Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: D
Intro:
D/F# Gm D/F# Gm
Verse 1:
D/F# Gm
He looks at the bloat in his fingers and his toes
D/F# A#
He's got a long day of lying ahead of him
D/F# Gm
He croaks like a toad, he's an old bag of bones
D/F# A#
He only sleeps when he's having a heart attack
Pre-Chorus:
D/F# A#
He can never be sorry, 'cause he
D/F# Gm
He's a company man
D/F# A#
Just an old fucking crony, yeah
D/F# A#
Got a secret in his head
Gm
In his head, in his head
Chorus:
D Gm
Every once in a while
D/F# A# C
It's a little bit funny
D Gm
Maybe some other time
D/F# Gm C D
Maybe some other story
D/F# Gm D/F# Gm
D/F# Gm D/F# Gm
Verse 2:
D/F# Gm
He lives in a hole in the middlΠ΅ of the road
D/F# A#
He only works eighty hours a week for that
D/F# Gm
HΠ΅ does what he's told as he's raked through the coals
D/F# A#
They started taxing his shadow and silhouette
Pre-Chorus:
D/F# A#
Now he can never be happy, 'cause he
D/F# A#
'Cause he's almost content
D/F# A#
And he won't hit the ground running, 'cause he
D/F# A#
Thinks his life is an accident
Gm
An accident, an accident
Chorus:
D Gm
Every once in a while
D/F# G C
It's a little bit funny
D Gm
Maybe some other time
D/F# G C
Maybe some other story
D A# Gm
Every once in a while
D/F# A# C
It's a little bit funny
D A# Gm
Maybe some other time
D/F# A# D
It'll make a good story, yeah
Outro:
D/F# A# C
It'll make a good story
D/F# A# C D
It'll make a good story
A# C D
G C D
G C D
Other versions of this song
- Crony (Tabs)
Song History
Published: December 16, 2025
Last Updated: December 16, 2025