Providence Help The Poor chords by Big Joe Williams

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Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Well, the Providence helpin' the poor people,
Lord those could not help theirselves
Well, the Providence helpin' the poor people,
those could not help theirselves, boy,
They give 'em all a meal a day, boys,
then they help someone else

Verse 2
Em 
I went to the office this mornin', 'bout a- half past  (E minor) 
four,
Heard Mr. Roosevelt say they wasn't
gonna help no more,
E 
Told them, "No,  (E major) Providence, it

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Verse 3

ain't gonna help no more."

Well, well, it may be tomorrow, hoo- hoo, Lord,

Verse 4
I don't really know
Em 
 (E minor) 
Well, Mr. Roosevelt told me ain't gonna
E 
Em 
be  (E major) no hard  (E minor) times no more,
He gonna let the poor people
go any place they wants to go

Verse 5

I told him, "Yes, Providence,

it ain't gonna help no more."

Well, well, it may be tomorrow, hoo, Lord,

Verse 6
I won't be back no more
Em 
 (E minor) I got up this mornin',
'bout a- half past eight,
Started down Pine Street,
boy, to get my meal ticket straight

Verse 7

They told me, "No, Providence,

it ain't gonna help no more."

Well, well, it may be tomorrow, hoo, Lord,

might dust my bed to go

Verse 8

Well, it's some has a shovel,

some has a spade,

You know, the Providence will give

me and my babe a place to stay

Verse 9

And I told them, no,

he wasn't gonna help you no more.

Well, well, it may be tomorrow, hoo,

Verse 10
Lord, I don't really know
Em 
 (E minor) 
Well the rooster told the hen,
the hen, "Go lay."
She told him, "No, the Providence,
give me a place to stay."

Verse 11
Em 
She told him, no,  (E minor) 
A 
E 
Em 
 (A major) she don't  (E major) have to lay  (E minor) no more.
E 
Em 
Well, well, it  (E major) may be  (E minor) to   morrow, hoo, Lord,
I won't be back here at all
E 
I aksed my  (E major) woman  this mornin' could I fill her place