Welfare Music chords by The Bottle Rockets

Note: In this tab 'C' is short for 'Cadd9' (-X-3-2-0-3-3-)

(Intro)
    G C G G D G
e:--3------------------------3------|-----------------2---2---3------|
b:----3------3-----3-----3---3------|-----3-3---3-----3---3---3------|
G:------2b---0-----0-----0---0------|-0---0-0---0-----2---2---0------| 2x
D:-------------0-2-------2---0------|-0---0-0^2^0-----0---0---0------|
A:-------------------3---3---2------|-0^2---------2^0-0---0---2------|
E:---------------------------3------|-------------------------3------|



(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   D4  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    D4  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 D4   C
But that don't pay them monthly bills
G                      CG
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               DD4 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                       CG
Baby dance circles on the floor
G                   D
Round and round just like before
Em                   C  G
Baby fall down, Baby get up
G                        DD4   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)