CAm
Back in the day, back in the hills, we were busted,
FG
made a livin' on the government dime
CAmFG
Mama wouldn't keep her job, and the alimony check never came on time
CAmFG
We were poor, I wasn't proud, only angry that our daddy couldn't send us more
CAmFG
Always embarrassed by my free lunch card, and food stamps for the grocery store
[Chorus]
CF
No keepin' up with the Joneses, no keepin' up with the Joneses
CG
When you're stuck on the bottom, you take what you can get
You say "ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh"
[Instrumental]
| (C) (Am) | (F) (G) |
CAm
I went to school in hand-me- downs from my cousin,
FG
baggy britches seemed to suit me well
CAmFG
Kinda thin, kinda loose in the middle, slouchin' in after the tardy bell
CAm
The teacher never called me trash, but I knew what
FG
she was thinkin' when she looked at me
CAmFG
Born to be the under- class, growin' up to make a livin' on our chari- ty
[Chorus]
CF
No keepin' up with the Joneses, no keepin' up with the Joneses
CG
When you're stuck on the bottom, you take what you can get
You say "ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh"
[Instrumental]
| (Am) | (Am) | (Dm) | (Dm) | (Am) | (Am)
E|(| Dm) | (Dm) | (E) | (E) | (E) | (E) ---CAmFG
Don't go lookin' down your nose at me neighbor, I could spot you from a yard a- way
CAmFG
Don't try to judge me by the clothes I'm wearing or the cars in my drive way
CAmFG
I'm not rich but I'm not poor any longer, and I'm happy as a man could be
CAmFG
I'm proud to work, I'm proud to pay my taxes, and I'm grateful for my fami- ly
[Chorus]
CF
No keepin' up with the Joneses, no keepin' up with the Joneses
CG
When you come up from the bottom, you love whatever you got
You say "ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh"
[Tag]
CAmF
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
GCAm
No keepin' up with the Joneses, no, no, no,
FGC
no, no, no, no, no, no
AmF
Ain't nothin', ain't no one, gonna hold me down, ain't nothin',
GC
ain't no one, gonna hold me down
AmF
Ain't nothin', ain't no one, gonna hold me down, no, no, no, no, no,
GCAmF
oh, oh --- to fade