The Richest Man (In The World) chords by Eddy Arnold
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Verse 1
(D minor) One two (G major) (C major) (A minor) three four
one two (C major) (D minor) (G major) (C major) three four
Verse 2
I got a (F major) humpack mule a
(C major) plow and a tater patch
(G major) Eggs that are gonna hatch someday (C major)
I got my (F major) Lord above and a
(C major) good girl to love me
I'm the (D minor) richest man (G major) in the (C major) world (G major)
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Verse 3
(C major) Thank you thank you Lord above
for smiling (F major) down on me (C major)
I'm (C major) (G major) richer now than (C major) any
man (A minor) has (D major) any right to be (G major)
(C major) Health and love and happiness
have (F major) been my cup of tea (C major)
The (F major) richest man in all (G major)
cre (C major) ation surely (G major) it is me (C major)
Verse 4
I got a (F major) humpack mule a (C major) plow and a tater patch...
(D minor) (G major)
Interlude 1
(C major) (F major) (C major)
(D minor) (G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 5
(C major) I've got water in my well (F major) and
heaven in my (C major) heart
(C major) I (G major) have a perfect wo (C major) man (A minor) I
can (D major) trust when we're apart (G major)
(C major) Cash enough to see a show
(F major) and eat out now and then (C major)
A (F major) roof a bed (G major) a fishing (C major) pole and
(D minor) folk (G major) s who call me friend (C major)
I (F major) got
Verse 6
a humpack mule a (C major) plow and a (G major) tater (C major) patch... (D minor)
(G major) (C major)
Interlude 2
(F major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (A minor)
(E flat minor) (A flat major)
Verse 7
(D flat major) I don't have much bank account
my cash (G flat major) on hand is small (D flat major) (Ddim)
But tell (A flat major) me what are (D flat major) riches but
con (E flat major) tentment after (A flat major) all
(D flat major) Other folks (A flat major) may think (D flat major) I'm poor
but (G flat major) I know it's not so (D flat major)
Cause (G flat major) when I count my (D flat major) bless (A flat major)
(D flat major) ings I'm the richest man (A flat major) I know (D flat major)
Verse 8
I got a (G flat major) humpack mule a (D flat major) plow
and a tater patch...
Verse 9
Now (E flat minor) the rich folks talk about
the (A flat major) grub they eat
Now I've got (D flat major) all those rich
folks beat
Cause I've got a (G flat major) field of yellow yams
And a smokehouse filled with
(D flat major) country hams
Talk to me about caviar
They ain't nothing (G flat major) but (D flat major) fish egg
(F major) s packed (E flat minor) (A flat major) in a jar
I got a whole (D flat major) pond of big round trout
Fish eggs (B flat minor) what are they talking about
Hey I got no (G flat major) fancy swimming pool but
the creek in (E flat minor) the woods
Is deep and cool I'm a luck (D flat major) y man
I'm a lucky fool
I'm wealthy I'm wealthy
Verse 10
I got a humpack mule a plow and (D flat major)
a tater patch...
I got a humpack mule
a plow and a tater patch...
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