Use what you got chords by The Staple Singers

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Verse 1
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The Bible
tells a wondrous tale
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Of those who win and those who fail
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The foolish virgins could not win
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To waste their talent was a sin
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You'll find that Satan's always around,
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that old clown,
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so use just what you've got.
The man who cries when
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things are bad,
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and makes the world around him sad,
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should not forget the virgins' wives.
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They used their talent as a prize
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They traded five and got five more
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Great story, boy
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So use as what you've got
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To shwerk is wrong, make work a song
To cry brings tears, to try is fear
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You'll always reap just what you sow,
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the good and pay for serving
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those you serve.
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you're in trouble by the score,
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an d  you're in need of
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something more,
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an idle mind won't get you far.
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You'll have to reach out for a  star,
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The good Lord gave his sense to you,
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so choose, and use as what you've got.
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To shirk is wrong, make work a song,
to cry brings tears,
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to try is bitter.
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You'll always reap just what you sow
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The good and faithful servant knows
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You've done the good you've got