Easy Money chords by REO Speedwagon

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
South  (D major) of
the border and busted
G 
 (G major) Caught by a woman I trusted
A 
Now, don't you  (A major) call me a fool
G 
It could have happened  (G major) to you
It's just my luck
A 
It had to  (A major) happen to me

Verse 2

Sweet Carmelita betrayed me

She said, "Take me home, serenade me"

I figured a song could do me no wrong

I didn't know how wrong I could be

Easy money

Verse 3
D 
for just one run to Per (D major) u
E 
It'll be so  (E major) easy,
A 
G 
A 
 (A major) we'll have no trouble gettin'  (G major) through  (A major) 
G 
Well I almost made  (G major) it,
D 
except for that one border guard  (D major) 
E 
He opened up  (E major) my guitar,
A 
 (A major) hello prison yard
G 
 (G major) Goodbye easy money,
A 
 (A major) easy money
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 4
The Chiquita must have told
'em my story
G 
'Cause when my  (G major) eyes finally
focused next morning
A 
Carmel (A major) ita had spoken 'bout
G 
gui (G major) tars and some coke
And she laughed as
A 
D 
they slapped  (A major) me in chain (D major) s

Verse 5
D 
I was  (D major) thrown in cell with a killer
G 
A con (G major) vict who coughed
through the night
A 
While I  (A major) laid awake with
G 
the chill (G major) s and shakes
A 
D 
Hoping for a file  (A major) in a cake  (D major) 
G 
Easy  (G major) money

Verse 6
D 
for just one run to Per (D major) u
E 
It'll be so  (E major) easy,
A 
G 
A 
 (A major) we'll have no trouble gettin' through  (G major)  (A major) 
G 
Well I almost made  (G major) it,
D 
except for that one border guard  (D major) 
E 
A 
G 
A 
D 
G 
A 
G 
He opened up  (E major) my guitar,  (A major) hello prison yard  (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major)  (G major) 
A 
D 
G 
A 
 (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (A major) 
G 
A 
G 
D 
E 
A 
 (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
G 
A 
G 
D 
E 
A 
 (G major)  (A major)  (G major)  (D major)  (E major)  (A major) 
G 
A 
D 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (A major)  (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
E 
A 
G 
A 
G 
D 
Just  (E major)  (A major)  (G major) to  (A major) make  (G major)  (D major) 
E 
A 
G 
 (E major)  (A major)  (G major) me
A 
mad he smashed  (A major) my guitar
G 
A 
 (G major) Goodbye, goodbye,  (A major) goodbye