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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
E D A E D A E D A
Verse 1:
E D
Big money goes around the world
G A
Big money underground
E D
Big money got a mighty voice
G A
Big money make no sound
B A
Big money pull a million strings
D E
Big money hold the prize
B A
Big money weave a mighty web
D E
Big money draw the flies
Pre-Chorus 1:
A D G D A D
G D A D
Sometimes pushing people around
D G D
Sometimes pulling out the rug
A D G D
Sometimes pushing all the buttons
D A D
Sometimes pulling out the plug
Chorus:
D G
It's the power and the glory
G C G A
It's a war in paradise
D G
It's a Cinderella story
G C G E
On a tumble of the dice
Verse 2:
E D
Big money goes around the world
G A
Big money take a cruise
E D
Big money leave a mighty wake
G A
Big money leave a bruise
B A
Big money make a million dreams
D E
Big money spin big deals
B A
Big money make a mighty head
D E
Big money spin big wheels
Pre-Chorus 2:
A D G D A D
G D A D
Sometimes building ivory towers
D G D
Sometimes knocking castles down
A D G D
Sometimes building you a stairway
D A D
Lock you underground
D G
It's that old time religion
G C G A
It's the kingdom they would rule
D G
It's the fool on television
G C G E
Getting paid to play the fool
Interlude:
D D B A D A B A D A
Chorus:
D G
It's the power and the glory
G C G A
It's a war in paradise
D G
It's a Cinderella story
G C G E
On a tumble of the dice
Verse 3:
E D
Big money goes around the world
G A
Big money give and take
E D
Big money done a power of good
G A
Big money make mistakes
B A
Big money got a heavy hand
D E
Big money take control
B A
Big money got a mean streak
D A A B
Big money got no soul
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- The Big Money (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: January 15, 2026