Chords for Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (porch music)

Tempo:
107.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (porch music) chords
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[G] Oh, why don't you work like other men do?
How can I work [Em] when the sky is [D] so blue?
[G] Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand and [G] revive us again.
Well, I don't like work.
Work don't like me.
That is the reason [A] that I'm so [D]
hungry.
[G] Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand and [G] revive us again.
I went to a house, knocked on the door.
Lady said, bum bum, [Em] you've been [Bm] here before.
[G] Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G]
Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand and [G] revive us again.
I went to a store, I asked for some bread.
Man, he came out and [C#] said, the baker [D] is dead.
[G] Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, bum [D] again.
[G] Hallelujah, give [C] us a hand and [G] revive us again.
I went by a bar, I heard someone snore.
I found the bartender [A] asleep [D] on the floor.
[G]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive us again.
Well, I took a drink, I didn't pay.
Policeman, he came [C#] and he took [Bm] me away.
[G]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive us again.
The next day in court, while still in a haze, the judge looked at me [A] and he said, 30 [D] [G] days.
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, bum [D] again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive us again.
We'll hop the fast streets, ride the fast mails.
When it's cold in the winter, [A] we'll sleep [D] in the jails.
[G]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive us again.
When springtime has come, oh won't we have fun?
We'll get out of jail and [A] we'll go on [D] the bum.
[G]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive [D] us [G] again.
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
A
1231
Em
121
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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[G] _ _ _ _ Oh, why don't you work like other men do?
How can I work [Em] when the sky is [D] so blue?
[G] Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand and [G] revive us again. _ _
_ Well, I don't like work.
Work don't like me.
That is the reason [A] that I'm so [D]
hungry.
[G] Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand and [G] revive us again.
_ _ _ I went to a house, knocked on the door.
Lady said, bum bum, [Em] you've been [Bm] here before.
[G] Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G]
Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand and [G] revive us again. _ _ _
I went to a store, I asked for some bread.
Man, he came out and [C#] said, the baker [D] is dead.
[G] Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, bum [D] again.
[G] Hallelujah, give [C] us a hand and [G] revive us again. _ _ _
I went by a bar, I heard someone snore.
I found the bartender [A] asleep [D] on the floor.
[G]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive us again. _ _ _
Well, I took a drink, I didn't pay.
_ Policeman, he came [C#] and he took [Bm] me away.
[G]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive us again. _ _
The next day in court, while still in a haze, the judge looked at me [A] and he said, 30 [D] [G] days.
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, bum [D] again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive us again. _ _ _
We'll hop the fast streets, ride the fast mails.
When it's cold in the winter, [A] we'll sleep [D] in the jails.
[G]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive us again. _ _ _
_ When springtime has come, oh won't we have fun?
We'll get out of jail and [A] we'll go on [D] the bum.
[G]
Hallelujah, I'm a bum.
Hallelujah, [D] bum again.
[G] Hallelujah, [C] give us a hand [G] and revive [D] us [G] again. _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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