State Of The Union chords by James Mcmurtry

Chords with lyrics

During verse  During chorus
  G/C  G/BG/B  G/AG/A  G+G  G/DG/D  D/F#D/F#  D MajorD  D/ED/E    E minor 7Em7      E minor 7Em7
e|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2----------3--------------3------|
BB|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----------3--------------3------|
G+G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2----------0--------------0------|
D MajorD|---------------------------0-----------0----------------2--------------2------|
A augmentedA|---3-----2-----0-------------------------------------------------------2------|
E MajorE|---------------------3-----------2-----------0-------------------------0------|


Intro:
G/C G/BG/B G/AG/A G+G
E minor 7Em7 G/DG/D
G/C G/BG/B G/AG/A G+G

Verse 1:
  G+G      G/BG/B   G+G    G/BG/B    G+G     G/BG/B    D/F#D/F#
My brother's a fascist, lives in Palacios, fishes the pier every night
  D/F#D/F#     D MajorD     D/F#D/F#   D MajorD      D/F#D/F#      D MajorD      G+G
He hoslters his glock in a double retention, he smokes while he waits for a bite
  G+G       G/DG/D     G+G       G/DG/D
He don't like the Muslims, he don't like the Jews
  G/C      G/BG/B      G/AG/A       E minor 7Em7
He don't like the Blacks and he don't trust the news
  D MajorD      D/F#D/F#    D MajorD      D/F#D/F#     D MajorD       D/ED/E   D/F#D/F# G+G
He hates the Hispanics and alternative views, he'll tell you it's tough to be  white

Verse 2:
  G+G     G/DG/D      G+G      G/DG/D     G+G       G/BG/B    D/F#D/F#
My sister's a Christian, she likes to go fishin', she don't mind my brother at all
  D/F#D/F#    D MajorD      D/F#D/F#     D MajorD        D/F#D/F#    D MajorD      G+G
He puts her on redfish and flounder and trout, and they tear up the flats in the fall
  G+G      E minor 7Em7    G+G       G/BG/B
She gets back to Dallas all sun burnt and sour
G/C      G/BG/B      G/AG/A    E minor 7Em7
Worn out from slinging plugs hour after hour
    D MajorD       D/F#D/F#    D MajorD      D/F#D/F#    D MajorD      D/ED/E   D/F#D/F# G+G
Seeing spots when she closes here eyes in the shower, she don't see a conflict at  all


Chorus 1:
     G/C         G+G
It's the state of the union I guess
   D/F#D/F#    D MajorD    G+G
It's always been iffy at best
   G/C          G/DG/D      E minor 7Em7
We're all in the family, the cursed and the blessed
     D/F#D/F#         G+G
It's the state of the union I guess
   G/C          G/DG/D      E minor 7Em7
We're all in the family, the cursed and the blessed
     D/F#D/F#         G+G
It's the state of the union I guess

Interlude:
G/C G/BG/B G/AG/A G+G
G/DG/D E minor 7Em7 G/DG/D G/BG/B G+G  G/AG/A G/BG/B G/C

G/C G/BG/B G/AG/A G+G G/DG/D
D/F#D/F# G+G


Verse 3:
G+G       G/DG/D   G+G     G/DG/D   G+G      G/BG/B    D/F#D/F#
Mother turned eighty, consummate lady, we took her to Golden Corral
   D/F#D/F#     D MajorD        D/F#D/F#      D MajorD      D/F#D/F#     D MajorD     G+G
'Cos she likes the Yeast Rolls and Bourbon Street Chicken, we oughta known better by now
   G+G     G/BG/B     G+G    G/BG/B
'Cos me and my brother got into it good
 G/C     G/BG/B     G/AG/A     E minor 7Em7
I called him a hick and he called me a hood
  D MajorD        D/F#D/F#    D MajorD     D/F#D/F#     D MajorD        D/ED/E  D/F#D/F# G+G G/DG/D
He said Dad always treated his Mexican's good, I guess you think you're better somehow


Verse 4:
   G+G        G/DG/D   G+G    G/DG/D   G+G      G/BG/B    D/F#D/F#
Yeah you think you're better, cardigan sweater, snowflake if ever there was
  D/F#D/F#      D MajorD       D/F#D/F#    D MajorD        D/F#D/F#     D MajorD     G+G
You think you're so cool 'cos you did good in school, you got whipped every day on the bus
G+G     G/BG/B     G+G      G/BG/B
Sister let out for the shop and got worse
    G/C       G/BG/B      G/AG/A      E minor 7Em7
Went to Wednesday night prayer at the new Christian church
    D MajorD      D/F#D/F#    D MajorD      D/F#D/F#    D MajorD      D/ED/E  D/F#D/F# G+G
With a cross on her neck and a nine in her purse, she might be the wisest of  us


Chorus 2:
     G/C         G+G
It's the state of the union I guess
   D/F#D/F#   D MajorD     G+G
We're all in a hell of a mess
   G/C          G/DG/D      E minor 7Em7
We're all in the family, the cursed and the blessed
     D/F#D/F#         G+G
It's the state of the union I guess

     G/C         G+G
It's the state of the union I say
     D/F#D/F#     D MajorD     G+G
Christmas dinner, might be hell to pay
  G/C            G/DG/D      E minor 7Em7
So how 'bout them Cowboys and have a blessed day
     D/F#D/F#         G+G
It's the state of the union I say

     G/C         G+G
It's the state of the union I guess
   D/F#D/F#    D MajorD    G+G
It's always been iffy at best
   G/C          G/DG/D     E minor 7Em7
We'll do all we're able with what we got left
     D/F#D/F#         G+G
It's the state of the union I guess

   G/C          G/DG/D     E minor 7Em7
We'll do all we're able with what we got left
     D/F#D/F#         G+G
It's the state of the union I guess

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