Model Citizen chords by Warren Zevon

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse:
A minorAm
Don't bring the milk in
A minorAm
Leave it on the porch
A minorAm
Don't read the papers
A minorAm
Don't mow the lawn no more
A minorAm
Drive to the market
A minorAm
At the break of dawn
A minorAm
Watch 'em unload the produce
A minorAm
Then ride right back home

Chorus:
           C majorC
It's the white man's burden
         G+G
And it weighs a ton
       A minorAm  G+G
I'm a family man
      A minorAm  G+G  FF
Model citizen

Verse:
A minorAm
Torment the mailman
A minorAm
Terrorize the maid
A minorAm
Try to teach 'em some manners
A minorAm
Whip 'em into shape
A minorAm
Down in the basement
A minorAm
I've got a Craftsman lathe
A minorAm
Show it to the children
A minorAm
When they misbehave

Chorus:
           C majorC
It's the white man's burden
         G+G
And it weighs a ton
       A minorAm  G+G
I'm a family man
      A minorAm  G+G  FF
Model citizen

Verse:
DmDm   C majorC      G+G
I'm a law-abiding man
DmDm   C majorC     G+G
I'm a good Samaritan
DmDm    C majorC      G+G
I pay my taxes when I can
      A minorAm
Model citizen

Solo:
A minorAm G+G FF
A minorAm G+G FF
A minorAm G+G FF
A minorAm G+G FF

Verse:
A minorAm
In the cool of the evening
A minorAm
When the sun goes down
A minorAm
My wife's playing canasta
A minorAm
With everyone in town

Verse:
A minorAm
When I feel the pressure
A minorAm
And I need a break
A minorAm
Load up the Winnebago
A minorAm
Drive it in the lake

Chorus:
           C majorC
It's the white man's burden
         G+G
And it weighs a ton
       A minorAm  G+G
I'm a family man
      A minorAm  G+G  FF
Model citizen

Chorus:
           C majorC
It's the white man's burden
         G+G
And it weighs a ton
       A minorAm  G+G
I'm a family man
      A minorAm  G+G  FF
Model citizen

Outro:
      A minorAm  G+G  FF
Model citizen
      A minorAm  G+G  FF
Model citizen