You Gotta Pay The Band chords by MJ Territo

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G
Em
Am
D
E
Ab
C
C#dim
Eb
F#m
B
F
A
F#dim
Abdim

Verse 1
G 
Em 
Am 
D 
G 
Well, it really isn't easy
D 
G 
E 
just to let the good times roll.
Am 
D 
G 
Am 
Ab 
Everything is measured at a cost.
G 
Am 
Everybody living pays
G 
E 
their share of dues,
Am 
and sometimes what you
D 
think you got,
G 
you lost.
Em 
C 
C#dim 
D 
Eb 
Em 
So ring -a -ding    -ding, do your thing,
E 
Am 
E 
but remember, darling,
D 
G 
when you give a dance,
F#m 
you got   ta pay the band.
B 
Em 
D 
The band that played your song
Am 
D 
the whole night through
Am 
F 
When you give a dance,
Am 
F 
it's better if you plan
D 
G 
To pay the piper what the pipers do
D 
G 
E 
The moves were free and easy
Am 
as we danced across the floor
Eb 
The turns and the exchanges
Am 
being what the music's for
D 
G 
But when the ball is over
C 
and the revelry is done
A 
Am 
You gotta pay the band
D 
G 
E 
Eb 
F#dim 
G 
Em 
F#m 
that played your song
A 
B 
G 
C 
Am 
D 
C 
G 
C 
Am 
F 
G 
F#m 
D 
G 
Em 
E 
The mu sic brought the magic
Am 
and we found each other's arms
Eb 
We danced until the morning
Am 
D 
and we knew each other's charms,
G 
but when the party's over
C 
Am 
and the people all are gone,
A 
Am 
you gotta pay the band
D 
G 
Abdim 
E 
that played your song.
Am 
D 
You've got to pay the bend