Whole song is strummed in an "oom-pah" pattern. Intro: C Em D G - Just play the G string on each beat //// //// //// //// //// //// Verse 1:

^COh, the rich people want what the ^Dpoor people's ^Ggot And the ^Gpoor people ^Cwant what the ^Drich ^Gpeople's ^Cgot And the ^Cskinny people want what the ^Gfat people's ^Amgot ^GAnd the fat people want what the skinny people's ^Cgot

Choirs: C D C D G //// You can never please anybody in this world Verse 2:

The ^Amshort people want what the ^Ctall people's got And the ^Gtall people ^Dwant what the ^Amshort people's got The ^Clittle kids want what the ^Gbig kid's got And the ^Dbig kids want what the ^Glittle kid's ^Cgot

Choirs... Verse 3:

Oh, the ^Amgirls with short hair ^Cwant long hair And the ^Ggirls with long hair ^Amwant short hair Oh, the ^Gboys with ^Dcars want ^Cmotorcycles And the ^Gboys with ^Ammotorcycles want ^Ccars

Choirs... Verse 4:

It ^Amdoesn't matter what you ^Ddo It ^Ddoesn't matter what you ^Dsay ^CThere will always be One who ^Amwants things the ^Dopposite way It ^Ddoesn't matter where ^Dyou go It ^Cdoesn't matter who you ^Amsee ^DThere will always be Someone who disa^Cgrees ^AmWe do our best ^AmWe try to please ^DBut we're like the rest ^GWhenever at ease

Verse 1 (Rephrase):

^COh, the rich people want what the ^Dpoor people's ^Ggot And the ^Gpoor people ^Cwant what the ^Drich ^Gpeople's ^Cgot And the ^Cskinny people want what the ^Gfat people's ^Amgot And the ^Gfat people want what the skinny people's ^Cgot

^CYou can never please ^Danybody ^Cin ^Dthis ^Gworld Conclusion (same as intro): ^C//// //// ^Em//// ^D//// //// ^G////

The Shaggs - Philosophy of the world