Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

1st Stanza

I know a man who had nothing

He was a poor man all his life

He lived in a shack by the roadside

With starving kids and a loving wife

2nd Stanza

He went to church every Sunday

He prays from morning until night, he said

Good Lord, why have you forsaken me

When everything I did I thought was right

Refrain

Now my Life is coming to an end

 There's only one thing I'm wishing for

All my days I have never sinned

 So I hope you won't ignore

 What I'm asking for...

Chorus i

Oh honey when I die

Dress me up in a coat and tie

Give me a pair of shoes

That I haven't wore in a long time

Put me in a golden box

Not a cross with a pile of rocks

Bury me where the grass is green

 And the gates are shining...

Chorus ii

Oh honey when I die

Give me a bed of roses

Where I could lie

 I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved

Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...

3rd stanza

I know a man who had nothing

He dreamed of satin sheets all his life

He lived and worked like a dog

Licking every boot he sees just to survive

4th stanza

He comes home drunk every night

Wakes up the kids and talks to his wife, he said

Honey you have been so good to me

I only wish we had a better life

Refrain ii

And now my life's coming to an end

 There's only one thing I'm wishing for

All my days I have lived in shame

 So I hope you won't ignore

 Just what I'm asking for...

Chorus i

Oh honey when I die

Dress me up in a coat and tie

Give me a pair of shoes

That I haven't wore in a long time

Put me in a golden box

Not a cross with a pile of rocks

Bury me where the grass is green

 And the gates are shining...

Chorus iii

Oh honey when I die

Give me a bed of roses

Where I could lie

I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved

'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's...

Oh honey when I die

Give me a bed of roses

Where I could lie

I'm gonna use up all the money that I saved

(faded strumming) then (softly)

'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...

hope you liked it!!! (this is my first tabbing)

sent by: Franco R. Maravilla