Key: G
Introduction: G Em7 C9 D
G
A backyard oughta be a safe place for kids to play
Em7
Teachers oughta get doctor's and lawyer's pay
C9 D
I don't know about you, but if you ask me
That's how it oughta be
G
Cold beer oughta be too cold to hold
Em7
Somethin' good about somebody's all that oughta be told
C9
The world oughta try a piece of Mama's chicken
D
Feel the love around her tabletop in the kitchen and
G
Oughta be off your ass when that anthem gets sung
Em7
All our friends oughta live to be too old to die young
C9
Ain't how it is, but I believe
D
That's how it oughta be
G
I think 87 octane oughta be ninety-nine cents
Em7
A buggy full of groceries oughta be cheaper than rent
C9 D
Don't know why it ain't, but if you ask me
That's how it oughta be
G
Cold beer oughta be too cold to hold
Em7
Somethin' good about somebody's all that oughta be told
C9
The world oughta try a piece of Mama's chicken
D
Feel the love around her tabletop in the kitchen and
G
Oughta be off your ass when that anthem gets sung
Em7
All our friends oughta live to be too old to die young
C9
Ain't how it is, but I believe
D G
That's how it oughta be
Em7
That's how it oughta be
G
Cold beer oughta be too cold to hold
Em7
Somethin' good about somebody's all that oughta be told
C9
The world oughta try a piece of Mama's chicken
D
Feel the love around her tabletop in the kitchen and
G
Oughta be off your ass when that anthem gets sung
Em7
All our friends oughta live to be too old to die young
C9
Ain't how it is, but I believe
D G Em7
That's how it oughta be, yeah
C9
That&rsquo s How It Oughta Be
Em7 G
Yeah,That&rsquo s How It Oughta Be