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[Verse 1]
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I've traveled from town to town
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Seems like everybody wanna throw me down
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'Cause I'm a poor man
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But I'm a good man, understand
[Verse 2]
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I went down to the train station
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Looked up on the wall
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My money was too light, baby
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Couldn't go nowhere at all
G
'Cause I'm a poor man
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But I'm a good man, understand
[Chorus]
C Cm G
The burden that I carry is so heavy, you see
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It seems like there ain't nobody in this world
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Who would wanna help poor me
[Verse 3]
G
Well, I would be all right, baby
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Just give me a break
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Good things come to those who wait
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'Cause I've been a good man
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But I'm a poor man, understand