Waitin In Your Welfare Line

G         Em                 A7
I got the hun-gries for your love
                        D7      G
And I'm waiting in your welfare line

                                 C
Well I ain't got nothing but the shirt on my back
           D7         G
And an old two-button suit
                              C
I walked outta my job about a week ago
        D7                          G
And I'm now sleeping in a telephone booth

                             C
But I'm gonna be the richest guy around
            D7         G
The day you say you're mine
          Em                A7
I got the hungries for your love
                        D7      G
And I'm waiting in your welfare line

                                   C
Well when I first met you babe you nearly
                D7           G
Made me wreck my old 49 Cadillac
                                    C
Yeah I knew at a glance that it was you for me
  D7                       G
I had to have your love by heck

                              C
I'm gonna follow you baby wherever you go
                 D7          G
I got nothing to lose but my time
          Em                A7
I got the hungries for your love
                        D7      G
And I'm waiting in your welfare line

                             C
Well you made me the top dog of your hill
          D7   G
And I was overjoyed
                                  C
But it didn't take long until the thrill was gone
             D7               G
I joined the ranks of the unemployed

                                C
Now I'm right back where that I started from
                  D7        G
But I ain't gonna change my mind
          Em                A7
I got the hungries for your love
                        D7      G
And I'm waiting in your welfare line
                    D7      G
I'm waiting in your welfare line gimme a handout
                    D7      G
I'm waiting in your welfare line