Working Poor Chords
Working Poor by Horse Feathers is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G C D G
Verse 1:
C G
We are young and we are weak
C G (C)
Just as blank as we are bleak
C G
Too far gone in our heads
C G (C)
We all live and work in the red
G C D G
We're cold
G C D G
We had done all we've been told
G C D G
There's no court for our case
G C D G
What failure gave us suits our taste
Break: G C D G
Verse 2:
C G
We all bend, we all break
C G (C)
We all forfeit what we make
C G
Too far gone in our heads
C G (C)
We all live and work in the red
G C D G
We're cold
G C D G
We had done all we've been told
G C D G
There's no court for our case
G C D G
What failure gave us suits our taste
G C D G
There's no money to our names
G C D G
Empty pockets to our graves
G C D G
There's no court for our case
G C D G
What failure gave us suits our taste