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Help A Kid Out

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Standard tuning (where available)
Intro:
 G-   G-  C-  Gx2
Verse:
Gwell if i ever quit my job
Gi could get another job
Gor maybe get a better job
Cbut if i never quit my job
Cat least i got a job
 G-  G-  C-  Gx2
Gif i moved out of my apartment
Gi could move any place
Gi could travel 'round the world
Cbut if i moved out of my apartment
Ci'd probably just move back home
 G-  G-  C-  Gx2
Gwell if i ever finished college
Gat least i would have finished something
Gwhat a lot of good that does me
Cif i never finish college
Cwell i never finish anything
 G-  G-  C-  Gx2
Kinda chorus:
Foh mom im out of money agGain
Ccan’t you help a kiAmd out
Fah dad im out of money agGain
Ccant you help a kid Amout
Five got troubles i
Gcan’t face alonCe

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Help A Kid Out

by Paul Baribeau

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard tuning (where available)

Intro:

G G C G

- - - x2

Verse:

well if i ever quit my job

i could get another job

or maybe get a better job

but if i never quit my job

at least i got a job

G G C G

- - - x2

if i moved out of my apartment

i could move any place

i could travel 'round the world

but if i moved out of my apartment

i'd probably just move back home

G G C G

- - - x2

well if i ever finished college

at least i would have finished something

what a lot of good that does me

if i never finish college

well i never finish anything

G G C G

- - - x2

Kinda chorus:

F G

oh mom im out of money again

C Am

can’t you help a kid out

F G

ah dad im out of money again

C Am

cant you help a kid out

ive got troubles i

G C

can’t face alone

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