Model Citizen chords by Warren Zevon

• Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

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

Chorus:
                      C
It's the white man's burden
                 G
And it weighs a ton
              Am   G
I'm a family man
           Am   G   F
Model citizen

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

Chorus:
                      C
It's the white man's burden
                 G
And it weighs a ton
              Am   G
I'm a family man
           Am   G   F
Model citizen

Verse:
Dm     C           G
I'm a law-abiding man
Dm     C          G
I'm a good Samaritan
Dm        C            G
I pay my taxes when I can
           Am
Model citizen

Solo:
Am G F
Am G F
Am G F
Am G F

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

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

Chorus:
                      C
It's the white man's burden
                 G
And it weighs a ton
              Am   G
I'm a family man
           Am   G   F
Model citizen

Chorus:
                      C
It's the white man's burden
                 G
And it weighs a ton
              Am   G
I'm a family man
           Am   G   F
Model citizen

Outro:
           Am   G   F
Model citizen
           Am   G   F
Model citizen