Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Define:
* = Single Strum ( ) = Designated Riff d = Downstroke
(E) Riff (E 2) Riff (E 3) Riff (E 4) Riff (E 5)Coda E Strum Pattern
e|-----------|--------------------|------------|------------|------0-|------0-|
B|-----------|--------------------|------------|------------|------0-|--0---0-|
G|-----------|--------------------|1-----------|------------|------1-|--1---1-|
D|-----------|--------2br---------|2-------2br-|--------2br-|4h5-4-2-|--2---2-|
A|-------2---|------2-----4-2br---|2-----2-----|------2-----|------2-|--2-2---|
E|-0-2/4---0-|0-2/4-------------4-|0-2/4-------|0-2/4-------|------0-|0-------|
d d d d
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Intro:
E
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1/2-0-------------------------------------------0---------|
G|--------------1br-0-------------------------------------1---------|
D|----1-2-------------4-2---------------------------------2---------|
A|2-4---------------------4-2br-0-------------------2-4-----------2-|
E|--------------------------------3/4-2br-0---0-2/4-----0---0-2/4---|
Verse 1:
E B E
I'm living on the other side of the track it's true
E E
But like it or not I'm just as good as you
E A E
If I see you coming with your head held so high
E E (E)
Don't you worry 'bout me speaking I'll pass you right on by
Chorus:
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime
E E
Had a million heartaches, but I'm happy all the time
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb
E E E E (E)
If you wanna get along with me you'll take me like I am
Instrumental:
E B E
e|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------1/2-0----------------------------------|5br-5-----5----------------------|
G|--------------1br-0----------------------------|------6\4----6-4-----4-6-4-----4-|
D|----1-2-------------4-2-------5/6br-4--------4-|-----------------4/6-------4/6---|
A|2-4---------------------4-2br---------2--2/6---|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E A E
e|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|
B|5br-5-----5-------------------|----------1/2-0-----------------------|-------------|
G|------6\4---4--6br-4----------|----------------1br-0-----------------|-------------|
D|---------------------5br-4-2br|----1-2br-------------4---------------|---------2br-|
A|------------------------------|2-4---------------------2br-0---------|-------2-----|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------4-2br-0-|0--2/4-------|
Verse 2:
E E
You can talk about your fancy friends and your millionaires
E E
I may not have their money but I don't have their cares
E A E
You can live in a mansion set up on a golden throne
E E (E 2)
But all these things you have in life are gonna vanish when I'm gone
Chorus:
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime
E E
Had a million heartaches, but I'm happy all the time
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb
E E E E (E 4)
If you wanna get along with me you'll take me like I am
Instrumental:
E B E E
e|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------5-----------------------------------|4/5-5-----5-5----------------------|
G|----------6\4--6-4-----4------------------4-|------6\4-----6-4-----4---4------1-|
D|----1-2------------6br---4h6-6-4-2--2-2/6---|------------------4h6---6----2h4---|
A|2-4-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A E B E
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|5-5-----5---------2-0-------|-----------5-----5-----------------------------------|
G|----6\4---6-4---------1-----|-------------6\4---6\4-------------------------------|
D|--------------2---------4br-|2-----1-2--------------2---------------------2br-----|
A|----------------------------|--2-4--------------------2br-0-------------2-----4-2-|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------4-2br-0-2/4-----------|
Outro:
E B E
This world is full of money but I haven't got a dime
E E
Had a million heartaches, but I'm happy all the time
E A E
I can be like a tiger or as meek as a lamb
E E E E* E* (E 5)
If you wanna get along with me you'll take me like I am
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| h Hammer-on
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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Song History
Published: September 12, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025