The Dollar chords by Adam Calhoun

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
A minorAm
E minorEm
Twenty years
A minorAm
Twenty years ago fir...
E minorEm
Man I've been at this for twenty years

Verse:

Amaj7Amaj7
Twenty years ago first show
            E minorEm
I was twenty years old, time flies, I don't know where it goes
Amaj7Amaj7        A minorAm
Pull up bumpin' Jay through the speakers of a hoopty
E minorEm
Now it's barricades and  black s.u.v's
EMaj7Emaj7         Amaj7Amaj7
Time flies  when you're miserable
      E minorEm
First album was a CD now everything's digital
E minorEm
Can't believe I lived through everything I've been through
E minorEm
House filled with black dudes, I slept in the living room
AbAb
Late night studio, rappin' in the basement
Eb MajorEb
Missed out on my son as a kid, didn't raise him
AbmAbm
Caught a few cases, got locked up in state pen
Eb MajorEb
I remember Tamen was eight then
 AbmAbm
I was poor sleepin' on the floor It's depressin'
Eb MajorEb
I knew I wanted more, I guess it was a blessing
AbmAbm
Now I'm writing album number four in the West Wing
Eb MajorEb
Did a bunch of tours, I can afford the best things
AbAb
I went from broke as a joke to rich as it gets
Eb MajorEb
I went from dead beat dad to raisin' my kid
AbmAbm
I went from hell in a cell to be able to live
Eb MajorEb             E MajorE
I went from poor to wealth and I hate this

Chorus:

AbAb                       E minorEm
Dollar and a dream it ain't always what it seems
  E MajorE
So be careful what you wish for
Abmaj7Abmaj7    A minorAm
Dollar and a dream it ain't always what it seems
E minorEm
Careful what you wish for

Verse:

A augmentedA
Life long friends that'll stab you in the back
E minorEm               EMaj7Emaj7
They're the first ones that'll ask for some cash
A minorAm
I can't even talk to my dad without his hand out
E MajorE
I was least likely to succeed, I'm the man now
AbAb
Ten cars in the pole barn I don't even drive
Eb MajorEb
Four wheelers, dirt bikes I don't even ride
AbAb
I just sit in this chair, blank stare, look outside
Eb MajorEb
That's a hell of a price to pay for this life
Abmaj7Abmaj7
Mater fact you know I been to hell and back twice
Eb MajorEb
Angel stuck by my side that I shoulda made my wife
AbmAbm                      E MajorE
But I spend my time online lookin' at pictures of Instagram models
     Eb MajorEb
That's my addiction
Abmaj7Abmaj7
Fly 'em out, give 'em money, this ain't free
Eb MajorEb
Stay up all night, lose sleep
      Abmaj7Abmaj7
Get what I need, it's a disease
               E minorEm
You ain't payin' 'em to stay, you're payin' 'em to leave, leave

Chorus:

Abmaj7Abmaj7
Dollar and a dream it ain't always what it seems
E minorEm
Be careful what you wish for
A minorAm                     D MajorD
Dollar and a dream it ain't always what it seems
E minorEm
Be careful what you wish for

Verse:

Abmaj7Abmaj7
All I see is unfamiliar faces
E minorEm          EMaj7Emaj7
Did my song "Racism" thought I wouldn't say it
A minorAm
On tour California called me racist
E minorEm
Boycotted shows, tried to keep me off stages
Abmaj7Abmaj7
I just keep my middle finger in the air
    E minorEm              EMaj7Emaj7
I'm the reason that I'm here, are we clear?
Abmaj7Abmaj7    AbAb
You're in the rearview, I can't even hear you
EbmEbm                  Eb MajorEb
Double what I did in year one and year two
  Abmaj7Abmaj7
So here's to never bein' satisfied
Eb MajorEb
Always feelin' sad inside, Tell me who's down to ride
Abmaj7Abmaj7
Feelin' like a homicide
              E minorEm
Always gonna speak my mind, at least I tell the truth
EbmEbm            A minorAm
Tell me why you always lie

Outro:

     E minorEm             EMaj7Emaj7  Amaj7Amaj7
I'm done man, I'm not good with this sad rap
A minorAm           E minorEm
That's just how I feel
      Amaj7Amaj7                   Fmaj7Fmaj7 E minorEm
It's like a dollar and a dream it ain't always what it seems
      Fmaj7Fmaj7
It's like a dollar and a dream it ain't always what it seems
E minorEm
Be careful what you wish for
Abmaj7Abmaj7 Eb MajorEb AbAb E minorEm