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Love Of The Common People

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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Verse 1:
	Living oFn free food tickets
	Water in the milk from the hole in the roof
	Where the rain camD#e through
	What can you do? hmm BbhmmC/G  
Verse 2:
	Tears frFom little sister
	Crying 'cause she doesn't have a dress
	Without a patch for the pD#arty to go
	Oh but you know,she'Bbll get byC/G  
Chorus:
	She C/Gis living iFn the love of the common pBbeopleF  
	Smiles from the heart of a fBbamily C/Gman
	Daddy's Fgonna buy her a dream to Bbcling toF  
	Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as C/Gshe canF  
Verse 3: (a tone higher)
	It's a good thiGng you don't have bus fare
	It would fall through the hole in your pocket
	And you'd lose it in the snow on tFhe ground
	A walkin' to town to C/Gfind a jobD  
Verse 4:
	Trying to Gkeep your hands warm
	But the hole in your shoe let the snow come through
	And the chFills to the bone
	Oh,you better go hC/Gome where it's wDarm
Chorus bis:
	WheDre you can live in Gthe love of the common C/GpeopleG  
	Smiles from the heart of a family mC/GanD  
	Daddy's Ggonna buy you a dream to C/Gcling toG  
	Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as sDhe canG  
Verse 5: (a tone higher)
	Living oAn dreams ain't easy
	But the closer the knit,the tighter the fit
	And the chills stGay away
	You take them in stride,famDily prideE  
Verse 6:
	You know that faith is Ayour foundation
	And with whole lotta love and a warm conversation
	And plenty of Gprayer
	Making you strong,wheDre you belongE  
Chorus ter:
	WheEre you can live in Athe love of the common pDeopleA  
	Be the pride in the heart of a family mDanE  
	Daddy's Agonna buy you a dream to Dcling toA  
	Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as sEhe canA  

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Love Of The Common People

by Waylon Jennings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C/G

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Verse 1:

Living on free food tickets

Water in the milk from the hole in the roof

Where the rain came through

Bb C/G

What can you do? hmm hmm

Verse 2:

Tears from little sister

Crying 'cause she doesn't have a dress

Without a patch for the party to go

Bb C/G

Oh but you know,she'll get by

Chorus:

C/G F Bb F

She is living in the love of the common people

Bb C/G

Smiles from the heart of a family man

F Bb F

Daddy's gonna buy her a dream to cling to

C/G F

Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as she can

Verse 3: (a tone higher)

It's a good thing you don't have bus fare

It would fall through the hole in your pocket

And you'd lose it in the snow on the ground

C/G D

A walkin' to town to find a job

Verse 4:

Trying to keep your hands warm

But the hole in your shoe let the snow come through

And the chills to the bone

C/G D

Oh,you better go home where it's warm

Chorus bis:

D G C/G G

Where you can live in the love of the common people

C/G D

Smiles from the heart of a family man

G C/G G

Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to

D G

Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as she can

Verse 5: (a tone higher)

Living on dreams ain't easy

But the closer the knit,the tighter the fit

And the chills stay away

D E

You take them in stride,family pride

Verse 6:

You know that faith is your foundation

And with whole lotta love and a warm conversation

And plenty of prayer

D E

Making you strong,where you belong

Chorus ter:

E A D A

Where you can live in the love of the common people

D E

Be the pride in the heart of a family man

A D A

Daddy's gonna buy you a dream to cling to

E A

Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can,as she can

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