POOR TOM
As recorded by Led Zeppelin
(From the 1982 Album CODA)

Guitar is tuned to Open C: CGCGCE

[Intro]
N.C.

[Verse 1]
N.C.
Here's a tale of Tom
N.C.
Who worked the railroads long
N.C.
His wife would cook his meal
N.C.
As he would change the wheel
N.C.
Poor Tom, seventh son
N.C.
Always knew what was going on
            
Ain't nothing 

         
that you can h

              
ide from Tom
              
And there ain'

            
t  nothing tha

         
t you can hide

               
 from Tom

[Verse 1]

Worked for thi

rty years

Sharing hopes 

and fears

Dreaming of th

e day

He could turn 

and say

Poor Tom, work

 is done

Been lazing ou

t in the noond

ay sun
            
Ain't nothing 

         
that you can h

             
ide from Tom
            
Ain't  nothing

         
 that you can 

               
hide from Tom

[Verse 2]

His wife was A

nnie Mae

With any man a

 game she woul

d play

When Tom was o

ut of town

She couldn't k

eep her dresse

s down

Poor Tom, seve

nth son

Always knew wh

at was going o

n
            
Ain't nothing 

         
that you can h

              
ide from Tom
            
Ain't  nothing

         
 that you can 

               
hide from Tom

[Verse 3]

And so it was 

one day

People got to 

Annie Mae

Tom stood, a g

un in his hand

And stopped he

r running arou

nd

Poor Tom, seve

nth son

Gotta die for 

what you have 

done
            
All those year

         
s of work are 

            
thrown away
            
To ease your m

         
ind is that al

          
l you can say?

[Bridge]
          
But what about

              
 that grandson

             
 on your knee?
           
Them railroad 

              
songs, Tom wou

                     
ld sing to me
           
There ain't   

              
nothing that y

              
ou can hide fr

     
om Tom
            
There ain't no

           
thing that you

            
 can hide from

     
 Tom
            
There ain't  n

              
othing that yo

         
u     can hide

          
 from Tom

Hey yeah, keep

-a truckin'

Keep-a truckin

'

[Outro]