The Capitalist Blues chords by Leyla McCalla

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
G+G
You keep telling me
G+G
To climb this ladder
G+G
I've got to pay my dues
C majorC
But as I rise
C majorC
The stakes get higher
G+G
I've got the capitalist blues
    D MajorD
And if I give everything
D MajorD             G+G
I won't have much more to lose

Verse 2:
G+G
I am swimming in an ocean of sharks
G+G
They are telling me how I'm gonna make
G+G
My little mark
C majorC
In this cold, cold world
         D MajorD
It can be such a cold, cold world

Verse 3:
G+G
You keep telling me to go a little higher
G+G
Try to take a different view
C majorC
But you can see
C majorC
I'm not inspired
G+G
I've got the capitalist blues
    D MajorD
And if I give everything
             G+G
I won't have much more to lose

Verse 4:
G+G
It's not fair, it's not right
G+G
I don't know what I'm gonna do with my life
G+G
It's not fair, it's not right
G+G
I wasn't born to just endure all this strife
G+G
Tryna make my way
    C majorC
In this cold, cold world
         D MajorD
It can be such a cold, cold world