Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
G+G G+G E minorEm C majorC
Verse 1:
G+G
It was a red go-kart, a big backyard.
G+G
It was summer trips on the credit card.
E minorEm C majorC
A augmentedA new pair of shoes the first day of school,
C majorC
So I could feel cool.
G+G
It was a hand-me-down Chevy when I turned 16.
G+G
A augmentedA twenty on the counter for some gasoline.
E minorEm C majorC
It was free to me. It was mom and daddy's money.
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Never knew where it came from, just knew where it went.
D MajorD E minorEm
Hard to come by, but easy to spend.
C majorC
If times got tough, man, I couldn't tell.
G+G D MajorD
They went through Hell so I could live
C majorC
In the land of milk and honey on
D MajorD G+G G+G
Mom and daddy's money
Verse 2:
G+G
Part-time jobs and mowin' yards
G+G
Don't cover car wrecks and broken arms,
E minorEm C majorC
But they had my back, even when they knew
C majorC
I couldn't pay 'em back.
G+G
The older I got, the more I saw
G+G
This whole time, it was time they bought.
E minorEm
They looked out for me 'till I didn't need
C majorC
Mom and daddy's money.
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G
Never knew where it came from, just knew where it went.
D MajorD E minorEm
Hard to come by, but easy to spend.
C majorC
If times got tough, man, I couldn't tell.
G+G D MajorD
They went through Hell so I could live
C majorC
In the land of milk and honey on
D MajorD G+G G+G
Mom and daddy's money, ey ey ey.
Bridge:
D MajorD C majorC
Well, dollars only go so far.
D MajorD
No, they'll never be enough.
C majorC
The money runs out, but their love, it never does.
C majorC
And that's mom and daddy's money.
Chorus:
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
Now I know where it came from, and I know what it meant.
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I know it's hard to come by and easy to spend, end end
E minorEm C majorC G+G
And if times get tough, man, I'll never tell.
D MajorD
I'll go through Hell so they can live
C majorC
In the land of milk and honey on
D MajorD
Mom and daddy's money.
Outro:
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Ain't it kinda funny – mom and daddy's money, ey ey ey.
Solo:
| G+G | E minorEm | C majorC |
G+G
Lookin' back it ain't hard to see all the
E minorEm
Little things that they did for me, and if I'm lucky
D MajorD C majorC
One day a little voice will ask me...