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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 5th fret
[Verse 1]
you Ckeep your ears so Fclose to the Cground
you Cprocess speech and there's Fno one Caround 
and Amit's a grand old Ctime for a Fbroken Gglass
and Cit's all we eveFr needC  
C F C Am G
[Verse 2]
you Cdig them holes and never Ffind a Cdime
you Ccan't pretend it's not a Fwaste of Ctime
and the Ampayphones Cring until you Fburn em Gdown
Cit's my kinFd of townC  
[Chorus]
la Cla la la  la Fla la Cla  la Cla Amla Gla
[Chorus]
la Cla la la  la Fla la Cla  la Cla Amla Gla
C F C Am G
[Chorus]
la Cla la la  la Fla la Cla  la Cla Amla Gla
[Verse 3]
you Clie before the Fchange of Cpace
when Cyour set dead last in a Fwasted Crace
it's Amthe cold hard Cfacts that will Fbring me to Gtears
and Cthat's the waFy it goesC  
[Chorus]
la Cla la la  la Fla la Cla  la Cla Amla Gla
la Cla la la  la Fla la Cla  la Cla Amla Gla
[Outro]
C F C Am G C F C Am G

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Rich Poor

by Trampled by Turtles

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 5th fret

[Verse 1]

C F C

you keep your ears so close to the ground

C F C

you process speech and there's no one around

Am C F G

and it's a grand old time for a broken glass

C F C

and it's all we ever need

C F C Am G

[Verse 2]

C F C

you dig them holes and never find a dime

C F C

you can't pretend it's not a waste of time

Am C F G

and the payphones ring until you burn em down

C F C

it's my kind of town

[Chorus]

C F C C Am G

la la la la la la la la la la la la

[Chorus]

C F C C Am G

la la la la la la la la la la la la

C F C Am G

[Chorus]

C F C C Am G

la la la la la la la la la la la la

[Verse 3]

C F C

you lie before the change of pace

C F C

when your set dead last in a wasted race

Am C F G

it's the cold hard facts that will bring me to tears

C F C

and that's the way it goes

[Chorus]

C F C C Am G

la la la la la la la la la la la la

C F C C Am G

la la la la la la la la la la la la

[Outro]

C F C Am G C F C Am G

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