Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Billy works too hard, trying to make ends meet
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's gotta pay his credit cards
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Yeah he's been dealing with the odds that even Vegas can't beat
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
By six he's out of bed, she makes his coffee sweet
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He grabs his boots & his coat, leaves a note that says I Love You
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
And runs to catch a bus down at the end of Market Street
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
It took some time to figure it out
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC G+G
He might be down, but he ain't out
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Every night at home, feels like it's Christmas Eve
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Gracie's got his dinner on the stove, Daddy's coming home
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
And they've got seven hungry children that are tugging on his sleeve
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
It took some time to figure it out
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
He might be down, but he ain't out
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Every night at five when work lets out
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
Bridge:
FF
He arrives at 9 as the work bell's ringing
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Hits the grind but his heart is singing
SOLO (C/G/D/G x6)
C majorC G+G
Some men live for money
D MajorD G+G
Some men live for work
C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
But it's a real man, a richer man who knows what love's worth
Chorus:
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
It took some time to figure it out
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
He might be down, but he ain't out
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Every night at five when work lets out
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA rich man living in a poor man's house
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA rich man living in a poor man's house
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA rich man living in a poor man's house