You Deserve Better (nod to Phil Ochs)

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©2012 by Grant William Brad Gerver. All rights reserved: CC BY ~ Interested in this song? ~ seriouskidding at gmail ~ Thanks.
LYRICS:
A- Standin' in the unemployment line all day G- sucks
D- Lookin' for a way to put food on the table A- ugh

A- There ain't no jobs to find and you're livin' hand to G- mouth
D- And nobody's there to help you dig yourself A- out

A- You deserve G- better
D- Much better than you're gettin'
You know the A- truth
A- Since when's 1% of the people all that G- matters
D- While the rest of us remain shattered in A- tatters

How on Earth can you give a damn 'bout elections
Infinite promises by lying politicians

Mega-millionaires who made it by flaunting regulations
They don't pay no taxes so you and me get to pay 'em

A- You deserve G- better
D- Much better than you're gettin'
You know the A- truth
A- Since when's 1% of the people all that G- matters
D- While the rest of us remain shattered in A- tatters

A- Morals have flown by the G- wayside
D- Right and wrong went down like a A- landslide

A- American Dreams have turned to bloody G- nightmares
When you D- don't even have a home for your family to A- share

A- You deserve G- better
D- Much better than you're gettin'
You know the A- truth
A- Since when's 1% of the people all that G- matters
D- While the rest of us remain shattered in A- tatters

Religion and flowery speechs don't pay the bills
A fair shake and opportunity just might cure our ills

But it's water off the corporate duck's back about all our troubles
It must be our own fault that we never got rich with loopholes

A- You deserve G- better
D- Much better than you're gettin'
You know the A- truth
A- Since when's 1% of the people all that G- matters
D- While the rest of us remain shattered in A- tatters

Has the great American experiment gone wrong
Unchecked greed and corruption are taking us down

It's hard to hope and dream when you can't even sleep
The wounds to our people run tragically deep

A- You deserve G- better
D- Much better than you're gettin'
You know the A- truth
A- Since when's 1% of the people all that G- matters
D- While the rest of us remain shattered in A- tatters

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You Deserve Better (a song for We The People)

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[gbgerver]

@Deangregory42g WHAT a compliment, Dean!! I've always loved Merle. I even used to be a country radio DJ. Thanks again, Grant

[Deangregory42g]

Cool song........reminds me of Merle Haggard.

[gbgerver]

@lynniesman Why thank you, kind Sir. 3 chords and a clouda' dust.

[lynniesman]

Ochi Dochi! Nice groove Mr. Gruve.