[Chorus] 
G Stone cold broke in the middle of the winter
D4G oh like a poor man's son
G Stone cold broke in the middle of the winter
D4G oh like a poor man's son
 [Verse] 
DCadd9 my father was a hard earned worker
EMG my mother has a heart of gold
DCadd9 i was never much younger
EMG but i feel twice as old
 [Chorus] 
G Stone cold broke in the middle of the winter
D4G oh like a poor man's son
G Stone cold broke in the middle of the winter
D4G oh like a poor man's son
 [Verse] 
DCadd9 but i've got money for food
EMG and a little bit of gasoline
DCadd9 i've got plenty of time
EMG but i want everything now
D4CG but i don't need no gold or silver
D4CG i only need a few new things
D4CG oh i'll buy pearls for my lover
D4CG oh and a brand new set of guitar strings
 [Chorus] 
G Stone cold broke in the middle of the winter
D4G oh like a poor man's son
G Stone cold broke in the middle of the winter
D4G oh like a poor man's son
 [Verse] 
DCadd9 i feel a cold wind blowin'
EMG dark clouds form on the western sky
DCadd9 i've got a feelin' like known
EMG everyone here will one day die
 [Chorus] 
G Stone cold broke in the middle of the winter
D4G oh like a poor man's son
G Stone cold broke in the middle of the winter
D4G oh like a poor man's son
 [Verse] 
DCadd9 i see a bright star shinin'
EMG i love bethlehem town
DCadd9 i hear a chorus of angels
EMG Singing out loud the sweetest sound
DCadd9 oh brothers lets go down
EMG let's go down won't you come on down
DCadd9 oh brohters let's go down
EMG down in the river to pray
DCadd9 oh brothers lets go down
EMG let's go down won't you come on down
DCadd9 oh brohters let's go down
EMG down in the river to pray
D4CG but i don't need no gold or silver
D4CG i only need a few new things
D4CG oh i'll buy pearls for my lover
D4CG