Intro 
A     A     A     A 

verse 1 
A                    A 
Feeding on free food tickets. 
A                          A 
Water in the milk from the hole in the roof. 
          G                 G 
Where the rain came through. 
                 D        E 
Oh, what can you do, mm – mm. 

verse 2 
A                      A 
Tears from your little sister. 
A                               A 
Crying cause she doesn't have a dress without a patch. 
        G           G 
For the party to go. 
             D                E 
All that you know, she'll get by, cause she's. 


[Refrão]

A                         D      E 
Living in the love of the common people. 
A                            D      E 
Smiles from the heart of the family man. 
A                        D        E 
Daddy's gonna find her a dream to cling to. 
A                              D           E        A 
Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can, she can. 

verse 3 
       A                         A 
It's a good thing you don't have much there. 
     A                             A 
It’d fall through the hole in your pocket, 
                         G                  G 
and you'd lose it in the snow on the ground. 
           D            E 
Walking to town, find a job. 

verse 4 
A                   A 
Trying to keep your hands warm. 
        A                          A 
But the hole in your shoe lets the snow come through. 
       G                      G 
And it chills you to the bone. 
                  D                E 
Oh, you better go home, where it's warm, where you can. 


[Refrão]

A                       D      E 
Live in the love of the common people. 
A                            D      E 
Smiles from the heart of the family man. 
A                        D        E 
Daddy's gonna find her a dream to cling to. 
A                              D           E        A 
Mamma's gonna love her just as much as she can, she can. 

Interlude 
A    Bb    Bb 

Verse 5 
Bb                     Bb 
Living on dreams ain't easy. 
        Bb                   Bb 
But the closer they hit, the tighter they fit. 
        Ab               Ab 
And the chills stay away. 
                 Eb             F 
You take in your stride, family pride. 

Verse 6 
              Bb               Bb 
You know that this is your foundation. 
                Bb                       Bb 
And through the whole lot of love, and a warm conversation. 
       Ab                 Ab 
And of course this prayer. 
                 Eb                 F 
It's making you strong, where you belong, where you can. 


[Refrão]

Bb                      Eb     F 
Live in the love of the common people. 
       Bb                        Eb    F 
Be the pride in the heart of the family man. 
Bb                       Eb       F 
Daddy's gonna find you a dream to cling to. 
Bb                             Eb          F        Bb 
Mamma's gonna love you just as much as she can, she can. 

 
          Bb                        Eb     F 
Oh, she’s living in the love of the common people. 
       Bb                        Eb     F 
Be the pride in the heart of the family man. 

Outro 
Bb                       Eb       F 
Daddy's gonna find you a dream to cling to. 
Bb                             Eb          F 
Mamma's gonna love you just as much as she can.