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(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket chords by
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
D
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Verse 1
Dm
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I can

hound you if I need to

Sip your brandy from a crystal shoe
G
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C
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D
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In the corner, in the corner
Em
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While the others climb reaching
Bm
Bm
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dizzy heights
G
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The world's in front of me
Bb
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in black and white
C
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D
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I'm on the bottom line,
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I'm on the bottom line
Verse 2
Dm
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D
D

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I'd have a cardiac if I had such luck,

ooo

Lucky losers,
Dm
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G
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lucky losers landing on skid row
C
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D
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Landing on skid row
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While the Diamond Jims
Bm
Bm
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And the Kings road pimps
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Gm
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Bb
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Breath heavy in their brand new clothes
C
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D
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I'm on the bottom line,
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Dm
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I'm on the bottom line
Gm
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Verse 3

Am
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Dm
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And I gotta get a meal ticket
Bb
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C
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To survive you need a meal ticket
Gm
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3

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Am
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Dm
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To stay alive you need a meal ticket
Gm
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3

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Feel no pain, no pain
F
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No regret, no regret
C
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When the line's been signed

Bb
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You're someone else
Gm
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Do yourself a favor,
Am
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the meal ticket does the rest
Dm
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F
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Verse 4
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Dm
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D
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D
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Shake a hand if you have to
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G
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Trust in us and we will love you anyway,
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Dm
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D
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any way
Em
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Don't leave us stranded
Bm
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in the jungle
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Bb
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With fifty percent that's hard to handle
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Ain't that so, ain't that so
Verse 5
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Am
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And I gotta get a meal ticket
Bb
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C
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To survive you need a meal ticket
Gm
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3

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Am
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To stay alive you
Dm
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need a meal ticket
Gm
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3

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Feel no pain, no pain
F
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No regret, no regret
C
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When the line's been signed
Bb
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You're someone else
Gm
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Do yourself a favor,
Am
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F
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the meal ticket does the rest
Interlude 1

Meal ticket
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Em
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Bm
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Gm
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Bb
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C
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Verse 6
Dm
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Gm
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3

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Gotta get a meal ticket
Am
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Dm
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And I gotta get a meal ticket
Bb
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To survive you need a meal ticket
Gm
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Am
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To stay alive you need
Dm
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a meal ticket
Gm
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Feel no pain, no pain
F
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No regret, no regret
C
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When the line's been

signed
Bb
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You're someone else
Gm
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Do yourself a favor,
Am
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the meal ticket does the rest
Dm
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Verse 7
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D
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Meal ticket
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Meal ticket
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Meal ticket
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Meal ticket
Outro 1

Meal ticket
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • F

  • Em

  • Dm

  • G

  • C

  • Bm

    2

  • Bb

  • Gm

    3

  • Am

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket by Elton John is D major.

The primary chords used in (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket are D, F, Em, Dm, G, C.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, F, Em, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket is approximately 140 beats per minute.

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