Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
BB E MajorE
Verse 1:
BB
At school, they made fun of my clothes
BB
Had a matching shirt and slacks, yeah, my?mom?made those
E MajorE
Rich kids?smiling ear to ear
E MajorE
Catch 'em saying,?"Smells like broke in here"
BB
I'm getting paid, but it's hard to flex
BB
When you ain't got four zeros at the end of your checks
E MajorE
My dad worked hard for a roof overhead
E MajorE
He never got us gifts, he gave us love instead
Pre-Verse:
BB E MajorE
Verse 2:
BB
Never spoiled, yeah, I grew up right
BB
I always dreamed of a better life, fuck
E MajorE
Ethan Couch killing people with his Benz, yeah
E MajorE
He got stricken with the affluenza
BB
SoundCloud rapper, all silver and gold
BB
But he ain’t got enough to buy a soul
E MajorE
Get them Yeezys and cars for cash, ha
E MajorE
Ain't got a dollar to wipe his ass
Chorus:
BB
We just buying things we can't afford and
BB
Barely getting by, should we thank the Lord for
E MajorE
All the things that we don't have?
E MajorE
We're all so broke, yeah, face the facts, yeah
Verse 3:
BB
Clippin' coupons for a family of four
BB
Minimum wage don't cut it anymore
E MajorE
Single parents shopping clearance for a brand name
E MajorE
So you can fit in and pretend you're doing okay
BB
Never growing up poor makes you strong
BB
Things are just things you won't miss when they're gone, yeah
E MajorE
We're up against the sharp edge of a knife
E MajorE
But tell me, hey, ain't that the life?
Chorus:
BB
We just buying things we can't afford and
BB
Barely getting by, should we thank the Lord for
E MajorE
All the things that we don't have?
E MajorE
We're all so broke, yeah, face the facts, yeah
Refrain:
BB E MajorE
We're all on welfare
We're all on welfare
Verse 4:
BB
Fourteen and there was nothing that could phase me
BB
When the worst thing in life was a brain freeze
E MajorE
Look, Ma, no hands on my 10-speed
E MajorE
Ghost riding down the street by the Mickey D's
BB
I'm waving at planes like they'd see me
BB
Telling wild stories like you'd ever believe me
E MajorE
Couldn't pay a cop enough just to chase me
E MajorE
Yeah, we never had a penny when you raised me
Refrain:
BB E MajorE
We're all on welfare
We're all on welfare
BB
Ain't that the life?
Ain't that the life, huh?
BB
Ain't that the life?
E MajorE
We're all on welfare
Ain't that the life?
E MajorE
Ain't that the life, huh?
Chorus:
BB
We just buying things we can't afford and
BB
Barely getting by, should we thank the Lord for
E MajorE
All the things that we don't have?
E MajorE
We're all so broke, yeah, face the facts
BB
Diamond rings and heated floors
BB
The high life sure don't love the poor
E MajorE
'Cause all the things that we don't have
E MajorE
We're all so broke, yeah, face the facts
Outro:
BB
Ain't that the life?
Ain't that the life, huh?
BB
Ain't that the life?
Ain't that the life, huh?
E MajorE
Ain't that the life?
Ain't that the life, huh?
E MajorE
We're all on welfare
BB
Ain't that the life?
Ain't that the life, huh?
BB
Ain't that the life?
Ain't that the life, huh?
E MajorE
Ain't that the life?
Ain't that the life, huh?
E MajorE
We're all on welfare