Homeless chords - Guy Clark Chords

How to Play "Homeless" Guitar chords

INTRO: C G Am F Dm C F G 


VERSE 1:

C             G              Am               F
Cardboard sign old and bent says 'friend for life 25 cents
Dm                       C     F                        G
When did this start making sense, Man it's really getting cold
C                        G 
Sometimes I forget things and I get confused
Am                      F
I could still be working, but they refuse
Dm                              C                    F
Now I'm living with the bums and the w***es and the abused, man I hate 
          G
getting old


CHORUS:
C            G                  Am                           F
Homeless, get away from here dont give them no money they'll just spend it 
on beer
Dm            G           Am                         F
Homeless, will work for food, you'll do anything that you gotta do, when 

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          C       C G Am F C
you're homeless.


VERSE 2:
C             G              Am               F
Betty sings a song that no one hears, as the wind begins to freeze her tears
Dm                       C     F                        G
She says 'God it's been so many years', she's way past complain'n
C             G              Am               F
She sings a heartelt melody, one that begs for harmony
Dm                  C                F                          G
No it's not what she thought it would be, but hey it could be rainin


CHORUS:
C            G                  Am                           F
Homeless, get away from here dont give them no money they'll just spend it 
on beer
Dm            G           Am                         F
Homeless, will work for food, you'll do anything that you gotta do, when 
          C       C G Am F C
you're homeless.


VERSE 3:
C             G              Am               F
You know life ain't easy it takes work, it takes healing cause you're gonna 
get hurt
Dm                       C     F                        G
You can lose your faith you can lose your shirt, lose your way sometimes
C G Am F
Ah you never really have control, sometimes you just gotta let it go
Dm                  C                F            G
When the final line unfolds, it don't always rhyme

REPEAT CHORUS x2

C             G              Am               F
Cardboard sign old and bent says 'friend for life 25 cents