State Of The Union chords by James Mcmurtry

During verse  During chorus
  G/C  G/B  G/A  G  G/D  D/F#  D  D/E    Em7      Em7
e|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2----------3--------------3------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----------3--------------3------|
G|---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2----------0--------------0------|
D|---------------------------0-----------0----------------2--------------2------|
A|---3-----2-----0-------------------------------------------------------2------|
E|---------------------3-----------2-----------0-------------------------0------|


Intro:
G/C G/B G/A G
Em7 G/D
G/C G/B G/A G

Verse 1:
  G      G/B   G    G/B    G     G/B    D/F#
My brother's a fascist, lives in Palacios, fishes the pier every night
  D/F#     D     D/F#   D      D/F#      D      G
He hoslters his glock in a double retention, he smokes while he waits for a bite
  G       G/D     G       G/D
He don't like the Muslims, he don't like the Jews
  G/C      G/B      G/A       Em7
He don't like the Blacks and he don't trust the news
  D      D/F#    D      D/F#     D       D/E   D/F# G
He hates the Hispanics and alternative views, he'll tell you it's tough to be  white

Verse 2:
  G     G/D      G      G/D     G       G/B    D/F#
My sister's a Christian, she likes to go fishin', she don't mind my brother at all
  D/F#    D      D/F#     D        D/F#    D      G
He puts her on redfish and flounder and trout, and they tear up the flats in the fall
  G      Em7    G       G/B
She gets back to Dallas all sun burnt and sour
G/C      G/B      G/A    Em7
Worn out from slinging plugs hour after hour
    D       D/F#    D      D/F#    D      D/E   D/F# G
Seeing spots when she closes here eyes in the shower, she don't see a conflict at  all


Chorus 1:
     G/C         G
It's the state of the union I guess
   D/F#    D    G
It's always been iffy at best
   G/C          G/D      Em7
We're all in the family, the cursed and the blessed
     D/F#         G
It's the state of the union I guess
   G/C          G/D      Em7
We're all in the family, the cursed and the blessed
     D/F#         G
It's the state of the union I guess


Interlude:
G/C G/B G/A G
G/D Em7 G/D G/B G  G/A G/B G/C

G/C G/B G/A G G/D
D/F# G


Verse 3:
G       G/D   G     G/D   G      G/B    D/F#
Mother turned eighty, consummate lady, we took her to Golden Corral
   D/F#     D        D/F#      D      D/F#     D     G
'Cos she likes the Yeast Rolls and Bourbon Street Chicken, we oughta known better by now
   G     G/B     G    G/B
'Cos me and my brother got into it good
 G/C     G/B     G/A     Em7
I called him a hick and he called me a hood
  D        D/F#    D     D/F#     D        D/E  D/F# G G/D
He said Dad always treated his Mexican's good, I guess you think you're better somehow


Verse 4:
   G        G/D   G    G/D   G      G/B    D/F#
Yeah you think you're better, cardigan sweater, snowflake if ever there was
  D/F#      D       D/F#    D        D/F#     D     G
You think you're so cool 'cos you did good in school, you got whipped every day on the bus
G     G/B     G      G/B
Sister let out for the shop and got worse
    G/C       G/B      G/A      Em7
Went to Wednesday night prayer at the new Christian church
    D      D/F#    D      D/F#    D      D/E  D/F# G
With a cross on her neck and a nine in her purse, she might be the wisest of  us


Chorus 2:
     G/C         G
It's the state of the union I guess
   D/F#   D     G
We're all in a hell of a mess
   G/C          G/D      Em7
We're all in the family, the cursed and the blessed
     D/F#         G
It's the state of the union I guess

     G/C         G
It's the state of the union I say
     D/F#     D     G
Christmas dinner, might be hell to pay
  G/C            G/D      Em7
So how 'bout them Cowboys and have a blessed day
     D/F#         G
It's the state of the union I say

     G/C         G
It's the state of the union I guess
   D/F#    D    G
It's always been iffy at best
   G/C          G/D     Em7
We'll do all we're able with what we got left
     D/F#         G
It's the state of the union I guess

   G/C          G/D     Em7
We'll do all we're able with what we got left
     D/F#         G
It's the state of the union I guess