The Poor chords by Jesse Welles

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

Gm    D
Gm    D


Chorus:
                        Gm
If you worked a little harder
                       D
Then you'd have a lot more
        Gm
So the blame and the shame's on you
     D
For being so damn poor

Verse:
              Gm
It ain't the price gouging
                     D
And it ain't the inflation
         Gm
It ain't everyone above ya

Tryna make a buck from ya
     D
And screwin' the whole congregation

              Gm
I had that reduced lunch
                   D
I had the benefit cards
            Gm
It never occured to me

To blame my family
     D
For life being so damn hard


Verse:
                  Gm
I sholda payed attention
                    D
Back when I was in school
              Gm
Then I could figure up the tax

I would know a lotta facts
              D
I missed the class

Where they taught the rules

                  Gm
I was memorizing capitols
                   D
I was in the spelling bee
         Gm
I musta skipped the part

Where they taught the art
    D
Of private equity

               Gm
I was selling chocolate bars
           D
I had a disorder
       Gm
I was cuttin' up a frog

Got lost in the fog
 D
Learnin' how to play recorder


Pre-Chorus:
                      Gm            D    Gm    D
If you only worked a little harder
                        G          D
If you worked a little harder, ha ha
                        G          D
If you worked a little harder, ha ha


Chorus:
                        Gm
If you worked a little harder
                       D
Then you'd have a lot more
        Gm
So the shame and the blame's on you
     D
For being so damn poor


Verse:
              Gm
It ain't the banks
                  D
And it ain't the taxes
              Gm
It ain't the payday loans

And high rent homes
     D
And predatory fees and practices

          Gm
Wave yer dumb flag
             D
Whatever it means
               Gm
But you should ask yourself

When it comes to health
         D
Are the poor really all that free?


Pre-Chorus:
                        G          D
If you worked a little harder, ha ha
                        G          D
If you worked a little harder, ha ha


Chorus:
                        Gm
If you worked a little harder
                  D
You'd have a lot more
        Gm
So the blame and the shame's on you
     D
For being so damn poor
 Gm    Gm
Yeah