INTRO: C  

  Am               C          F
I went down to the city and I found myself a job
Am              C             F
Working for the people who do need some helping out
    Am                C                  F
But then, in truth, I found there was so little left to give
    C                                        F
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
        G                                       C
There's money underground, but you can't get it out
         F                                        C
When you stand at the State House, smile, and say, "Please?"
         
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through
         G                      C
And they wind up coming back to you
       F                                  C
From a place it seems like they can never leave
                G                                    Am   C       F   C
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need


    Am            C            F
How do you tell a woman who is 82 years old
Am             C              F
Poor and lying in her bed and needing help at home
     Am               C               F
That there is no more money, there is nothing you can do
     C                                   F
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
        G                                       C
There's money underground, but you can't get it out
         F                                        C
When you stand at the State House, smile, and say, "Please?"
         
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through
         G                      C
And they wind up coming back to you
       F                                  C
From a place it seems like they can never leave
                G                                    Am   C   
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need


INSTRUMENTAL: F  Am  C  F  C   F  Am  C  F  C  F  C  F    C


    Am             C                  F
Oh, beautiful, for spacious skies and amber waves of grain
 Am                            C               F
America, you're beautiful, but you have got to change
    Am              C                       F
You think of how to save your skin, but you never mind the bones
     C                             F
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
        G                                       C
There's money underground, but you can't get it out
         F                                    C
When you stand at the Capitol, smile, and say, "Please?"
         
Well, there's a crack in the floor and the people fall through
         G                      C
And they wind up coming back to you
       F                                  C
From a place it seems like they can never leave
                G                                    C   
Well, there's a hole in the system for the people in need


OUTRO:             F
       La la la
             C
       La la laaa la