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GThere's a whole lot of people looking D7down their noses at Gme
Cause I didn't come from a D7wealthy famiGly
There were Cten of us living in a Gtwo room shack
On the D7banks of the river by the Grailroad tracks
We Ckept chickens in a Gpen in the back
And D7everybody said we were Po' Folks
My Gdaddy was a farmer but D7all he ever raised was Gus
He dug a forty-foot well struck D7thirty six gallons of Gdust
The CSalvation Army gave us Gclothes to wear
A D7man from the county came to Gcut our hair
We Clived next door to a Gmillionaire
But D7we wasn't nothing but GPo' Folks
We was CPo' Folks living in a Grich folks world
We D7sure was a hungry Gbunch
If the Cwolf had ever come to Gour front door
A7He'd a had to brought a D7picnic lunch
My Ggranddaddy's pension was a D7dollar and thirty-three Gcents
That was ten dollars less than the D7landlord wanted for Grent
The Clandlord's letters got Gnasty indeed
He D7wrote  get out  but GPa couldn't read
And Cwe were too broke to Geven pay heed
But D7that's how it is when you're GPo' Folks
We was CPo' Folks living in a Grich folks world
We D7sure was a hungry Gbunch
If the Cwolf had ever come to Gour front door
A7He'd a had to brought a D7picnic lunch
GBut we had something in our D7house money can't Gbuy
Kept us warm in the winter D7cool when the sun was Ghigh
For Cwhenever we didn't have food Genough
And the D7howling winds would Gget pretty rough
We Cpatched the cracks and set the Gtable with love
Cause D7that's what you do when you're GPo' Folks
And D7we wasn't nothing but GPo' Folks
My D7mom and my dad was GPo' Folks
My D7brother and my sister was GPo' Folks 
My D7dog and my cat was GPo' Folks
And D7even the Po' Folks was GPo' Folks

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Po Folks

by Bill Anderson

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G D7 G

There's a whole lot of people looking down their noses at me

D7 G

Cause I didn't come from a wealthy family

C G

There were ten of us living in a two room shack

D7 G

On the banks of the river by the railroad tracks

C G

We kept chickens in a pen in the back

And everybody said we were Po' Folks

G D7 G

My daddy was a farmer but all he ever raised was us

D7 G

He dug a forty-foot well struck thirty six gallons of dust

C G

The Salvation Army gave us clothes to wear

D7 G

A man from the county came to cut our hair

C G

We lived next door to a millionaire

D7 G

But we wasn't nothing but Po' Folks

C G

We was Po' Folks living in a rich folks world

D7 G

We sure was a hungry bunch

C G

If the wolf had ever come to our front door

A7 D7

He'd a had to brought a picnic lunch

G D7 G

My granddaddy's pension was a dollar and thirty-three cents

D7 G

That was ten dollars less than the landlord wanted for rent

C G

The landlord's letters got nasty indeed

D7 G

He wrote get out but Pa couldn't read

C G

And we were too broke to even pay heed

D7 G

But that's how it is when you're Po' Folks

C G

We was Po' Folks living in a rich folks world

D7 G

We sure was a hungry bunch

C G

If the wolf had ever come to our front door

A7 D7

He'd a had to brought a picnic lunch

G D7 G

But we had something in our house money can't buy

D7 G

Kept us warm in the winter cool when the sun was high

C G

For whenever we didn't have food enough

D7 G

And the howling winds would get pretty rough

C G

We patched the cracks and set the table with love

D7 G

Cause that's what you do when you're Po' Folks

D7 G

And we wasn't nothing but Po' Folks

D7 G

My mom and my dad was Po' Folks

D7 G

My brother and my sister was Po' Folks

D7 G

My dog and my cat was Po' Folks

D7 G

And even the Po' Folks was Po' Folks

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