The Menzingers – To Have And To Have Not (Ukulele)

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This is The Menzinger's acoustic cover of the Billy Bragg song 'To Have and To Have Not'. Intro: C, Fadd9, Am (Quick change) G, C, Fadd9, Am, (Quick change) Verse 1:

C       Fadd9       C
Up in the morning and out to school

Am G        C
Mother says there'll be no work next year

C        Fadd9                 C
Qualifications once the golden rule

Am G            C
Are now just pieces of paper

Chorus 1:

C                   Fadd9       C
Just because youre better than me

Am  G               C 
Doesnt mean I’m lazy

C     Fadd9             C
Just because youre going forwards

Am G             C 
Doesnt mean Im going backwards

Interlude: Am, Gsus2, Am, Gsus2 (x2) Verse 2:

C               Am               C
The factories are closing and the armys full -

Am G                      C
I dont know what Im going to do

C                     Am                 C
But Ive come to see in the land of the free

Am     G              C
Theres only a future for the chosen few

Chorus:

C             Gsus4                 Fadd9
Just because youre better than me

Am G             C
Doesn’t mean I’m lazy

C     Fadd9             C
Just because youre going forwards

Am G             C 
Doesnt mean Im going backwards

Interlude: Am, Gsus2, Am, Gsus2 (x2) Verse 3:

C             Fadd9      C
If you look the part you’ll get the job

Am G                      C
In last years trousers and your old school shoes

C             Gsus4       Fadd9          C
The truth is son, its a buyers market

Am G                 C
They can afford to pick and choose

Chorus 2:

C        Fadd9       C
Just because youre better than me

Am G      C
Doesnt mean I’m lazy

C        Fadd9            C
Just because I dress like this, 

Am G                C
Doesnt mean Im a communist.

Interlude: Am, Gsus2, Am, Gsus2 (x2) Verse 3: (One Strum and dead strumming)

C                 Fadd9           Am
At twenty one youre on to of the scrapheap

Am                                       Gsus4
At sixteen you were top of the class

Gsus4                     Fadd9
All they taught you at school

Am
Was how to be a good worker

Gsus4                                     C
The system has failed you, dont fail yourself

Chorus 1:

C                   Fadd9       C
Just because youre better than me

Am  G               C 
Doesnt mean Im lazy

C     Fadd9             C
Just because youre going forwards

Am G             C 
Doesnt mean Im going backwards

Ultimate-Guitar doesnt like apostrophes apparently.