Chords for Lulu Belle & Scotty - I'm No Communist (1952)
Tempo:
78.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D] We're living in a country that's the finest [A] place on earth, but some folks don't appreciate this land that gave [D] them birth.
I hear that up in Washington they're having an [G] awful bust, cause communists and spies were making [D] monkeys out of us.
The bureaus and departments have been busy night [A] and day, they're figuring out just how we gave our secrets [D] all away.
And Congress has appointed a committee, [G] so they said, to find out who's [A] American and who's a low [D]-down red.
They call them up to Washington to speak [A] for Uncle Sam, but when they ask them what they are, they shut [D] up like a clam.
I wish they'd take and put me on the witness [G] stand today, I'd [D] yell so loud old Stalin could hear me all the way.
I'm no communist, I'll tell you that right now, I believe a man should [Bm] own his own house and [F#m] car and cow.
I [D] like this private ownership, I want to [G] be left alone.
Let the government run its [A] business, and let me run [D] my own.
[B]
[D] Our government is bigger than it ever [A] was today, the more they hire to work for it, the more [D] they have to pay.
Our public servants should be proud and honest, you [G] would think, instead [D] of taking bribes and dressing up their wives in mink.
The taxes keep on going up, of that [A] there is no doubt, but still they just can't take it in as fast as they dish [D] it out.
Our national debt is a monster size and growing [G] every day, our children's children still unborn are gonna [D] have to pay.
Our dollar used to be the soundest money on [A] this earth, but now two bucks won't even buy a good old [D] dollar's worth.
Unless we stop inflation and take care [G] of what we've got, the communists may win [A] the fight and never fire [D] a shot.
I'm no communist, I'll tell you that right now, I believe a man should own his own house [F#m] and car and cow.
[D] I like this private ownership, I don't want to be left [G] alone.
Let the government [D] run its business, and let me run my own.
I hear that up in Washington they're having an [G] awful bust, cause communists and spies were making [D] monkeys out of us.
The bureaus and departments have been busy night [A] and day, they're figuring out just how we gave our secrets [D] all away.
And Congress has appointed a committee, [G] so they said, to find out who's [A] American and who's a low [D]-down red.
They call them up to Washington to speak [A] for Uncle Sam, but when they ask them what they are, they shut [D] up like a clam.
I wish they'd take and put me on the witness [G] stand today, I'd [D] yell so loud old Stalin could hear me all the way.
I'm no communist, I'll tell you that right now, I believe a man should [Bm] own his own house and [F#m] car and cow.
I [D] like this private ownership, I want to [G] be left alone.
Let the government run its [A] business, and let me run [D] my own.
[B]
[D] Our government is bigger than it ever [A] was today, the more they hire to work for it, the more [D] they have to pay.
Our public servants should be proud and honest, you [G] would think, instead [D] of taking bribes and dressing up their wives in mink.
The taxes keep on going up, of that [A] there is no doubt, but still they just can't take it in as fast as they dish [D] it out.
Our national debt is a monster size and growing [G] every day, our children's children still unborn are gonna [D] have to pay.
Our dollar used to be the soundest money on [A] this earth, but now two bucks won't even buy a good old [D] dollar's worth.
Unless we stop inflation and take care [G] of what we've got, the communists may win [A] the fight and never fire [D] a shot.
I'm no communist, I'll tell you that right now, I believe a man should own his own house [F#m] and car and cow.
[D] I like this private ownership, I don't want to be left [G] alone.
Let the government [D] run its business, and let me run my own.
Key:
D
A
G
F#m
Bm
D
A
G
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] We're living in a country that's the finest [A] place on earth, but some folks don't appreciate this land that gave [D] them birth.
I hear that up in Washington they're having an [G] awful bust, cause communists and spies were making [D] monkeys out of us.
The bureaus and departments have been busy night [A] and day, they're figuring out just how we gave our secrets [D] all away.
And Congress has appointed a committee, [G] so they said, to find out who's [A] American and who's a low [D]-down red.
They call them up to Washington to speak [A] for Uncle Sam, but when they ask them what they are, they shut [D] up like a clam.
I wish they'd take and put me on the witness [G] stand today, I'd [D] yell so loud old Stalin could hear me all the way.
I'm no communist, I'll tell you that right now, I believe a man should [Bm] own his own house and [F#m] car and cow.
I [D] like this private ownership, I want to [G] be left alone.
Let the government run its [A] business, and let me run [D] my own.
_ _ [B] _ _
[D] Our government is bigger than it ever [A] was today, the more they hire to work for it, the more [D] they have to pay.
Our public servants should be proud and honest, you [G] would think, instead [D] of taking bribes and dressing up their wives in mink.
The taxes keep on going up, of that [A] there is no doubt, but still they just can't take it in as fast as they dish [D] it out.
Our national debt is a monster size and growing [G] every day, our children's children still unborn are gonna [D] have to pay.
Our dollar used to be the soundest money on [A] this earth, but now two bucks won't even buy a good old [D] dollar's worth.
Unless we stop inflation and take care [G] of what we've got, the communists may win [A] the fight and never fire [D] a shot.
I'm no communist, I'll tell you that right now, I believe a man should own his own house [F#m] and car and cow.
[D] I like this private ownership, I don't want to be left [G] alone.
Let the government [D] run its business, and let me run my own. _
I hear that up in Washington they're having an [G] awful bust, cause communists and spies were making [D] monkeys out of us.
The bureaus and departments have been busy night [A] and day, they're figuring out just how we gave our secrets [D] all away.
And Congress has appointed a committee, [G] so they said, to find out who's [A] American and who's a low [D]-down red.
They call them up to Washington to speak [A] for Uncle Sam, but when they ask them what they are, they shut [D] up like a clam.
I wish they'd take and put me on the witness [G] stand today, I'd [D] yell so loud old Stalin could hear me all the way.
I'm no communist, I'll tell you that right now, I believe a man should [Bm] own his own house and [F#m] car and cow.
I [D] like this private ownership, I want to [G] be left alone.
Let the government run its [A] business, and let me run [D] my own.
_ _ [B] _ _
[D] Our government is bigger than it ever [A] was today, the more they hire to work for it, the more [D] they have to pay.
Our public servants should be proud and honest, you [G] would think, instead [D] of taking bribes and dressing up their wives in mink.
The taxes keep on going up, of that [A] there is no doubt, but still they just can't take it in as fast as they dish [D] it out.
Our national debt is a monster size and growing [G] every day, our children's children still unborn are gonna [D] have to pay.
Our dollar used to be the soundest money on [A] this earth, but now two bucks won't even buy a good old [D] dollar's worth.
Unless we stop inflation and take care [G] of what we've got, the communists may win [A] the fight and never fire [D] a shot.
I'm no communist, I'll tell you that right now, I believe a man should own his own house [F#m] and car and cow.
[D] I like this private ownership, I don't want to be left [G] alone.
Let the government [D] run its business, and let me run my own. _