Christmas in southgate chords and lyrics - RY COODER

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[Intro 1]
[D][A][D][G][D][A][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Well,
you got no credit and [A]I got no c[D]ash
Now that bonus they give us
was [A]nothing but [D]trash
You been laid off at Goodyear,
I been [G]laid off at [D]Hughes[G][D][G]
It [A]looks like a bad year,
there just ain't no use

[Verse 2]
'Cause it's [D]Christmas in Southgate,
you [A]been a true friend
I ain't [D]never been much
of a [A]churchgoing man
But I'd [D]even give up
drinkin' [G]whiskey and gin
If [A]Jesus and Santa Claus ever get back down to
Southg[D]ate again

[Interlude 1]
[D][A][Em][A][Em][A][D][A][D]

[Verse 3]
Well, the [D]telephone rang and
it [A]jumped off the wall
Says, [D]We're sorry, Buddy,
but [A]we can't place your call
'Cause [D]Jesus don't answer,
Santa [G]ain't got back yet
What's a [A]poor old Red Cat
got a right to expect?
So I [D]called up my banker to ask [A]for a loan
Said, [D]It's Christmas Eve, Buddy,
there [A]ain't no one home
Then I [D]called up my preacher and [G]he said,
We're through
What [A]the heck is a poor old
Red Cat gonna do?

[Verse 4]
Now I'd [G]work any job just
[D]to clear a day's pay
Ex[A]cept for being President
of the [D]old USA
Now that's [G]dirty work, Lefty,
no fu[D]ture, it's [A]true
[D]I'd [E]rather drink up my last [A]nickel with you

[Verse 5]
[A]
Well it's [D]Christmas in Southgate,
you been a [A]true friend
I ain't [D]never been much of
[A]a churchgoin' man
But I'd [D]even give up
drinkin' [G]whiskey and gin
If [A]Jesus and Santa Claus ever come back down

[Outro 1]
to Southgate again
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