Trickle Down      

by Lynea Search

I been tryin’ to hitch my wagon to a star

I never worked so many hours

And so hard

But I can’t even afford to fix my car

Well this trickle down sure isn’t

Tricklin’ down very far

I heard it on the radio at twelve

Said just one percent of households

Now own almost all the wealth

For years now they’ve been hoardin’ all the dough

Time to open up that money dam

And let that trickle flow

Trickle down,                           

Stocks and savings, trickle down

I’ve been workin’ all my life

To be on solid ground

Trickle down, House and Garden

A reward is owin’ to this workin’ clown

My dad and mom worked hard for little pay

They couldn’t save much money

Had to live from day to day

They never owned a home or went to Spain

Guess the only thing that trickled down to me

Was their name

Trickle down, 

Stocks and savings, trickle down

I’ve been workin’ all my life

To be on solid ground

Trickle down, House and Garden

A reward is owin’ to this workin’ clown

I thought this was the land of the free

And that all of us were blessed with

Equal opportunity

But I’m getting’ nowhere fast

It’s plain to see

That this trickle down sure isn’t

Tricklin’ down to you and me

Trickle down, 

Stocks and savings, trickle down

I’ve been workin’ all my life

To be on solid ground

Trickle down, House and Garden,

Trickle down

A reward is owin’ to this workin’ clown

Yes a reward is owin’ to this workin’ clown

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© Lynea Search.

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Lyrics with chords:

KEY OF G                    TRICKLE DOWN             © Lynea Search 1995

                   

                      G                                        A7                      D - D7     

1.) I BEEN TRYIN' TO HITCH MY WAGON TO A STAR

         

           Em                                     A                         D            G

I’VE NEVER WORKED SO MANY HOURS AND SO HARD

             

               G                        A7                                   D - D7

BUT I CAN’T EVEN AFFORD TO FIX MY CAR

                        

                            G                                        Em

WELL THIS TRICKLE DOWN SURE ISN’T TRICKLIN’

 

  Am7       D         G

DOWN VERY FAR!

2.) I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO AT TWELVE

SAID JUST ONE PER CENT OF HOUSEHOLDS

NOW OWN ALMOST ALL THE WEALTH

FOR YEARS NOW THEY’VE BEEN HOARDIN’

ALL THE DOUGH

TIME TO OPEN UP THAT MONEY DAM

AND LET THAT TRICKLE FLOW!

                                       

                                         G                                       C

CHORUS: TRICKLE DOWN, STOCKS AND SAVINGS,

  

   D                 G

TRICKLE DOWN

 G                                     Em

I’VE BEEN WORKIN’ ALL MY LIFE

       

       Am7                     D

TO BE ON SOLID GROUND

                    

                      

                   

                   G                                     C                                                             C

TRICKLE DOWN, HOUSE AND GARDEN [Last Ch: CORPORATE TAX CUTS]

   

 D/F#             G

TRICKLE DOWN

     

        G                   Em     Am7          D                G

A  REWARD IS OWIN’ TO THIS WORKIN’ CLOWN

INSTRUMENTAL BREAK – Verse Chords

3.) MY DAD AND MOM WORKED HARD FOR LITTLE PAY

THEY COULDN’T SAVE MUCH MONEY,

HAD TO LIVE FROM DAY TO DAY

THEY NEVER OWNED A HOME OR WENT TO SPAIN

GUESS THE ONLY THING THAT TRICKLED DOWN

TO ME WAS THEIR NAME!

REPEAT CHORUS

4.) I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE LAND OF THE FREE

AND THAT ALL OF US WERE BLESSED WITH

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

BUT I’M GETTING NOWHERE FAST, IT’S PLAIN TO SEE

THAT THIS TRICKLE DOWN SURE ISN’T TRICKLIN’

DOWN TO YOU AND ME!

REPEAT CHORUS – Repeat Last Line