Key: Db major
Verse 1
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A man of great ambition
he pushed himself to be
A man upon a mission with
great riches to achieve
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All his friends admired him,
And every word they trusted
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and believed.
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And the odds seemed
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Bb
forever in his favor.
He made a sound investment
in his own abilities
Healthy clientele and some
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Bb
committed employees
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Well regarded in the town,
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money to be made, and cash be found.
Ab
Eb
Bb
And the odds seem forever in his favor.
Verse 2
Eb
Sooner or later the man
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is bound to fall!
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Ab
One fine day Sir, sooner or later
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the empires are bound to fall!
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Bb
The wind blows forever without waver
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Bb
Because ? dawn
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But the odds were not en
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deavored
Forever in your favor!
Verse 3
Bb
He bought a grander house on a
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more expensive street
Quite a price to pay for
a place to rest his feet
Eb
Felt the water rise before he knew
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it wasn't all back again
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Still he thought he had the odds in his favor.
He had to disappoint you, the
banker did not yield
The string of repossessions, his
wife's expensive heels
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But sit ting down upon the curb he felt
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a sud den feeling of relief
Ab
And he knew the odds were
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far from in his favor.
Eb
Sooner or later
Verse 4
Ab
Bb
the man is bound to fall!
Eb
Ab
One fine day Sir, sooner or later
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Bb
the empires are bound to fall!
Ab
'Cause the wind blows
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forever without waver
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Bb
? can't crack stone
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But the odds were not en
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deavored
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Forever in your favor!
Verse 5
Bb
You're expensive pockets are empty
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and you're feeling insecure
I think you may resent it, in fact,
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I'm pretty sure
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Is being wealthy really all that far from
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being poor, I'm not so sure!
Ab
Eb
And the odds are not forever in your favur!
Bb
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsBb Eb Ab
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