Key: G
Introduction:
G C G
Beer belly blues, what color are my new shoes.
G D
Cause my feet and belt buckle are things I rarely see.
G C
My problem is not my glands, it comes poured from aluminum cans,
G D G
And Papst Blue Ribbon has been awfully good to me.
Verse 1
C G
And honey when you buy my shirts, make sure there triple XL
G D
Four or five people I know at work have started callin' me Orsen Wells.
G C
I got endorsment offers from Michelob, Lite, and Strohs,
G D G
And Junior Sample's family called and their savin' me his old clothes.
Chorus
G C G
Beer belly blues, what color are my new shoes.
G D
Cause' my pants and my zipper are things I rarely see
G C
My mama says I'm big boned, I can't fit in her mobile home.
G D G
And Old Milwaukie's been awfully good to me.
Verse 2
C G
Yeah I used to be a lean 175 now I'm way over three
G D
It's a gettin' to the point that my own wife dont wanna' slow dance with me
G C
Cause' I like to eat and watch tv, and knock out a case or two
G D G
Even people like Sally Struthers say that I need to lose a few.
Chorus 3
G C G
Beer belly blues, are something that I can't lose
G D
If Richard Simmons saw me he'd cry and hold my hand
G C
Yeah but I couldn't touch my knees, if I was sweatin' to the oldies
G D G C
And Old Milwaukie's been awfully good to me.
G D G C
Yeah Papst Blue Ribbon has been awfully good to me
G D G C G
Yeah yeast in generals' been awfully good to me.