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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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