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To Be A Millionaire

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Just correcting some mistakes from an almost 20 year old tab by Todd Obermiller. 
This song is also easier if you put a capo on the fourth, see the relative chord shapes at the bottom.
Intro
F#      C#      F#
B       C#      F#
F#      C#      F#
B       C#      F#
Verse 1
F#Shot his C#mother F#down
BWith a gC#un that F#he had found
F#Dragged C#her by tF#he hair
BAnd he sC#at her iF#n a chair
Chorus
D#mKnew that he was A#wrongA#7  
BNow all his frieF#nds are gone
F#Terry's C#only carF#e
BWas to bC#e a millF#ionaire
Verse 2
F#At schooC#l he plaF#yed the fool
BAnd on lC#inoleum F#he ruled
F#The otheC#r childrF#en stared
BAnd he wC#ould kicF#k and pull their hair
*Chorus*
Bridge
G#mRemember BTerry's song
G#mAnd your D#mfuture won't be long
G#mBe happy Bwhere you are
EOr as loF#nely as F#7a star
Final Chorus (words are same as bridge but the chords are the same as the chorus)
D#mRemember Terry's A#songA#7  
BAnd your future F#won't be long
F#Be happy C#where yF#ou are
BOr as loC#nely as F#a star
Verse 3
F#Be happy C#where yF#ou are
BOr as loC#nely as F#a star
F#Terry's C#only carF#e
BWas to bC#e a millF#ionaire
Relative chords for capo on 4th fret:
F#      xx0232  (D)
F#7     xx0212  (D7)
C#      x02220  (A)
B       320033  (G)
D#m     x24432  (Bm)
A#      244322  (F#)
A#7     242322  (F#7)
G#m     022000  (Em)
E       x32010  (C)

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To Be A Millionaire

by Spacehog

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D#m

A#7

G#m

F#7

Just correcting some mistakes from an almost 20 year old tab by Todd Obermiller.

This song is also easier if you put a capo on the fourth, see the relative chord shapes at the bottom.

Intro

F# C# F#

B C# F#

F# C# F#

B C# F#

Verse 1

F# C# F#

Shot his mother down

B C# F#

With a gun that he had found

F# C# F#

Dragged her by the hair

B C# F#

And he sat her in a chair

Chorus

D#m A# A#7

Knew that he was wrong

B F#

Now all his friends are gone

F# C# F#

Terry's only care

B C# F#

Was to be a millionaire

Verse 2

F# C# F#

At school he played the fool

B C# F#

And on linoleum he ruled

F# C# F#

The other children stared

B C# F#

And he would kick and pull their hair

*Chorus*

Bridge

G#m B

Remember Terry's song

G#m D#m

And your future won't be long

G#m B

Be happy where you are

E F# F#7

Or as lonely as a star

Final Chorus (words are same as bridge but the chords are the same as the chorus)

D#m A# A#7

Remember Terry's song

B F#

And your future won't be long

F# C# F#

Be happy where you are

B C# F#

Or as lonely as a star

Verse 3

F# C# F#

Be happy where you are

B C# F#

Or as lonely as a star

F# C# F#

Terry's only care

B C# F#

Was to be a millionaire

Relative chords for capo on 4th fret:

F# xx0232 (D)

F#7 xx0212 (D7)

C# x02220 (A)

B 320033 (G)

D#m x24432 (Bm)

A# 244322 (F#)

A#7 242322 (F#7)

G#m 022000 (Em)

E x32010 (C)

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