Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes chords by Joe Ely

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Verse 1
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 (E minor) All  (E major) my people  (E minor) need food and water  (A major) 
And Baby needs a new pair
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of shoes  (E minor)  (E major)  (A major) 
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 (E major) July sun  (E minor) gettin' hotter and hot (A major) ter
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 (E minor) And  (A major) Baby needs a new pair  (E minor) of shoes

Interlude 1

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Verse 2

I went to the courthouse to speak

my mind

They told me to stand in

a long long line

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All of my people need freedom and grace

Baby needs a new pair of shoes

July sun shinin' in my face

Baby needs a new pair of shoes

Interlude 2

I wanna talk

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 (A major) to the people who
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run  (B major) this town  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (A major) I'm gettin' tired of this
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merry-  (B major) go- round
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Verse 5

All of my people need common respect

Baby needs a new pair of shoes

July sun burning down my neck

And Baby needs a new pair of shoes

Interlude 3

Verse 6

All I wanna do is to get

back home

Instead of wastin' away

at this Superdome

Verse 7
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All  (E major)  (A major)  (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) of my
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people need food  (A major) and water
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And  (E minor) Baby needs a new pair of shoes  (A major) 
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 (E minor) July  (E major) sun  (E minor) gettin'  (A major) hotter and hotter
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And  (E minor) Baby needs a  (E major) new pair  (E minor) of shoes  (A major) 

Verse 8
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 (E minor) All of my people need
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freedom  (A major) and grace
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 (E minor) Baby needs a new pair of shoes  (A major) 
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 (E minor) July sun shinin'  (A major) in my face
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 (E minor) Baby needs a new pair of shoes  (A major) 

Verse 9
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All  (E minor) of  my people need  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (E minor) All of my people need  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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All  (E minor) of my people need  (A major)  (Esus4)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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All of  (E minor) my people need  (A major)  (E minor)  (Esus4)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (E minor) You  (A major) got to  (E minor) pass it around  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (E minor) Pass it around