When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][Bb][C][G][C]
[D][C][Gm][G][D][C][G][Gm][G]
[C][G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
Now what you [G]gonna do,
[C]when the welfare turn it's back on [F]you[G]?[D][G]
Now what [C]you gonna do- hoo- hoo- hoo,
when the welfare turn it's back [D]on [G]you[D][G]
[F]Now, you [G]be [D]standin' there stranded,
[C]there's ain't a thing that [G]you can do

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][D]

[Verse 2]
[G]Now you look all through your hou[D]se, yes[C],
you can't, [Bb]find a [G]piece [D]of bread[C][G][F]
Now [G]you [C]look all through your hou- hou- house,
yeah, you can't find a [G]piece [D]of bread[G]
[D]Sometime you begin [C]to wonder, if you be better off, better [G]off,
[Gm]dead[G]

[Interlude 2]
[C][G][C][D][G][C][G][C][Gm][G][D]
[C][Gm][C][Gm][G][D][G][D][C]
[G][C][D][G][C][D][G][Bb][G][C][G]
[D][C][G][D][C][Bb][C][G][Gm][G][D][G]
[D][C][G][C][G][D][G]
[D]You go down to the welfare

[Verse 3]
[G]
Give [C]'em one, [D]two report
[G]Something they sellin' you[G]
Will surely get [G]your goat

[Verse 4]
If you tell 'em you [D]sick[D][G]
[D]You [G]better have a bad [G]cough
'Cause if you [Em]don't[G]
They be ready to throw you off

[Verse 5]
What you gonna [C]do,
[G]whe[C]n the welfare t[G]urns it's back on you[D]?[G]
[D]You be standin' there stranded,
[C]There ain't a thing,
there ain't a thing you
There ain't a thing- hing- hing- hing- hing,

[Outro 1]
That you can do
[G][C][C#dim][D][G][G][G]