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Bottle Rockets - Welfare Music
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Album: Brooklyn Side, 1994
Tuning: Standard
Tab: Eric Lambrecht, 2014
Note: In this tab 'C' is short for 'Cadd9' (-X-3-2-0-3-3-)
(Intro)
e:--G3----------------C--------G3------|-G----------------D2---2---G3------|
b:----3------3-----3-----3---3------|-----3-3---3-----3---3---3------|
G:------2b---0-----0-----0---0------|-0---0-0---0-----2---2---0------| 2x
D:-------------0-2-------2---0------|-0---0-0^2^0-----0---0---0------|
A:-------------------3---3---2------|-0^2---------2^0-0---0---2------|
E:---------------------------3------|-------------------------3------|
(Verse)
GQuit school when she was sevCenteGen
GSenator on TV calls her Dwelfare queen
EmUsed to be daddy's little CgirlG  
GNow she needs help in this Dmean D4old Cworld
GBuys cassette tapes in the bargain CbiGn
Loves GCarlene Carter and LoDretta Lynn
EmTries to have fun on a SaturCday Gnight
GSunday mornin don't Dshine D4too Cbright
(Chorus)
It's Gwelfare music C  G  
GWatch the baby Ddance
To the Emwelfare musicC  G  
Will she Gever Dstand a Cchance
(Interlude / Intro)
G C G
G D G
G C G
G D G
(Verse)
Takes Gtwo to make three but one aiCn't heGre
Still Gchasin women and Ddrinkin beer
EmSays nobody understands how he CfeGels
But Gthat don't pay them DmonD4thly Cbills
GAngry fat man on the radCioG  
Wants to Gkeep his taxes Dway down low
EmSays there oughta be a ClawG  
GAngriest man you DevD4er Csaw
(Chorus)
GWelfare music C  G  
GWatch the baby Ddance
To the Emwelfare musicC  G  
Will she Gever Dstand a Cchance
(Verse)
GBaby dance circles on the CfGloor
GRound and round just Dlike before
EmBaby fall down, Baby Cget Gup
GBaby needs a drink from a DloD4ving Ccup
(Chorus)
It's Gwelfare music C  G  
GWatch the baby Ddance
To the Emwelfare musicC  G  
Will she Gever Dstand a Cchance (2X)
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