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[Intro]
E       E7      E       E7      E       E7      E       E7
[Verse]
EThree guE7ys pass Eme by alE7l in whiEte t-shiE7rtsE  E7  
EThey're E7in a sixEty three E7super sEort and E7they donE't like E7my looksE  E7  E  E7  
EI'm in tE7he middlEe of BroE7oklyn I Ecan't seE7e no escEape'E7  E  E7  
EThey say E7the souEth is a E7bummer bEut this E7isn't so EgreatE7  E  E7  E  
[Chords]
AAin't life a bB7last Aso low down middle cB7lass
AFrom the day you're born you know you'll never kiss aB7ssA  
White middle class bEluesE7  E  E7  E  E7  
[Verse]
ENow I'm E7sitting Edown to E7diner thEere's so E7much foEod on yoE7ur tableE  E7  E  E7  E  
EYou can E7throw awEay your E7vegetablEes you cE7an eat tEill you'E7re not aEbleE7  E  E7  E  E7  
EAnd you E7veins fiEll with E7butter aEnd the bE7lood wonE't flow E7through EthemE7  E  E7  E  E7  
EAnd your E7kid ods Eon goof E7balls aEnd gives E7the finEger to yE7ouE  E7  E  E7  
[Chords]
AAin't life a bB7last Aso low down middle cB7lass
AFrom the day you're born you know you'll never kiss aB7ssA  
White middle class bEluesE7  E  E7  E  E7  
[Instrumental]
E       E7      E       E7      E       E7      E       E7      E       E7      E       E7      E       E7
A[Verse]E  A  E  D#  D  Db  D  Db  D#  D  Db  E  E7  E  
ENow I'm E7sitting Edown to E7diner thEere's so E7much foEod on yoE7ur tableE  E7  E  E7  E  
EYou can E7throw awEay your E7vegetablEes you cE7an eat tEill you'E7re not aEbleE7  E  E7  E  E7  
EAnd you E7veins fiEll with E7butter aEnd the bE7lood wonE't flow E7through EthemE7  E  E7  E  E7  
EAnd your E7kid ods Eon goof E7balls aEnd gives E7the finEger to yE7ouE  E7  E  E7  
[Chords]
AAin't life a bB7last Aso low down middle cB7lass
AFrom the day you're born you know you'll never kiss aB7ssA  
White middle class bElueE7s      E     E7White middle class bluesE  E7  E  E7  
                      E    E7    E   E7NC                   E  
White middle class blues         White middle class blues

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White Middle Class Blues

by Elliott Murphy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

[Verse]

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

Three guys pass me by all in white t-shirts

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

They're in a sixty three super sort and they don't like my looks

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

I'm in the middle of Brooklyn I can't see no escape'

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E

They say the south is a bummer but this isn't so great

[Chords]

A B7 A B7

Ain't life a blast so low down middle class

A B7 A

From the day you're born you know you'll never kiss ass

E E7 E E7 E E7

White middle class blues

[Verse]

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E

Now I'm sitting down to diner there's so much food on your table

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

You can throw away your vegetables you can eat till you're not able

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

And you veins fill with butter and the blood won't flow through them

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

And your kid ods on goof balls and gives the finger to you

[Chords]

A B7 A B7

Ain't life a blast so low down middle class

A B7 A

From the day you're born you know you'll never kiss ass

E E7 E E7 E E7

White middle class blues

[Instrumental]

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

A E A E D# D Db D Db D# D Db E E7 E

[Verse]

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E

Now I'm sitting down to diner there's so much food on your table

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

You can throw away your vegetables you can eat till you're not able

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

And you veins fill with butter and the blood won't flow through them

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

And your kid ods on goof balls and gives the finger to you

[Chords]

A B7 A B7

Ain't life a blast so low down middle class

A B7 A

From the day you're born you know you'll never kiss ass

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7

White middle class blues White middle class blues

E E7 E E7 E

White middle class blues White middle class blues

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