John Gorka – Oh Abraham (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
INTRO: C F C F Am G F G Am G F G C
F C I see a penny and I pick it up F G If not the money, I could use the luck F G And if it's face down then I turn it over F G C Head for Wood Avenue, between Inman and New Dover F C F C Back in my home town F C Gas is cheaper where I'm from, but the F C Driving's not so good F People go and stay where they should not C F G And they don't do it like I would
PRE-CHORUS:
F G Work is not the same as before F G C F More software hands in the hardware store__ C F Am Yeah, yeah, hmmm, hmmm
CHORUS:
G F Oh, Abraham look at all the money now G F Oh, Abraham goodnight G F It's your party, but I'll cry if I want to
I wouldn't care how much they have
C F C F C If they would only do what's right F C I was born by a Kerouac stream F C Under Eisenhower skies F C They saw freedom as a big idea F G Now it was right before my eyes
PRE-CHORUS:
F G They say Jack helped to build the Pentagon F G C F And Ike built the interstate that we are off and on___ C F Am Off and on, hmmm, hmmm
CHORUS:
G F Oh, Abraham was it all about the money then G F Oh, Abraham goodnight G F It's your party, but I'll cry if I want to
All moneyed up and charmed with might
C F So we are right, we're always right
BRIDGE:
C We're right, they're wrong F Let them get their own song C We're right, they're wrong F C F C Let them get their own song F C I see a penny and I pick it up F C Ninety-nine more and I have a buck G Abe, you were born in old Kentuck' F C F C But we still miss you here