Corey Smith - Keeping up with the joneses

| ^{C Am} | ^{F G} | x 2 [Verse] ^CBack in the day, back in the ^Amhills, we were busted, made a ^Flivin' on the government ^Gdime ^CMama wouldn't keep her ^Amjob, and the alimony ^Fcheck never came on ^Gtime ^CWe were poor, I wasn't ^Amproud, only angry that our ^Fdaddy couldn't send us ^Gmore ^CAlways embarrassed by my ^Amfree lunch card, and food ^Fstamps for the grocery ^Gstore

No keepin' up with the ^CJoneses, no keepin' up with the ^FJoneses When you're stuck on the ^Cbottom, you take what you can ^Gget You say "ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh"

^CI went to school in hand-me- ^Amdowns from my cousin, baggy ^Fbritches seemed to suit me ^Gwell ^CKinda thin, kinda ^Amloose in the middle, slouchin' ^Fin after the tardy ^Gbell ^CThe teacher never called me ^Amtrash, but I knew what she was ^Fthinkin' when she looked at ^Gme ^CBorn to be the under- ^Amclass, growin' up to make a ^Flivin' on our chari- ^Gty

No keepin' up with the ^CJoneses, no keepin' up with the ^FJoneses When you're stuck on the ^Cbottom, you take what you can ^Gget You say "ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh"

| ^Dm | ^Dm | ^E | ^E | ^E | ^E --- ^CDon't go lookin' down your ^Amnose at me neighbor, I could ^Fspot you from a yard a- ^Gway ^CDon't try to judge me by the ^Amclothes I'm wearing or the ^Fcars in my drive ^Gway ^CI'm not rich but I'm not ^Ampoor any longer, and I'm ^Fhappy as a man could ^Gbe ^CI'm proud to work, I'm proud to ^Ampay my taxes, and I'm ^Fgrateful for my fami- ^Gly

No keepin' up with the ^CJoneses, no keepin' up with the ^FJoneses When you come up from the ^Cbottom, you love whatever you ^Ggot You say "ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh"

^CNo, no, no, no, ^Amno, no, no, no, no, ^Fno, no, no, no, no ^GNo keepin' up with the ^CJoneses, ^Amno, no, no, ^Fno, no, no, ^Gno, no, ^Cno Ain't nothin', ain't ^Amno one, gonna hold me ^Fdown, ain't nothin', ain't ^Gno one, gonna hold me ^Cdown Ain't nothin', ain't ^Amno one, gonna hold me ^Fdown, no, no, no, no, no, ^Goh, ^Coh ^Am---^F to fade