Waitin’ in your welfare line
D Bm
I got the hungrys
for your love,
E
A D
when
I'm waitin' in your welfare line.
D
Bm
1. Well, I ain't got nothing but the shirt on
my back
G A D
and
an old two button suit,
D G
I walked out on my job about a
week ago
A D
and
now I'm sleepin' in a telephone booth.
D Bm
But I'm a gonna
be the richest guy around
G
- A D
the
day you say you're mine.
D Bm
I got the hungrys
for your love,
E A D
when
I'm waitin' in your welfare line.
D Bm
3. Well, when I first saw you, babe, you nearly made me wreck
G A
D
my old
49 Cadillac,
D G
I knew at a glance that it was
you for me
A D
and I
had to have your love, by heck.
D Bm
I'm gonna
follow you, baby, wherever you go,
G A D
I got nothin'
to lose but my time.
D Bm
I got the hungrys
for your love,
E A D
when
I'm waitin' in your welfare line.
+ D - Bm - G - A - D -
D - Bm - E - A - D
D Bm
3. Well, you made me the top dog on your hill
G - A D
and I
was overjoyed.
D
G
But it didn't take long till
the thrill was gone
A D
I joined the ranks of the
unemployed.
D Bm
Now I'm right back where that
I started from,
G A D
but
that ain't gonna change my
mind.
D Bm
I got the hungrys
for your love,
E A D
when
I'm waitin' in your welfare line.
E A D B7
Yeah, I'm waitin'
in your welfare line, gimme a hand out
!
E A D
I'm waitin'
in your welfare line. + E - A - D
(orig. = capo 4th) (Buck Owens)