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Welfare Music Chords

(Intro)
G         C       G           D       G x2
 
(Verse)
G                             C   G
  Quit school when she was seventeen
G                       D
Senator on TV calls her welfare queen
Em                          C   G
  Used to be daddy's little girl
G                            D        C
  Now she needs help in this mean old world
 
G                                 C  G
Buys cassette tapes in the bargain bin
      G                    D
Loves Carlene Carter and Loretta Lynn
Em                          C   G
Tries to have fun on a Saturday night
G                   D         C
Sunday mornin don't shine too bright
 
(Chorus)
     G               C G
It's welfare music
G              D
Watch the baby dance
       Em             C G
To the welfare music
         G    D       C
Will she ever stand a chance
 
(Interlude / Intro)
G    C G
G    D G
G    C G
G    D G
 
(Verse)
      G                           C     G
Takes two to make three but one ain't here
      G                D
Still chasin women and drinkin beer
Em                            C   G
Says nobody understands how he  feels
    G                   D       C
But that don't pay them monthly bills
 
G                       C G
Angry fat man on the radio
         G              D
Wants to keep his taxes way down low
Em                       C   G
  Says there oughta be a law
G                D    C
Angriest man you ever saw
 
(Chorus)
G               C G
Welfare music
G              D
Watch the baby dance
       Em             C G
To the welfare music
         G    D       C
Will she ever stand a chance
 
(Verse)
G                        C G
Baby dance circles on the floor
G                    D
Round and round just like before
Em                   C   G
Baby fall down, Baby get up
G                         D      C
Baby needs a drink from a loving cup
 
(Chorus)
     G             C G
It's welfare music
G              D
Watch the baby dance
       Em             C G
To the welfare music
         G    D       C
Will she ever stand a chance (2X)
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