Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
Verse 1
G
C
I should know to leave
G
Em
them home
C
G
Em
these toys I can't afford
C#dim
C
you know better than that"
Em
G
Dolls that talk, astronauts, T.V. games, airplanes,
C#dim
C
they don't understand and how can I explain?
G
D
Em
D
C
I try and try but I can't save
G
D
Em
D
C
G
Pennies, nickels, dollars slip away
D
Em
D
C
I've tried and tried but I can't save
Em
Verse 2
G
C
My youngest girl has
G
Em
bad fever, sure
G
C
All night with alcohol to cool
G
Em
and rub her down
C#dim
C
try and get some sleep
Em
G
C#dim
I'm adding doctor's fees to remedies
C
G
with the cost of three day's work lost
D
Em
D
C
I try and try but I can't save
G
D
Em
D
C
G
Pennies, nickels, dollars slip away
D
Em
D
C
I've tried and tried but I can't save
G
D
Em
The hole in my pocketbook
D
C
is growing
Verse 3
C
G
Em
it's gonna be a cold, cold one
C
D
So brace yourselves my darlings,
G
D
Em
C
D
C
Em
it won't bring anything much our way but more dust bowl days
Verse 4
G
C
G
Em
I played a card in this weeks game
G
C
Took the first and the last letters
G
Em
in three of their names
G
C#dim
This lottery's been
Em
G
I could be lucky me with the five million prize,
C#dim
C
G
tears of disbelief spilling out of my eyes
D
Em
D
C
I try and try but I can't save
G
D
Em
D
C
G
Pennies, nickels, dollars slip away
D
Em
D
C
I've tried and tried but I can't save
G
D
Em
The hole in my pocketbook
D
C
is growing
Verse 5
C
G
Em
it's gonna be a cold, cold one
C
D
So brace yourselves my darlings,
G
D
Em
C
D
G
C
C
Em
it won't bring anything much our way but more dust bowl days
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm G C C#dim D
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