Paid in advance chords by Hoyt Axton

SimplifiedD · A · G · F · Bb

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
You get the  (D major) bill in the morning
A 
marked and  (A major) paid in advance
D 
Paid in full by  (D major) a  friend
Yeah, you may be good looking
A 
and you  (A major) don't need romance
D 
But everyone needs  (D major) a  friend
G 
I watched the  (G major) dice as they rolled
Out of my right hand
F 
Like a fool I thought I still had a chance  (F major) 
Bb 
When our  (B flat major) good -looking mama
From the south of Siam
A 
Bb 
Said,  (A major) honey, do you  (B flat major) wanna dance?
A 
 (A major) I said, yeah, you can dance
D 
 (D major) Feelings come on in
A 
Late  (A major) in advance
D 
Paid in full by  (D major) our friends
Yeah, you may be good -lookin'
A 
and you  (A major) don't need romance
D 
But everyone needs a friend  (D major) 
G 
Well, I  (G major) may be right, I may be wrong
F 
But I can tell you if the song, it is real  (F major) 
Bb 
I've  (B flat major) been singin' for so long
A 
Bb 
I can  (A major) tell it by the  (B flat major) way that it feels
A 
 (A major) It feels good, it feels good
D 
A 
 (D major) A girl in the mornin' paid  (A major) in advance
D 
Paid in full by  (D major) her friend
He may be good -lookin'
A 
and you  (A major) don't need romance
D 
But everyone needs a friend  (D major) 
G 
F 
Bb 
A 
Bb 
Alright!  (G major)  (F major)  (B flat major)  (A major)  (B flat major) 
A 
It  (A major) feels good,
D 
you'll get the  (D major) thrill in the mornin'
A 
Don't  (A major) hate in advance,
D 
hate and fool by  (D major) a  friend
Yeah, you may be good -lookin'
A 
and you  (A major) don't need romance
D 
But everyone needs a friend  (D major) 
I said you may be good -lookin'
A 
and you  (A major) don't need romance
D 
But everyone needs  (D major) a  friend
Do do do do,
A 
 (A major) everyone needs a friend
D 
 (D major) 