on the hill

Chorus
             Am              Em              F
But when his pockets had run dry from crying tears that rang like bells
          Am               Em              F
And their home drew in the wind just like an old seashell
        C             Em           F
Then he gathered everything he had to lose
        C                G          C
And he walked them up in poor boy's shoes

Instrumental
C F G C ×3
Am Em F

Verse 3
          C
First God took the little boy
             Em
And then He took the little girl
                Am
And soon their little souls were free
              F
From all the sadness in this world
              Dm
Their father lifted up his love
             Am
She could no longer walk alone
            Dm
And from the poorhouse on the hill
            F               C
He took her on the long walk home

C Em Am Em F

Chorus
              Am             Em            F
And there he felt the cold upon her, as he laid her down to rest
          C                Em                F
And so he knelt down by her bed and drew her feet up to his chest
             Am               Em          F
And there he tried to warm her cold feet through
          C                 G           C
And they found them there in poor boy's shoes

Outro
F  Dm  C F ×6
Finish on C