Capo 1st fret
[Spoken]
Well I don't know I don't know how old a man you are
But I know what it was in the early 30's
How was it
It was rough but um the way it's goin' right now a year from now you watch it
What
When people's is all out of jobs and no money to support the economy
What have you got
What
You g.. Huh
What have you got
You've got a depression that's what you've got
[VERSE]
There's an [E]old man sittin' in a [A]rented room
[E]Sittin' and [B7]watchin' the [E]wall
[E]Tryin' to remember the [A]good ole days
And [E]wonderin' why the [B7]kids don't [E]call
They [E]used to go drivin' in the [A]summer sun
[E]When his [B7]woman was a[E]live
Now he [E]reads his Gideon [A]Bible and waits
For his [E]welfare [B7]check to [E]arrive
[CHORUS]
He got the[A] hard time [E]hungrys doin' the b[B7]est that he c[E]an
Lord the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys are [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the [E]land
[VERSE]
There's a [E]Tennessee housewife [A]shoppin' in the market
[E]Wearin' [B7]last year's [E]jeans
She [E]picks up a roast then [A]changes her mind
Puts it [E]back down and [B7]buys some more [E]beans
Her [E]old man's workin' in the [A]filling station
[E]And what's [B7]he gonna say [E]
When [E]he sits down to a [A]table full of nothin'
After [E]workin' like a [B7]dog all [E]day
[CHORUS]
They got the[A] hard time [E]hungrys doin' the b[B7]est that they c[E]an
I see the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the l[E]and
[VERSE]
A [E]Mississippi farmer he [A]watchin' the sky
[E]Wonderin' if [B7]it's gonna [E]rain
The [E]payment's due on the [A]tractor Lord
And the [E]subsidy's been [B7]taken a[E]way
And in [E]New York City a [A]taxicab driver
[E]Screams at the [B7]world out[E]side
Cause it [E]sure is hot and [A]nobody's got
The [E]money for a [B7]cross town [E]ride
[CHORUS]
Lord they got the[A] hard time [E]hungrys doin' the b[B7]est that they c[E]an
I see the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the [E]land
[VERSE]
Now I [E]ain't no preacher and I [A]ain't no teacher
But [E]one thing's [B7]sure as the [E]sun
If the [E]dollar keeps a droppin' and [A]prices keep a risin'
The [E]worst is [B7]yet to c[E]ome
[CHORUS]
We got the[A] hard time [E]hungrys I feel it [B7]touchin' my h[E]and
Lord I see the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the [E]land
Yes I see the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the [E]land
[Spoken]
Well I don't know I don't know how old a man you are
But I know what it was in the early 30's
How was it
It was rough but um the way it's goin' right now a year from now you watch it
What
When people's is all out of jobs and no money to support the economy
What have you got
What
You g.. Huh
What have you got
You've got a depression that's what you've got
[VERSE]
There's an [E]old man sittin' in a [A]rented room
[E]Sittin' and [B7]watchin' the [E]wall
[E]Tryin' to remember the [A]good ole days
And [E]wonderin' why the [B7]kids don't [E]call
They [E]used to go drivin' in the [A]summer sun
[E]When his [B7]woman was a[E]live
Now he [E]reads his Gideon [A]Bible and waits
For his [E]welfare [B7]check to [E]arrive
[CHORUS]
He got the[A] hard time [E]hungrys doin' the b[B7]est that he c[E]an
Lord the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys are [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the [E]land
[VERSE]
There's a [E]Tennessee housewife [A]shoppin' in the market
[E]Wearin' [B7]last year's [E]jeans
She [E]picks up a roast then [A]changes her mind
Puts it [E]back down and [B7]buys some more [E]beans
Her [E]old man's workin' in the [A]filling station
[E]And what's [B7]he gonna say [E]
When [E]he sits down to a [A]table full of nothin'
After [E]workin' like a [B7]dog all [E]day
[CHORUS]
They got the[A] hard time [E]hungrys doin' the b[B7]est that they c[E]an
I see the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the l[E]and
[VERSE]
A [E]Mississippi farmer he [A]watchin' the sky
[E]Wonderin' if [B7]it's gonna [E]rain
The [E]payment's due on the [A]tractor Lord
And the [E]subsidy's been [B7]taken a[E]way
And in [E]New York City a [A]taxicab driver
[E]Screams at the [B7]world out[E]side
Cause it [E]sure is hot and [A]nobody's got
The [E]money for a [B7]cross town [E]ride
[CHORUS]
Lord they got the[A] hard time [E]hungrys doin' the b[B7]est that they c[E]an
I see the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the [E]land
[VERSE]
Now I [E]ain't no preacher and I [A]ain't no teacher
But [E]one thing's [B7]sure as the [E]sun
If the [E]dollar keeps a droppin' and [A]prices keep a risin'
The [E]worst is [B7]yet to c[E]ome
[CHORUS]
We got the[A] hard time [E]hungrys I feel it [B7]touchin' my h[E]and
Lord I see the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the [E]land
Yes I see the[A] hard time [E]hun[C#m]grys [E]spreadin' all [B7]over the [E]land
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