Welfare Line Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
Well [D]now, boys I've
been to Bethlehem
Rode there on a big steam [G]train
Lost two fenders [D]in the steel wheels

[Verse 2]
And I ain't goin' back again
[D]
I fought for my country
Lord knows I did my be[G]st
Crawlin' cross some [D]foreign field
They pinned a ribbon [A]to my [D]chest

[Verse 3]
So [G]pass around the bottle boys
Let's talk about old [D]times
Night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin
[A]Here on the welfare [D]line

[Verse 4]
[D]
Served on a Georgia road gang
Couldn't pay the debts I [G]owed
'Cause I ain't made of sil[D]ver
And I ain't ever [A]seen [D]no gold

[Verse 5]
I [D]still remember Rachel
Soft as a velvet [G]gown
They laid her in a [D]pauper's grave
On the other [A]side of [D]town

[Verse 6]
So [G]pass around the bottle boys
Let's talk about [D]old times
Night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin
[A]Here on the welfare [D]line

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

[Verse 7]
Now [D]some folks are born to money
You know I wish 'em [G]well
If the devil should ever want [D]my soul
I swear I'd [A]never sell
[D]So pass

[Verse 8]
[G]around the bottle boys
Let's talk about old [D]times
Night's rollin' in,
it's [A]cold [D]as[G][D]
sin
[A]Here on the welfare [D]line