CHORDS: Jesse Welles – The Poor Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are The Poor chords by Jesse Welles on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Am   F
Am   F

[Chorus]   
If you worked a 
       Am
little harder
Then you\'d have a 
     F
lot more
        Am
So the blame and 
the shame\'s on you
     F
For being so 
damn poor

[Verse]
It ain\'t the 
 Am
price gouging 
And it ain\'t the 
    F
inflation
         Am
It ain\'t everyone 
above ya
Tryna make a 
buck from ya
     F
And screwin\' 
the whole congregation
              Am
I had that reduced 
lunch
I had the benefit 
 F
cards
            Am
It never occured 
to me
To blame my family
     F
For life being so 
damn hard

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[Verse]
I sholda payed 
   Am
attention
Back when I was 
    F
in school
Then I could 
 Am
figure up the tax
I would know a 
lotta facts
I missed the 
 F
class
Where they 
taught the rules
I was memorizing 
 Am
capitols
I was in the 
      F
spelling bee
         Am
I musta skipped 
the part
Where they taught 
the art
    F
Of private equity
I was selling 
 Am
chocolate bars
           F
I had a disorder
       Am
I was cuttin\' 
up a frog
Got lost in the 
fog
 F
Learnin\' how to 
play recorder

[Pre-Chorus]
If you only 
worked a 
 Am    
little 
       F   Am   F
harder   
If you worked a 
        C         F
little harder, ha ha
If you worked a 
        C      
little harder, 
   F
ha ha

[Chorus]
If you worked a 
        Am
little harder
Then you\'d have 
       F
a lot more
        Am
So the shame and 
the blame\'s on you
     F
For being so damn 
poor

[Verse]
              Am
It ain\'t the banks
                  F
And it ain\'t the taxes
              Am
It ain\'t the payday 
loans
And high rent homes
     F
And predatory fees 
and practices
          Am
Wave yer dumb flag
             F
Whatever it means
               Am
But you should ask 
yourself
When it comes to 
health
         F
Are the poor really 
all that free?

[Pre-Chorus]    
If you worked a 
little 
 C         F
harder, ha ha 
If you worked a 
little 
 C         F
harder, ha ha

[Chorus]
If you worked a 
        Am
little harder
You\'d have a lot 
 F
more
        Am
So the blame and 
the shame\'s on you
     F
For being so damn poor
 Am   Am
Yeah