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“The Money”
by Charlie Mars
CAPO on 1
Intro: [  Em   Em   Am   Am   D   Em   Am   D]
DI thought when we got the money Cwe could buy the pain away
GBut then we got it, and when we got it the money, it 
Dwanted to stay
CHORUS: 
FIn my head, Glike a rocket, Cgirl you know I can't stop it
DI thought when we got the money
GI thought when we got the money 
Oh CI thought when we got the money maybe things Dcould be 
OK
DMe and my baby go Gme and my baby go Emdown
FTo the islands, we ride around in the limouDsine
CI'll be soaking up the sun, she's reading that GVogue 
magaDzine - and I keep Dher 
CHORUS: 
FIn my head, Glike a rocket, Cgirl you know I can't stop it
DI thought when we got the money
GI thought when we got the money 
Oh CI thought when we got the money maybe things Dcould be 
OK
DI don't know why me and my baby go Emdown, Gyeah
CI don't know I don't know I don't know
GWhy me and my baby go Emdown, yeah
CI don't know I don't know I don't know
DBut if I could Gmake everything alriCght
DMaybe I would
FI thought if we got the Gmoney Fwe could buy the pain away
GBut then we got it, and when we got it, Dhoney, it wanted 
to stay
FIn my head, Glike a rocket, Cgirl you know I can't stop it
FIn my head, Glike a rocket, Cgirl you know I can't stop it
FIn my head, like a Crocket Fgirl, you know I can't stop it
DI thought when we got the money
GI thought when we got the money 
FIn my head Glike a rocket Cgirl, you know
DI can't stop it
FIn my head Glike a rocket Cgirl, you know 
DI can't stop it
DYeah
FI thought Gwhen we got the money
DOh I thought Cwhen we got the money Dmaybe things Gwould be 
D--G  
okay 

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The Money

by Charlie Mars

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

“The Money”

by Charlie Mars

CAPO on 1

Em Em Am Am D Em Am D

Intro: [ ]

D C

I thought when we got the money we could buy the pain away

But then we got it, and when we got it the money, it

wanted to stay

CHORUS:

F G C

In my head, like a rocket, girl you know I can't stop it

I thought when we got the money

C D

Oh I thought when we got the money maybe things could be

D G Em

Me and my baby go me and my baby go down

F D

To the islands, we ride around in the limousine

C G

I'll be soaking up the sun, she's reading that Vogue

D D

magazine - and I keep her

CHORUS:

F G C

In my head, like a rocket, girl you know I can't stop it

I thought when we got the money

C D

Oh I thought when we got the money maybe things could be

D Em G

I don't know why me and my baby go down, yeah

I don't know I don't know I don't know

G Em

Why me and my baby go down, yeah

I don't know I don't know I don't know

D G C

But if I could make everything alright

Maybe I would

F G F

I thought if we got the money we could buy the pain away

G D

But then we got it, and when we got it, honey, it wanted

to stay

F G C

In my head, like a rocket, girl you know I can't stop it

F G C

In my head, like a rocket, girl you know I can't stop it

F C F

In my head, like a rocket girl, you know I can't stop it

I thought when we got the money

F G C

In my head like a rocket girl, you know

I can't stop it

F G C

In my head like a rocket girl, you know

I can't stop it

Yeah

F G

I thought when we got the money

D C D G

Oh I thought when we got the money maybe things would be

D G

okay

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