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Capo 2nd fret Am If the kids are hungry Dm But there's nothing to eat, E7 If the baby has a fever Am But there is no heat, If they're living in a Chevy Dm As the world walks by, E If the poor don't matter, Am Then neither do I. Am If the poor don't matter, Dm If the poor don't matter, E If the poor don't matter, Am Then neither do I.
If they're living in a cardboard
Or a packing case,
If they're gone by morning
And they leave no trace,
If nobody wonders
If they live or they die,
If the poor don't matter,
Then neither do I.
If the poor don't matter,
If the poor don't matter,
If the poor don't matter,
Then neither do I.
Am Push them back, sweep them out, anything to keep them out, F Keep them real branded out, standing with their hands out. Am Knocking at the back gate, radio talking hate, F Wrong here, strong here, know they don't belong here. Am My house, my car, living like a rock star, F Caviar, wet bar, bought another Jaguar. Am Get it all payday, now it's time to play-day, F Trouble not to think about, not to make a stink about...
If the poor don't matter,
If we chase them away,
We're gonna see them again, boys,
On the judgement day.
We're gonna see them again, boys,
On the day we die.
If the poor don't matter,
Then neither do I.
If the poor don't matter,
If the poor don't matter,
If the poor don't matter,
Then neither do I.
If the poor don't matter,
If the poor don't matter,
If the poor don't matter,
Then neither do I.
(Words and music by Tom Paxton, 2014)
Notes: Updated on 3rd April 2015, with my deepest thanks to Jim Jersey, who provided the correction on the chords. The previous chords I figured out were absolutely ridiculous. Sorry if I misled anyone!
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