Mr. Welfare Man Chords-1974 by Gladys Knight & The Pips

[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ I'm a [B] lazy woman, don't love my children when I'm [G#m] married to these men [C#m] I'm married to this
I must [B] divorce and cut all my ties, this is supposed [E] to be me [C#m] wishing
It's a hard _ _ [G#] sacrifice, not just a sacrifice
That happened to me, a dummy man
Society _ gave us no choice
I could silence my voice
Pushing me on the _ welfare line _ _ _ _
I'm so tired of trying to screw my people [C#m]
right
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m]
Goodness sake, what [E] good help does all [C#m] my life do me?
So keep [B] away from it, _ _ Mr.
Welfare
_ [C#m] _
Did you hear me?
Don't you [B] dare
Keep away from it, _ _ _ Mr.
[E] Welfare
_ [C#m] _
Ah, ah, [G#] ah, ah
Holding me back, using your tact
_ _ _ To make me never guess my will
It's a hard sacrifice
If that's how _ [G#m] _
_ _ I can conceive
My life's for real
_ _ _ It's like Nebraska, the FBI
It's [E] justice in the attacks that you [C#m] got, hey
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ I'm too relaxed to [E] do the very [C#m] best I can
Oh, so [B] keep away from it, _ oh, oh
Mr.
[G#m] Welfare, _ [C#m] _
_ _ don't [B] you hear me?
Keep away from it, _ _ _ Mr.
Welfare
_ [C#m]
They keep on saying, I'm a [B] slave _ _ to my children
I [E] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] must divorce him
God, I'm so tired with the thoughts and ways they make [C#m] me sick
_ Oh, [G#] it's a hard sacrifice _
[G#m] Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, hey _
_ _ _ Mr.
Welfare, _ _ _ stay [G#] away _ _ _ _
_ I'm a sinner _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm [E] trying to prove my [C#m] equal rights
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] Thanks for goodness sake
[E] What should be helped, that's all [C#m] my life
Whoa, whoa, so [B] keep away from it _
_ Oh, Mr.
[E] Welfare, _ [C#m] _
don't you hear [B] me?
Keep away from it, Mr.
_ Welfare
_ _ [C#m] _
_ They keep saying [B] I'm a crazy woman
Don't love my children
And I'm here to be [C#m] your nurse
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
God, _ with the thoughts and ways they make [C#m] me sick
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ It's a matter of life and soul
I gotta get my own way
_ Oh, Mr.
Welfare
I'm a sinner
I'm trying to prove my equal rights
_ _ _ Thanks for goodness sake
Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ hey
I'm trying to _ _ _ [E] prove my [C#m] equal rights
_ _ _ [E] No, I've made some [C#m]
mistakes
What _ should [E] be helped, that's all [C#m] my life
Whoa, whoa, so [B] keep away from it
_ _ Oh, Mr.
Welfare, _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] don't you hear me?
Keep away from it, _ _ _ Mr.
[C#m] Welfare _ _
_ They [B] keep saying I'm a crazy woman
Don't _ love my children
[E] And I'm here to be your [C#m] nurse
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ Jim, shut up!
With the [E] thoughts and ways they [C#m] make me sick
_ _ _ [G#m] It's a matter of life _ _ _ _ _ _ and soul I'm testifying _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Get on, get on _ _ _
Oh, Mr.
Welfare _ _ _ _
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