Minimum Wage Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Tra[G]veled seven hundre[D]d miles
Crossed [G]the border to [D]the States
With [G]a plastic bottle [D]running
Cross the [G]desert in a [D]shake

[Verse 2]
Come to [G]English [F]only coun[G]try
[F]Hidin'[G] from the min[C]utemen
[G]Come to [D]make thi[C]s place my [G]home
[D]Run a long, [Dm]long way [G]from then

[Verse 3]
[A]Story of [G]a lifetime [C]for[G]
the min[Dm]imum [D]wage

[Verse 4]
Well, [D]they chased me through the desert
Then the agents strapped me down
Then they ask me why in Spanish
Why you keep on comin' back?

[Verse 5]
When [G]I left my dad in Jersey
And my sister in Des Moines
They've been work[D]in'
in this country

[Verse 6]
Pickin' lettuce, washing floors
[A]Story of [G]a lifetime for the minim
[Dm]um w[D]age[Dm][D]

[Verse 7]
Well, [D]they raised [Dm]me to ei[D]ght dollars
'Cause I washed the dishes fast
Well, the boss, [Dm]he got m[G]e workin'
[D]On the porch and in the back

[Verse 8]
Then [G]I wash the dish and rinse it
Then I go home late and sleep
Well, I need [Dm]to be awake [D]now
'Cause I walk [Dm]out in my sleep
[D]When

[Verse 9]
[A]I see that black van comin'
[G]Then I know I'm sure to run
Goddamn [Dm]them agents caught [D]me
Cuffed me on the spot

[Verse 10]
For [D]the minimum wage

[Interlude 1]
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[D][G][D]
[Dm][D][A][G][D]

[Verse 11]
No [Eb]one forced [Ebm]the boss to [Eb]hire me
But it's nearly been fifteen
When I left my baby cryin'
With a promise in my skin
[Ebm]On

[Verse 12]
[Ab]the outskirts of LA
I recite a native poem
Mil[Ebm]lion hands, ten thousand y[Eb]ears
It's the season for the crop

[Verse 13]
It's [Eb]my pe[Bb]ople doin' the pickin'
In the valley [Ab]of the dolls
It's a [Ebm]decent job [Eb]to work at
Any day [Ebm]I'll take t[Eb]his job

[Verse 14]
[Eb]Ethiopian, Colombian, Pakistani, Cantonese
[Ebm]Every man th[Eb]at I run into
All the kitchens on [Ebm]the strip
[Ab]And they're pluggin' in them hours

[Verse 15]
Smilin' in their dreams
[Ab]They´re a long, [Ebm]long way from home n[Eb]ow
But they lookin' to be free
Californi[Bb]a, Alabama and [Ab]Missouri,
Oregon
They been work[Ebm]in' like
[Ab]their father[Eb]s were
A long, long [Ebm]time a[Eb]go[Ebm]
[Eb]For the minimum

[Verse 16]
wage [Ebm]for
[Gb]the [Ab]minimum wage
For [Ebm]the minimum [Ab]wage
[Ebm]For, for, for, for t[Eb]he minimum w[Ebm]age

[Verse 17]
It's [Bb]a bum[Bbm]py road to ride in[Ebm]
[Ab]But I'll take it anytime
It's [Bbm]a bumpy road to take
But [Ab]I'll take it day

[Verse 18]
It's [Bbm]a bumpy road to t[Bb]ake
[Ab]But I'll take it [Ebm]anytime
For the minimum wage