Me And The Irs
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: C#mCapotraste:
1st traste
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYVUkTPIFmw
Key C#m CAPO 1 (*) one strum beat (N.C.) no chords
[Intro]
G* G*
[Verse]
G
I’m gonna tell the man at the IRS
C G
This old boy hell I’ve had enough
G
Cause the way the big man rakes it in
A D
The little man coughs it up
G
Well the bite keeps a-getting bigger
C
And the pay check’s a getting small
G E7
You know the IRS ain’t gonna rest
A G G* A* G#*
Until they think they’ve got it all
[Chorus]
C
They take out the bucks on a lot of folks
G N.C. F#* G* G#*
But listen I ain’t one
A
From now on I’m a-keepin’ my pay
D D7
Ain’t gonna deduct none
G
So erase my name from your record
C
Take me off your mailin’ list
G E7
You can write me off cause I ain’t givin’
A D G G*
A dime to the I.R.S
*** Key change sharp chords or capo 2 ***
G G
[Verse]
G
Well it’s hard to keep my hands on my woman
C G
With Uncle Sam’s hand in my pants
G
And if I can’t afford the music
A D
How in the hell am I gonna dance
G
Now if everybody kicked in his fair share
C
I might back up and say yes
G E7
But the big man plays while the little man pays
A D G G* A A# B
So to hell with the I.R.S.
[Chorus]
C
They take out the bucks on a lot of folks
G F#* G* G#*
But sucker I ain’t one
A
From now on I’m a-keepin’ my pay
D D7
Ain’t gonna deduct none
G
So put your 1040 form where the sun don’t shine
C
Straighten out your own damn mess
G E7
You can write me off cause I ain’t givin’
A D G G* A* B*
A dime to the I.R.S
G E7
You can write me off cause I ain’t givin’
A D G G* G*
A dime to the I.R.S
[Spoken]
G G
You want to know why cause they just blow it
G
Hell you could take what they spent
G
Studying the sex habits of the South American Swamp Rat
G C G
And keep us all in beer for the next hundred years
C G
Blood suckers
G
Did you ever see Dracula in a grey flannel suit
G
Look up you will
How to play Me And The Irs
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.