Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
- Difficulty: Intermediate
🎸 Verse 1:
BB
My aunt needs a new roof
My mama wants a house
E MajorE
My papa wants a blue truck
C#7C#7
It's all he talks about
BB
So I'll keep makin' records
G# minorG#m 
C#C#
To pay these damn dues
C# minorC#m 
F#F#
'Cause my mama wants a new house
BB
And my aunt needs a roof
🎸 Verse 2:
BB
My sister needs a new dress
My cousin wants party shoes
E MajorE
My grandma needs a new couch
C#7C#7
So I'll take her out to choose
BB
So I'll keep makin' records
G# minorG#m C#7C#7
'Til my heart turns blue
C# minorC#m F#F#
'Cause my sister needs a new dress
BB
And my cousin wants party shoes
🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE
Gettin' rich means goin' broke
The more they take, the more there ain't
BB F#F# 
G#7G#7
No pennies in the piggy left for me
E MajorE
Every dollar that I make
F#F# BB
Finds its way back home to my family
C#C#
My uncle can't stop stealin'
C#7C#7
The sheriff wants a raise
F#F#
My grandpa needs a new stone
D#7D#7
To sit up on his grave
C#C#
So I'll keep makin' records
F#F# 
A augmentedA
To pay these damn dues
C#C#
'Cause my mama needs a new house
F7F7
My grandma needs a new couch
A#mA#m D#7D#7
My uncle needs a bail out or two
F#F# 
G#G#
'Cause my papa wants a blue truck
C#C#
And my aunt needs a roof
🎸 Bridge:
Come on, JR
D#D# D#7D#7 G#G# F7F7 D#D# 
AdimAdim 
CdimCdim 
F minorFm 
B5B5 D#D#
🎸 Chorus:
G#G#
Gettin' rich means goin' broke
AdimAdim
The more they take, the more there ain't
D#D# 
A#A# 
C7C7
No pennies in the piggy left for me
FF
Every dollar that I make
G+G
You bet their ass they're gonna take
C minorCm FF
Every single cent to my name
F minorFm
Every dollar that I make
A#A# D#D# C7C7
Finds its way back home to my family
G#G#
Yeah, every dollar that I make
A#A#
Finds its way back home to my family
