Bourgeois Blues chords by Hans Theessink, Terry Evans

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
I hear you come  (C major) along people,
F 
C 
 (F major) listen  (C major) to me
Don't you try to find a home
in Washington, D .C.
F 
It's a  (F major) bourgeois town
C 
It's a  (C major) bourgeois town
It's
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C 
It's  (F major) a  (C major) bourgeois town
G 
I got a  (G major) bourgeois blues
F 
C 
I'm gonna spread  (F major) the news all around  (C major) 
Oh well, me and Martha
Standing downstairs
Busmen say they don't
wanna color people here
F 
It's a bour (F major) geois town
It's a bourgeois town
C 
It's a  (C major) bourgeois town
F 
C 
It's  (F major) a bourgeois  (C major) town
G 
I got a  (G major) bourgeois blues,
F 
I'm gonna spread  (F major) the news all

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Interlude 1

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Verse 2

I went to watch folks in Washington,

Verse 3
they don't know how
C 
 (C major) Throw a man a nickel
just to see him bow
F 
C 
It's a bourgeois  (F major) town  (C major) 
G 
I got a  (G major) bourgeois blues
F 
C 
I'm gonna spread  (F major) the news all  (C major) around
I got a bourgeois blues
F 
I got a  (F major) bourgeois blues
C 
I got a  (C major) bourgeois blues,
G 
I got a  (G major) bourgeois blues
F 
G 
I'm gonna spread  (F major) the  (G major) news
F 
G 
C 
 (F major) all  (G major) around  (C major) 
F 
 (F major) 
C 
G 
F 
 (C major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
 (C major) 
Oh it's a home of the brave,
land of the free
But I don't wanna be mistreated
by no bourgeoisie
F 
It's a  (F major) bourgeois town,
it's a bourgeois town
C 
It's a  (C major) bourgeois town,
oh it's a bourgeois town
G 
I got a  (G major) bourgeois blues,
F 
C 
I'm gonna spread  (F major) the news all  (C major) around
F 
I got a  (F major) bourgeois blues
C 
G 
I'm  (C major)  (G major) 
F 
gonna spread  (F major) the news all around
C 
 (C major) I  got a bourgeois blues,
F 
I got a  (F major) bourgeois blues
C 
I got a  (C major) bourgeois blues,
G 
I got a  (G major) bourgeois blues
F 
I'm gonna spread the  (F major) news
C 
G 
C 
all around  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
Thank you. you. you.
Thank you.