The Poor — Jesse Welles
Chords and lyrics for The Poor by Jesse Welles (key of F).
Intro
[Am] [F]
[Am] [F]
Chorus
If you worked a little [Am]harder
Then you'd have a lot [F]more
So the [Am]blame and the shame's on you
For [F]being so damn poor
Verse
It ain't the [Am]price gouging
And it ain't the [F]inflation
It ain't [Am]everyone above ya
Tryna make a buck from ya
And [F]screwin' the whole congregation
I had that [Am]reduced lunch
I had the benefit [F]cards
It never [Am]occured to me
To blame my family
For [F]life being so damn hard
Verse
I sholda payed [Am]attention
Back when I was in [F]school
Then I could [Am]figure up the tax
I would know a lotta facts
I missed the [F]class
Where they taught the rules
I was memorizing [Am]capitols
I was in the [F]spelling bee
I musta [Am]skipped the part
Where they taught the art
Of [F]private equity
I was selling [Am]chocolate bars
I had a [F]disorder
I was [Am]cuttin' up a frog
Got lost in the fog
[F]Learnin' how to play recorder
Pre-Chorus
If you only worked a [Am]little [F]harder[F][Am]
If you worked a little [C]harder, ha [F]ha
If you worked a little [C]harder, ha [F]ha
Chorus
If you worked a little [Am]harder
Then you'd have a lot [F]more
So the [Am]shame and the blame's on you
For [F]being so damn poor
Verse
It ain't the [Am]banks
And it ain't the [F]taxes
It ain't the [Am]payday loans
And high rent homes
And [F]predatory fees and practices
Wave yer [Am]dumb flag
Whatever it [F]means
But you should [Am]ask yourself
When it comes to health
Are the [F]poor really all that free?
Pre-Chorus
If you worked a little [C]harder, ha [F]ha
If you worked a little [C]harder, ha [F]ha
Chorus
If you worked a little [Am]harder
You'd have a lot [F]more
So the [Am]blame and the shame's on you
For [F]being so damn poor
[Am]Yeah[Am]
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