Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro riff:
C majorC FF FF C majorC
e|---------|-----------------|------------------|
BB|---------|-----------------|------------------|
G+G|---------|-----------------|------------------|
D MajorD|---------|-----------------|-3--3-3--1--------|
A augmentedA|---0-3-0-|-3---3-3-0-------|-----------3------|
E MajorE|-3-------|-----------3-1---|------------------|
Verse 1:
C majorC FF C majorC
Way back in the good old days
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Things weren't really all that good
C majorC FF C majorC
We grew up with the TV on
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
We learned how from Hollywood
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
We learned how from Hollywood
C majorC FF C majorC
Riding with my headphones on
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
In the back of my mama's car
C majorC FF C majorC
Winding down that dirty road
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Town was close but it felt far
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Town was close but it felt far
Intro riff:
Verse 2:
C majorC FF C majorC
Drive in movies, Coca-Cola
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Sweet 16, that kiss of death
C majorC FF C majorC
Don't you cry when you should laugh, babe
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
I smell liquor on your breath
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
I smell liquor on your breath
Chorus:
G+G
If it don't break you
FF C majorC
It might just make you rich
G+G
You might not get there
FF C majorC
And on the way it's a bitch
Verse 3:
C majorC FF C majorC
Gettin by, gettin high
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Feeling like a low life bum
C majorC FF C majorC
Racked up debt, couldn't pay my rent
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Pissin' off till kingdom come
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Pissin' off till kingdom come
C majorC FF C majorC
Mother Mary, geez Louise
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
I was having a ball until I threw it too far
C majorC FF C majorC
Playin' dives, tryin' to stay alive
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Chorus:
G+G
If it don't break you
FF C majorC
It might just make you rich
G+G
You might not get there
FF C majorC
And on the way it's a bitch
Intro riff:
Verse 4:
C majorC FF C majorC
But then I won the lottery
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
I struck gold and they picked me
C majorC FF C majorC
Winner winner, chicken dinner
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Hello mama look at me
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
Hello mama look at me
C majorC FF C majorC
Now everything's turned inside out
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
They wanna put me on a big TV
C majorC FF C majorC
Everybody wants to know
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
How I feel and what I think
Eb MajorEb FF C majorC
How I feel and what I think
Chorus:
G+G
If it don't break you
FF C majorC
It might just make you rich
G+G
You might not get there
FF C majorC
And on the way it's a bitch
C majorC
It’s a bitch
FF C majorC
It’s a bitch