The Coin Machine chords by Jerry Reed

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) Now I'm not one
to get all excited,
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I'm  (G major) seldom tense and I'm never uptight,
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but there's  (E major) one thing in this world
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that really makes me  (A major) upset,
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and that's them coin  (D major) machines,
them nickel and diamonds,
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them  (G major) out -of -orders,
them work -one -timers,
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those nick (E major) el -and -dime quarter
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-grubbin' monster (A major) s.
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I mean, how  (B minor) many times
have you had to munch it
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so you  (G major) whip out a dime
for some peanut crunches?
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 (E major) You put it in a slot and you pull the handle,
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 (A major) an d just nothing. So you
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 (D major) cuss and you beat it
till your hand is blue,
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you push  (G major) and you shove
and you kick it with your shoe,
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and finally  (E major) you just walk away
while it's blinking,
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thank you,  (A major) which is machine,
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but we just stuck  (D major) it to you, son.
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I'd  (G major) like to meet the man
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 (A major) who inven (G major) ted the coin machine.
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 (D major) He must have hated man (B major) kind
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and  (E major) every other living thing.
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 (A major) I  (G major) bet he had a  (A major) motto on
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his wall  (D major) in frozen rime
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 (G major) Sayin'  (D major) you get nothin' for a  (B major) nickel,
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twice  (E major) as  (A major) much for  (D major) a  dime  (B minor)  (G major)  (E major)  (A major) 
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Well, they'll  (D major) of fer you cigarettes,
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soft drinks,  (A major) cigars,  (G major) barbecue, potato chips
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And all kind of candy bars,  (E major) 
peanuts, popcorn,
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Cracker Jacks and  (A major) Red Hots
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And  (D major) you can pay a quarter
for a nickel cone,
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get a throwaway  (G major) razor
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A shot of cologne, get a bash  (A flatdim) you shine
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 (E major) That even polishes  (A major) your socks
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But I  (B minor) think the worst of those
You see with the glass
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where you  (G major) can see what you want
But you can bet your donkey
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that  (E major) ain't no way short
Of a blowtorch
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you're gonna get  (A major) nothing out of that
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Then  (D major) how about those
on the men's room wall?
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Boys,  (G major) you know what I mean
You have seen them all
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And when you  (E major) lose six bits
in one of them boogers
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You're  (A major) just too embarrassed to complain
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So you just kinda  (D major) go home by yourself
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I'd  (G major) like to meet the man
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 (A major) who inven (G major) ted the coin machine
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 (D major) Well, he must have hated man (B major) kind
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and every  (E major) other living thing
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 (A major) I  (G major) bet he had a mot (A major) to
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on his wall  (D major) in frozen rhyme
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 (G major) Sayin'  (D major) you get nothin' for a  (B major) nickel,
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twice  (E major) as  (A major) much for  (D major) a
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dime  (B minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (E major)  (A major) 
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Now, I  (D major) heard this story
about a fella one time
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who  (G major) certainly is a hero of mine
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He ranks right  (E major) up there
with John Wayne,
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Burke  (A major) Reynolds
and Merle Haggard
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Seemed  (D major) there was a certain
soft drink machine
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that was  (G major) rustin' old camp tankers
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and mean and it  (E major) took him
but just one too many quarters
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and his mind  (A major) snapped.
So he went out to his car
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 (B minor) and looked up under the  (D major) seat
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and he whipped  (G major) out a .45,
clean and neat.
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He walked  (E major) up to that machine
and said, hand that over son,
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 (A major) it's your last chance.
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Then he  (D major) plugged that thing
about three or four times
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right up  (G major) un der that blinkin'
have a coke sign.
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Then he  (E major) just coughed and spit
a four hundred dollars worth of
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 (A major) quarters and died.
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The judge  (D major) called his self defense.
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I'd  (G major) like to meet the man
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 (A major) who inven (G major) ted the coin machine
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 (D major) Well, he must have hated man (B minor) kind
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an (B major) d every  (E major) other living thing
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 (A major) I  (G major) bet he had a  (A major) motto
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on his wall  (D major) in frozen rhyme
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 (G major) Said,  (D major) you get nothing for a  (B major) nickel,
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twice  (E major) as  (A major) much for a  (D major) dime