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Verse 1:
D
When I get to heaven
G D
And we’re linend up outside the pearly gates.
A
But we're all walking, small talking, mingling
G D G D
I already know what I'm gonna say
D
When we all trade stories
G Bm7
Of what we did with our lives
A
I won't say that I played music or could sing
Em
When it's my turn I think I'll smile
Chorus:
G A D
Say I was the richest man in the world
Bm G
Father to a baby girl
A D
And two boys that I know loved me
G A Bm
Famous to a few good friends
D/F# G
And beside me ’till the end
A D
Was my wife who is so lovely
Em D G
And I don't know who could ask for any more
D G
I'm the richest man in thе world
D
Richest man in the world
Verse 2:
D D
I may nеver live in Montecito
G D
I'll probably never own a jet
A A
The sands of time will wear down all the fame and fortune
G D G D
Till I don't have any left
D D
I don't want some great big funeral
G Bm7
I don't want flowers on my grave
A
Just play this song or have someone write this somewhere
Em
I'd like to let the record state
Chorus:
G A D
Here lies the richest man in the world
Bm G
Father to a baby girl
A D
And two boys that I know loved me
G A Bm
Was famous to a few good friends
D/F# G
And beside me til the end
A D
Was my wife who is so lovely
Em D G
And I don't know who could ask for any more
D G
I'm the richest man in the world
D G D G D
The richest man in the world
Bridge:
Em7 Bm A
You can spend your whole life wanting what you don't have
Em7 Bm A
But you can find the beauty in the things you do
Chorus:
G A D
So I am the richest man in the world
Bm G
Father to a baby girl
A D
And two boys that I know loved me
G A Bm
Was famous to a few good friends
D/F# G
And beside me til the end
A D
Is my wife who is so lovely
Em D G
And I don't know who could ask for any more
Em D G
No, I could not have dreamed of any more
D G
The richest man in the world
D G D
The richest man in the world
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Published: March 2, 2025
Last Updated: February 10, 2026