Poverty Wind chords by Sarah Jane Scouten

Verse:

Am E Am E
Your knuckles are bare and red as the sun
Am E Am E
Your head pounds like fists in the night
Am E Am E
And the woman at home, she said you’re no good
Am E Am E
You stepped out ‘cause you know that she’s right


Chorus:

C Am F Am C Am
Well good times are found in a bottle and a zip-lock bag
C Am F Am C Am
And when you met it was love at first sight
C Am F Am C Am
And it’s trouble ahead and a mess to the left and the right
Dm E7 Am
The devil you know, that’s where you’ve been
Dm E7 Am
Out on the poverty wind

Verse:

Am E Am E
It’s eight-fifty an hour, get your ass out of bed
Am E Am E
Stand in line and work for the day
Am E Am E
For a slave-driving bastard, no better than you
Am E Am E
You’re in luck if you ever see your pay


Chorus:

C Am F Am C Am
Well you’ve had it bad and it shows in the lines of your face
C Am F Am C Am
But it can’t get any worse now you’ve found your place
C Am F Am C Am
With those loud mouth, piece of shit nothings that you call friends
Dm E7 Am
It blows hard, and you can’t win
Dm E7 Am
Against the poverty wind


Verse:

Am E Am E
The bar down the street smells like home, you’re supposed to escape
Am E Am E
That mildew, second-hand smoke and old brown paint
Am E Am E
And the kid is as restless as you were at his damn age
Am E Am E
You hope that he won’t, but know that he will


Chorus:

C Am F Am C Am
Well good times are found in a bottle and a zip-lock bag
C Am F Am C Am
And when you met it was love at first sight
C Am F Am C Am
And it’s trouble ahead and a mess to the left and the right
Dm E7
The devil you know, that’s where you’ve been
Dm E7
The devil you know, that’s where you’ve been
Dm E7
The devil you know, that’s where you’ve been
Am