Rich
men north of Richmond
Em C
1. I've been selling my soul, working all day,
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overtime
hours, for bullshit pay.
Em C
So I can sit out here, and
waste my life away,
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drag
back home, and drown my troubles away.
Em C
It's a damn shame, what the
world's gotten to,
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for
people like me, and people like you.
Em C
Wish I could just wake up, and
it not be true,
G
D
but
it is, aw, it is.
Em - C
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Livin' in the new world, with an old soul,
Em C
these rich men north of
G D
just wanna
have total control.
Em C
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do,
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and they don't think you know,
but I know that you do.
Em C
'Cause your dollar ain't shit, and it's taxed to no end
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'cause of rich men, north of
+ Em - C - G - D
Em
C
2. I wish politicians would look out for miners,
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and
not just minors on an island somewhere.
Em C
Lord, we got folks in the street,
ain't got nothin' to eat,
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and
the obese, milkin' welfare.
Em C
But God, if you're five foot
three and you're three hundred pounds,
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taxes
ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds.
Em C
Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground,
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'cause all this damn country
does, is keep on kickin' them down.
Em C
Lord, it's a damn shame, what
the world's gotten to
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for
people like me, and people like you.
Em C
Wish I could just wake up, and
it not be true,
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but
it is, aw it is.
Em - C G
- D
Livin' in the new world, with an old soul,
Em C
these rich men north of
G D
just wanna
have total control.
Em C
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do,
G D
and they don't think you know,
but I know that you do.
Em C
'Cause your dollar ain't shit, and it's taxed
to no end
G D
'cause of rich men, north of
+ Em - C - G - D (2x) - - -
Em C
+ I've been selling my soul, working
all day.
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overtime
hours, for bullshit pay.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Oliver
Anthony)