We Can't Make It Here James McMurtry
**I can't remember who did this, but it was one fo the old tabs on here***
Capo 5
Intro:
D Cadd9 G 4 times
There's a [D]Vietnam Vet with a [Cadd9]cardboard sign [Cadd9/B]sitting there by the [D]left turn line
[D]Flag on the wheelchair [Cadd9]flapping in the breeze, [Cadd9/B]one leg missing and [D]both hands free
[D]No one's paying much [Cadd9]mind to him, the [Cadd9/B]V.A. budget's just [D]stretched so thin
And there's [D]more comin' home from the [Cadd9]Mideast war, we [Cadd9/B]can't make it here any[D]more
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
And that [D]big ol' building was the [Cadd9]textile mill, it [Cadd9/B]fed our kids and it [D]paid our bills
But they [D]turned us out and they [Cadd9]closed the doors, we [Cadd9/B]can't make it here any[D]more
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
See those [D]pallets piled up on the [Cadd9]loading dock, they're [Cadd9/B]just gonna set there [D]till they rot
'Cause there's [D]nothing to ship, [Cadd9]nothing to pack, just [Cadd9/B]busted concrete and [D]rusted tracks
[D]Empty storefronts a[Cadd9]round the square, there's a [Cadd9/B]needle in the gutter and [D]glass everywhere
You don't [D]come down here 'less you're [Cadd9]looking to score, we [Cadd9/B]can't make it here an[D]ymore
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
The [D]bar's still open but [Cadd9]man it's slow, the [Cadd9/B]tip jar's light and the [D]register's low
The [D]bartender don't have [Cadd9]much to say, the [Cadd9/B]regular crowd gets [D]thinner each day
Some have [D]maxed out all their [Cadd9]credit cards, some are [Cadd9/B]working two jobs and [D]living in cars
[D]Minimum wage don't [Cadd9]pay for a roof, don't [Cadd9/B]pay for a drink, if you [D]gotta have proof
Just [D]try it yourself Mr. [Cadd9]CEO See how [Cadd9/B]far 5.15 an [D]hour will go
Take a [D]part time job at [Cadd9]one of your stores I bet you [Cadd9/B]can't make it here any[D]more
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
And there's a [D]high school girl with a [Cadd9]bourgeois dream, [Cadd9/B]just like the pictures in the [D]magazine
She [D]found on the floor of the [Cadd9]Laundromat, a [Cadd9/B]woman with kids can for[D]get all that
If she [D]comes up pregnant [Cadd9]what'll she do, for[Cadd9/B]get the career, for[D]get about school
Can she [D]live on faith? [Cadd9]live on hope, [Cadd9/B]high on Jesus or [D]hooked on dope
When it's [D]way too late to [Cadd9]just say no, you [Cadd9/B]can't make it here any[D]more
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9]
Now I'm [D]stocking shirts in the [Cadd9]Wal-Mart store [Cadd9/B]just like the ones we [D]made before
'Cept [D]this one came from [Cadd9]Singapore, I guess we [Cadd9/B]can't make it here any[D]more
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
Should I [D]hate a people for the [Cadd9]shade of their skin or the [Cadd9/B]shape of their eyes or the [D]shape I'm in
Should I [D]hate 'em for [Cadd9]having our jobs today, no I [Cadd9/B]hate the men sent the [D]jobs away
I can [D]see them all now, they [Cadd9]haunt my dreams, all [Cadd9/B]lily white and [D]squeaky clean
They've [D]never known want, they'll [Cadd9]never know need, their [Cadd9/B]s**t don't stink and their [D]kids won't bleed
Their [D]kids won't bleed in the [Cadd9]damn little war and we [Cadd9/B]can't make it here any[D]more
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
Will [D]work for food, will [Cadd9]die for oil, will [Cadd9/B]kill for power and to [D]us the spoils
The [D]billionaires get to [Cadd9]pay less tax, the [Cadd9/B]working poor get to [D]fall through the cracks
[D]Let 'em eat jellybeans, [Cadd9]let 'em eat cake, [Cadd9/B]let 'em eat s**t, what[D]ever it takes
They can [D]join the Air Force, or [Cadd9]join the Corps if [Cadd9/B]they can't make it here any[D]more
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G]
And [D]that's how it is, [Cadd9]that's what we got if the [Cadd9/B]president wants to ad[D]mit it or not
You can [D]read it in the paper, [Cadd9]read it on the wall, [Cadd9/B]hear it on the wind, if you're [D]listening at all
Get [D]out of that limo, [Cadd9]look us in the eye, [Cadd9/B]call us on the cell phone, [D]tell us all why
In [D]Dayton, Ohio or [Cadd9]Portland, Maine or a [Cadd9/B]cotton gin out on the [D]great high plains
That's [D]done closed down a[Cadd9]long with the school and the [Cadd9/B]hospital and the [D]swimming pool
[D]Dust devils dance in the [Cadd9]noonday heat, there's [Cadd9/B]rats in the alley and [D]trash in the street
[D]Gang graffiti on a [Cadd9]boxcar door, we [Cadd9/B]can't make it here any[D]more
[D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9] [G] [D] [Cadd9]
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