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I Gotsta Get Paid by ZZ Top

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Intro/Main Riff
The Chord diagramA augmentedA string is palm-muted throughout the riff
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3----------------5---5---3-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2------------------3--3b----|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------3--3b-----------------5--3--1b2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------3--3b------3---------1-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------2---------0-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------0---------2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------3-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Twenty-five lighters....

   You know I got to get paid
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3---------1------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--2---------0------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0---------2------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------3------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Twenty-five lighters....

   You know I gotsta get paid
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3---------1------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--2---------0------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0---------2------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------3------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

     (The timing may be off right here, listen to the song for reference.
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Verses:
(The verses go like this with small solos in between)

  I got 25 lighters from my 25 folks
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------0-----------0-----------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

...

Chorus
  25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

  25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Play this under the solo
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3---------1------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0---------2----------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------3----------0-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Then more verses like this:
  Zig an me slamin' 'bout 25 doors....
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------0-----------0-----------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
.......

Chorus
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
  25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
             something like this, listen to the song for timing
Chord diagramE MajorE|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3|
Chord diagramBB|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Play this a few times under the solo
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3---------1------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--0---------2----------2-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------3----------0-------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

This doesn't sound 100% correct, but it's close
Play this twice
Chord diagramE MajorE|--7-7---7---7-7---7------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--6-6---6---6-6---6------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--5-5---5---5-5---5------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

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