INTRO: CAmCF
I went down to the city and I found myself a job
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Working for the people who do need some helping out
AmCF
But then, in truth, I found there was so little left to give
CF
The government might save their lives, might not help them to live
CHORUS:
C
Well, there's a hole in the bucket and the people fall out
GC
There's money underground, but you can't get it out
FC
When you stand at the State House, smile, and say, "Please?"
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through
GC
And they wind up coming back to you
FC
From a place it seems like they can never leave
GAmCFC
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need
AmCF
How do you tell a woman who is 82 years old
AmCF
Poor and lying in her bed and needing help at home
AmCF
That there is no more money, there is nothing you can do
CF
Just hold on for a better year and we'll try to get to you
CHORUS:
C
Well, there's a hole in the bucket and the people fall out
GC
There's money underground, but you can't get it out
FC
When you stand at the State House, smile, and say, "Please?"
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through
GC
And they wind up coming back to you
FC
From a place it seems like they can never leave
GAmC
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need
INSTRUMENTAL: FAmCFCFAmCFCFCFCAmCF
Oh, beautiful, for spacious skies and amber waves of grain
AmCF
America, you're beautiful, but you have got to change
AmCF
You think of how to save your skin, but you never mind the bones
CF
Have we become a country where the hearts have turned to stones?
CHORUS:
C
Well, there's a hole in the bucket and the people fall out
GC
There's money underground, but you can't get it out
FC
When you stand at the Capitol, smile, and say, "Please?"
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through
GC
And they wind up coming back to you
FC
From a place it seems like they can never leave
GC
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need
OUTRO: F
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C
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