Beggars Song

Tune down 1/2 step 


Intro 
E A E    A E 


 
A                      D         Dm     Bm 
Most of my life I have lived here on my own 
  C#m              Bm 
Except for a few occasions 
A               D             Bm 
Now Ive got to find myself a home 
      C#m            E 
For a family Ill be raisin 
 

 
         A       F#m     E 
And its hard to stay so sane, sir 
    A      F#m     E 
But who am I to complain, sir 
      A               F#m        E 
And I wonder, can you spare some change, sir 
 

 
A                   D       Dm 
I can remember when younger 
         Bm                C#m            Bm 
A kid at school, they used to call a fool 
    A               D 
And I no longer but stronger 
                   Bm              C#m            
Im still the same fool; God, its goddamn cruel 
 

 
         A       F#m     E 
And its hard to stay so sane, sir 
    A      F#m     E 
But who am I to complain, sir 
      A       F#m                E 
And I wonder, can you spare some change, sir  


{Guitar Solo} 
A  G  F#m  D 
Bm    C#m    Bm 
A     D    Bm 
C#m    Bm    E 


 
         A       F#m     E 
And its hard to stay so sane, sir 
    A      F#m     E 
But who am I to complain, sir 
      A       F#m                E 
And I wonder, can you spare some change, sir 
 

 
A                   D 
I had a dog once, a good dog 
         Bm 
Now its dead 
E        A                       Bm 
Hes the bottom, hes the beggar 
A 
Over the hills I go 
D             Bm    C#m    Bm 
Swinging high 
 

 
         A       F#m     E 
And its hard to stay so sane, sir 
    A      F#m     E 
But who am I to complain, sir 
      A       F#m                E 
And I wonder, can you spare some change, sir 
 

 
           A              F#m       E 
Cause Im feeling kinda down in my pocket, sir 
        A 
And Im not a proud man 
F#m 
Not a proud man 
E 
Not a proud man 
    A 
Im beggin 
A 
Im beggin 
F#m                E 
Im askin to you, even you 
            A             F#m       E 
'Cause Im feeling kinda down in my heart, sir 
      A 
And I dont know what to do 
F#m         E 
Im feelin so blue 
        A F#m E A 
And Im beggin you 
   F#m 
Beggin you 
        E 
Beggin you 
 

Outro 
      A                F#m              E 
And I dont know if my heart wants to stay, its right 
        A               F#m 
But Im feelin so sick and sore 
      E 
And I need some money, praying tonight 
A             F#m  E 
Dont you know 
          A  F#m  E 
So, brother