Welfare Line chords by The Highwaymen

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Intro 1

Verse 1

Well now, boys I've

been to Bethlehem

Rode there on a big steam train

Lost two fenders in the steel wheels

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Verse 2

And I ain't goin' back again

I fought for my country

Lord knows I did my best

Crawlin' cross some foreign field

They pinned a ribbon to my chest

Verse 3

So pass around the bottle boys

Let's talk about old times

Night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin

Here on the welfare line

Verse 4
D 
 (D major) 
Served on a Georgia road gang
G 
Couldn't pay the debts I owed  (G major) 
D 
'Cause I ain't made of sil (D major) ver
A 
D 
And I ain't ever seen  (A major) no  (D major) gold

Verse 5

I still remember Rachel

Soft as a velvet gown

They laid her in a pauper's grave

On the other side of town

Verse 6

So pass around the bottle boys

Let's talk about old times

Night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin

Here on the welfare line

Interlude 1

Verse 7
D 
Now some  (D major) folks are born to money
G 
You know I wish 'em well  (G major) 
D 
If the devil should ever want  (D major) my soul
A 
I swear I'd never  (A major) sell
D 
 (D major) So pass

Verse 8
G 
 (G major) around the bottle boys
D 
Let's talk about old times  (D major) 
Night's rollin' in,
A 
D 
G 
D 
it's cold  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) as  (D major) 
sin
A 
D 
 (A major) Here on the welfare  (D major) line