When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You chords by
Albert Collins

N/A•

Key: G major•

Intro 1

G

G

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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Now what you gonna do,

C

C

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F

F

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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when the welfare turn it's back on you?

C

C

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Now what you gonna do- hoo- hoo- hoo,

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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when the welfare turn it's back on you

F

F

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G

G

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D

D

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Now, you be standin' there stranded,

C

C

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G

G

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there's ain't a thing that you can do

Interlude 1

C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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Verse 2

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Now you look all through your house, yes,

Bb

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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F

F

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you can't, find a piece of bread

G

G

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C

C

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Now you look all through your hou- hou- house,

G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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yeah, you can't find a piece of bread

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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Sometime you begin to wonder, if you be better off, better off,

Gm

Gm

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G

G

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dead

Interlude 2

C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Gm

Gm

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C

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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D

D

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G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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Bb

Bb

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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Bb

Bb

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C

C

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G

G

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Gm

Gm

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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G

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C

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G

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D

D

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G

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D

D

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You go down to the welfare

Verse 3

G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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Give 'em one, two report

G

G

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G

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Something they sellin' you

G

G

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Will surely get your goat

Verse 4

D

D

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D

D

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G

G

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If you tell 'em you sick

D

D

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G

G

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G

G

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You better have a bad cough

Em

Em

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G

G

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'Cause if you don't

They be ready to throw you off

Verse 5

C

C

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What you gonna do,

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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D

D

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G

G

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when the welfare turns it's back on you?

D

D

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You be standin' there stranded,

C

C

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There ain't a thing,

there ain't a thing you

There ain't a thing- hing- hing- hing- hing,

Outro 1

That you can do

G

G

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C

C

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C#dim

C#dim

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D

D

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G

G

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G

G

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G

G

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

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D ₃

G ₃

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E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

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B ₀

E ₁

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D ₂

G ₂

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G ₃

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C ₂

G ₂

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A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

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E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

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E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

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A ₂

D ₄

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G ₄

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B ₃

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G ₄

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D ₄

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D ₅

E ₁

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B ₀

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E ₅

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G ₃

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C ₂

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G ₃

D ₄

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E ₅

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G ₃

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

G
C
Bb
D
Gm
F
Em
C#dim

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You by Albert Collins is G major.

The primary chords used in When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You are G, C, Bb, D, Gm, F.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, Bb, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of When The Welfare Turns Its Back On You is approximately 88 beats per minute.

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