Government Cheese Live chords by Keb Mo

• Key: Dm
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Performance: live


Guitar riff thoughout the song
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------5----7----|-----5--------------|
A|5----8--------------|5------8-5----------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|


🎸 Intro:

  Dm7
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  Gsus4             G                 Dm7
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🎸 Verse 1:
         Dm7
 Well its late in the evening and I am on my knees
       Gsus4        G                     Dm7
 Its a late in the evening and I am on my knees
    Asus4          A           Gsus4       G
 You know I'm so grateful
                    Dm7
 for that government cheese   (government cheese)

🎸 Verse 2:
         Dm7
 Its a bad situation and I know my little friend Louise
            Gsus4   G                             Dm7
 Well, its a bad situation I know my little friend Louise
       Asus4        A           Gsus4         G
 She's a wizz in the kitchen she knows what to do
                    Dm7
 with that government cheese   (government cheese)

🎸 Interlude:
 guitar solo
  A#maj7                              Bm7/A
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  A#maj7                              E7                G7
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  G7
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🎸 Verse 3:
 Dm7
 First thing tomorrow I'm gonna find me a full time job
 Gsus4       G                                       Dm7
 First thing tomorrow I'm gonna find me a full time job
           Asus4      A                 Gsus4      G
I'm gonna make my own paycheck I will not steal
             Dm7
and will not rob                  I got that(government cheese)


 Keyboard solo
  Dm7
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  Gsus4             G                 Dm7
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  Asus4    A        Gsus4    G        Dm7
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  A#maj7                              Bm7/A
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  A#maj7                              E7                G7
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  G7
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🎸 Verse 4:
Dm7
     I don't like baloney and I don't speak Japanese
 Gsus4        G                         Dm7
 I don't like baloney and I don't speak Japanese
                    Asus4      A                   Gsus4   G
 Yeah, now when you make my macaroni I want you to make it with
                Dm7
the government cheese                   (government cheese)

🎸 Outro:
 Dm7
 repeat

End with guitar + bass riff:
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------5----7----|-----5--------------|7----5--------------|
A|5----8--------------|5------8-5----------|-------8-5----------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|