The Happy Prole chords by Quasi

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Verse 1:
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
Everyday
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
We earn our meager pay
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
But it takes its toll
G+G                 C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
To play the happy prole

Verse 2:
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
They buy your labor
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
Try to steal your soul
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
Bite the bullet Hold your tongue
    G+G              C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
And play the happy prole


Verse 3:
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
Paranoid and tired
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
Quit before you're fired
            C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
But they've got you in the hole
       G+G            AbmAbm
So you play the happy prole


Bridge:
A minorAm           D MajorD
You need the money
       G+G
So you got to play it dumb
A minorAm                 D MajorD
But if you play it long enough
      G+G
It's just what you become

A minorAm Am/Bb Am/GAm/G  Am/Gb   x4


Verse 4:
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
Pay your rent pay your bills
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
Pay the doctor for your pills
C majorC      C7/Bb    FF    Fm/Ab
So you can work another day
G+G
As life slips away