Chords with lyrics
Key: C majorC
🎸 Intro:
e |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
BB |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G |5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
D MajorD |5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|5---------------|
A augmentedA |3-------3---5---|3-------7---5---|3-------3---5---|3-------7-------|
E MajorE |----3-5---3---3-|----3-5---3---3-|----3-5---3---3-|----3-5---------|
🎸 Verse 1:
FF
I could read my weight in sociological
FF
or historical postulates and they wouldn't care at all
Pre🎸 Chorus:
A minorAm G+G FF
Maybe my mistake was in expecting dignity;
A minorAm G+G FF
Thinking that the welfare state would support someone like me
🎸 Chorus:
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
They said it’s all they can afford and I can't argue, I missed my chance to
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
But I've got a family of four and no other means to go out and buy food
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
They said it’s all they can afford and I can't argue, I missed my chance to
A minorAm Bb majorBb FF G+G
But I've got a family of four and no other means to go out and buy food
🎸 Verse 2:
FF
I know enough to know when someone's looking down on me.
FF
Brainwashed by the Tories are the staff at the DWP
Pre🎸 Chorus:
A minorAm G+G FF
Maybe my mistake was in expecting dignity;
A minorAm G+G FF
Thinking that the welfare state would support someone like me
🎸 Chorus:
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
They said it’s all they can afford and I can't argue, I missed my chance to
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
But I've got a family of four and no other means to go out and buy food
C majorC Bb majorBb FF
They said it’s all they can afford and I can't argue, I missed my chance to
A minorAm Bb majorBb FF FF
But I've got a family of four and no other means to go out and buy food
🎸 Outro:
C majorC FF
Oh well. I grew up powerless and I'll die just the same.
C majorC FF
I’ll go from the afternoon to the nightshift all for someone else's gain.
C majorC FF
Oh well. I grew up powerless and I'll die just the same.
C majorC FF
I’ll go from the afternoon to the nightshift, bottom rung is where I'll stay.
|:C FF :|
repeat to fade (4x)