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Hell To Pay

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Hell to pay
Into:    A    C  D  
AFirst you take me to the Climit then expect me to Dstop
AYou know I'm sick and tired of Cwaiting for the penny to Ddrop
CYou make a living out of making people think you give it all Gaway
CBut you and I know very well There's always gonna be a price to Gpay
But times are touAmgh
And life is Fhard
You've got enAmough
And so you'll Fpardon me for Gsaying
You've had it Call Am/Bbyour wGay
You've got to Cknow Am/Bbsome Gday
You'll have Cto Am/Bbshare or tGhere'Ell be Amhell Fto pGay
There will be Amhell to payF  G  
There will be Amhell to payF  A  C  G  B  D  
There will be Amhell to payF  G  
There's gonna be Amhell to payF  A  C  G  B  D  
Am   G    F    Am   G   F   Am
Repeat verse one 
AmThereG's goFnna bAmeG  F  Am  
There's gonna be
There's gonna be hell to pay
AmThereG's goFnna bAmeG  F  Am  
There's gonna be
Oh yeah there's gonna be hell to pay
Gonna be hell to pay
Oh yeah
AmThereG's goFnna bAme helGl to FpayAm  
There's gonna be hell to pay
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
F  A  C  G  B  D  A

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Hell To Pay

by Paul McCartney

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Am/Bb

Hell to pay

A C D

Into:

A C D

First you take me to the limit then expect me to stop

A C D

You know I'm sick and tired of waiting for the penny to drop

C G

You make a living out of making people think you give it all away

C G

But you and I know very well There's always gonna be a price to pay

But times are tough

And life is hard

You've got enough

F G

And so you'll pardon me for saying

C Am/Bb G

You've had it all your way

C Am/Bb G

You've got to know some day

C Am/Bb G E Am F G

You'll have to share or there'll be hell to pay

Am F G

There will be hell to pay

Am F A C G B D

There will be hell to pay

Am F G

There will be hell to pay

Am F A C G B D

There's gonna be hell to pay

Am G F Am G F Am

Repeat verse one

Am G F Am G F Am

There's gonna be

There's gonna be hell to pay

Am G F Am G F Am

There's gonna be

Oh yeah there's gonna be hell to pay

Gonna be hell to pay

Oh yeah

Am G F Am G F Am

There's gonna be hell to pay

Yeah yeah yeah yeah

F A C G B D A

About Hell To Pay Chords by Paul McCartney

Learn how to play Hell To Pay by Paul McCartney with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hell To Pay chords”, “Hell To Pay guitar chords”, or “Paul McCartney Hell To Pay chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hell To Pay chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hell To Pay lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, C, D, G, Am, F.

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What key is "Hell To Pay" in?

The chords for "Hell To Pay" show the original chord names (including A, C, D, G, Am, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.