Key: E
Introduction: E
E
1. They take your love and your money.
E
They take your sugar and your honey.
B
They'll take you skinny or fat.
E
A why are people like that?
E
2. They take your town and your home.
E
They take your flesh and your bone.
B
They take the shirt off your back.
E
A why are people like that?
E
3. They take your dog and your car.
E
They'll try to push you to far.
B
They break your heart, leave you flat.
E
A why are people like that?
E
4. They make you sleep in the street.
E
They give you nothin' to eat.
B
They'll lie to you thats a fact.
E
A why are people like that?
E
5. They take your farm and your crop.
E
They take everything you got.
B
Laugh behind your back.
E
A why are people like that?
E
A why are people like that?
E
Why are people like that?
B
I don't know why they act like that.
E
A why are people like that? Hey now.