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The More You Pay chords by
Don Mclean
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Key: A minor•
Verse 1
Am
Am

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D
D

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The auctioneer said,
Dm
Dm

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D
D

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I'm not through yet,
C
C

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Am
Am

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Here's a horse the likes
D
D

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of which you've never seen,
G
G

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C
C

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And the straw hats in the sun,
Am
Am

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Em
Em

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with a face beneath each one,
C
C

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Shown doubtful and the
G
G

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Am
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auctioneer got mean.

Do you think that you can find
F
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E
E

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a horse like this every day?
Am
Am

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I don't think there's
F
F

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any better on this earth,
Am
Am

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And the more you pay,
E
E

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Am
Am

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the more it's worth.
D
D

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Then out she came,
Verse 2


a snow- white mare,
C
C

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Am
Am

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Prancin' and a dan cin'
D
D

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in the silver sun,
G
G

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C
C

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They watched her from behind,
Am
Am

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Em
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as she did her bump and grind,
C
C

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Walkin' naked,
G
G

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Am
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sad and graceful for their fun.

Oh how I wished I could afford
F
F

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E
E

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that lady painted white,
Am
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F
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Am
Am

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A queen with high nobility of birth,
E
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Am
Am

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But the more you pay,
E
E

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Am
Am

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the more it's worth.
D
D

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My pockets hung
Verse 3

with empty blues,
C
C

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Am
Am

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Si lent heels were standin'
D
D

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on my growin' pains,
G
G

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C
C

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My bid was not too bad,
Am
Am

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Em
Em

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two bits was all I had,
C
C

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And the stable boy
G
G

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Am
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just handed me the reins.

Well the gallery went wild,
F
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E
E

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and the auctioneer half smiled,
Am
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F
F

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What we don't sell we shoot or give away,

E
E

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Am
Am

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'Cause the more you pay,
E
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Am
Am

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the more it's worth.
Verse 4
Am
Am

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Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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And where was the boy,
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
Em

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who rode on her back,
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
Em

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With his arms holding tight round
Am
Am

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A
A

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her neck?
Bm
Bm
2

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Em
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How tightly he clung,
Bm
Bm
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G
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Em
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When they both were young,
C
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Am
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And fate had not let this
Em
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poor girl be so
Am
Am

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Disgraced.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Am

  • D

  • Dm

  • C

  • G

  • Em

  • F

  • E

  • Bm

    2

  • A

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The More You Pay by Don McLean is A minor.

The primary chords used in The More You Pay are Am, D, Dm, C, G, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of The More You Pay is approximately 51 beats per minute.

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