This Isnt What The Governmeant
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
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Chords for "This Isn't What the Governmeant" by Bread from "Baby Im-A Want You" (1972)
Capo 2
[Intro]
C Dm7 G Dm7 C G
C Dm7 G Dm7 C G C Dm7
[Chorus 1]
G
Sure gets funny thinkin' 'bout money
G Dm7 C
Makin' my daily bread,
G
The more you make, the more they take
D
You never seem to get ahead,
C
You break your backs just to pay your tax
G Em
Then you don't like the way that it's spent,
D
Somewhere back we jumped the track
C
This isn't what the governmeant...
C Dm7 G Dm7 C
[Chorus 2]
G
Bet by now I've made a hundred thou
G Dm7 C
But I ain't saved a dime,
G
The IRS came out best
D
They got my money every time,
C
It can't be fair when the millionaire
G Em
Never has to give them a cent,
D
Sad to say we've lost the way
C
This isn't what the governmeant ...
[Solo]
C Dm7 G C G D G C
G D7 G
[Chorus 3]
G
Then the war , don't know what for
G Dm7 C
Somebody said it had to be fought,
G
I'se sposed to go but I said no
D
'Cause I'se afraid I might get shot,
C
but here I am on my hands and knees
G Em
scrubbin' in my dungarees
D
I got burned but I finally learned
C
This is what the governmeant
C Dm7 G Dm7 C G
C Dm7 G Dm7 C G C Dm7
(continue until fade)
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