Welfare Hero Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]If I go back to Oklahoma Cit[Em]y,
the [A]folks will come to meet
me at the [D]train.
They'll shake the only hand
that God has [Em]left me
and ad[A]mire the medals
dripping in the [D]rain.
They'll smile at me
and say you're looking [Em]dandy
But they'll [A]know I'm just
a bag of busted [D]bone
And mom will be there crying,
cause I [G]missed out on the [D]dime
They'll be [Em]there to greet
the [A]welfare hero [D]home
But a welfare hero
soon wears out his [Em]welcome
There's no [A]way that I could
earn my daily [D]bread
I'll be living off the rights of Constitution
[Em]And I wish[A] to God
that Mom had left me [D]dead
And the girls who love me
just won't want to [Em]know me
Who'd [A]give a face like this
a second [D]glance
The legs ain't bad for stumbling
I can [G]use the tongue for mum[D]bling
But I [Em]can 't say pretty [A]words
And I can't [D]dance[E][Em][E]
A lot of us young heroes
come up [F#m]junkies
Cause we [B]can't get up the guts
to face each [E]dawn
And welfare ain't enough
to feed [B]the [F#m]mon keys
That have [B]climbed upon our backs
since we've been [E]gone
So I really can't go back to Oklaho[F#m]ma
It's [B]better they remember what I [E]was
So if there's a God somewhere
Won't you [A]hear this soldier's pray[E]er?
I'd [F#m]rather be there with you
Than [B]be a welfare [E]hero
Yes, I'd [F#m]rather be there with you
than [B]be a welfare [E]hero