Oh garbage dump oh garbage dump 
   A               E  
Why are you called a garbage dump 
Em                   E 
Oh garbage dump oh garbage dump 
Em                 E 
Why are you called a garbage dump 
Em                   E (Strum) 

You could feed the world with my garbage dump 
Em                               E 
You could feed the world with my garbage dump 
Em                               E 
You could feed the world with my garbage dump 
Em                               E       D 
That sums it up in one big lump 
Em                     E (Strum) 

When you're livin' on the road 
Strum E 
And you think sometimes you're starvin' 
Keep strumming E 
Get on off that trip my friend 
G 
Just get in them cans and start carvin' 
A 

Oh garbage dump my garbage dump 
Em                 E 
Why are you called my garbage dump 
Em                    E 
Oh garbage dump my garbage dump 
Em                 E       D 
Why are you called my garbage dump 
Em                    E (Strum) 

TALK: 
There's a market basket an' a A&P 
 E 
I don't care if de box boys are starin' at me 
 E 
I don't even care who wins de war 
G 
I'll be in dem cans behind my favorite store 
A 

Garbage dump oh garbage dump 
Em              E  
Why are you called a garbage dump 
Em                   E 
Garbage dump oh garbage dump 
Em              E       D 
That sums it up, in one big lump 
Em                  E 

Strum Out E 
Garbage Pickers of America 
Garbage Pickers of America