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The Lotto

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Original version with AJR is played Capo 1
[Intro]
DMy oh my oh my oh my that money’s not for Ame
DMy oh mF#y oh I don’t Bmgotta hit the Glotto 'cuz I Dgot a lot of lAovin’ for Dfree
[Verse 1]
I keep it Dsimple, you’re not too bright
We’ll take the qGuiet over the cDrowd
With empty pDockets we’ll live out Bmloud
We don’t need no tGreasure we don’t need no Acrown, so
[Chorus]
DMy oh my oh my oh my that money’s not for Ame
DMy oh mF#y oh I don’t Bmgotta hit the Glotto 'cuz I Dgot a lot of lAovin’ for Dfree
DMy oh my oh my oh my do you see what I Asee
DMy oh mF#y oh I don’t Bmgotta hit the Glotto 'cuz I Dgot a lot of lAovin’ for Bmfree
GGot a lot of Alovin' for Dfree
[Verse 2]
DThis life is funny, it don’t make sense
You got it Gall figured out, you’re still a Dmess
DPut on that old suit, put on that Bmdress
They say the Gbest things in life cost Aless, so we say
[Chorus]
DMy oh my oh my oh my that money’s not for Ame
DMy oh mF#y oh I don’t Bmgotta hit the Glotto 'cuz I Dgot a lot of lAovin’ for Dfree
DMy oh my oh my oh my do you see what I Asee
DMy oh mF#y oh I don’t Bmgotta hit the Glotto 'cuz I Dgot a lot of lAovin’ for Bmfree
GGot a lot of Alovin' for Dfree
[Bridge]
And we don’t nF#meed nothin’ Bmfancy
Just a skGyline and a viewA  
Hand in hF#mand, down DelBmancey
We got it Gall, and we got nothing and there’s Anothing left to do
[Chorus]
DMy oh my oh my oh my that money’s not for Ame
DMy oh mF#y oh I don’t Bmgotta hit the Glotto 'cuz I Dgot a lot of lAovin’ for Dfree
DMy oh my oh my oh my do you see what I Asee
DMy oh mF#y oh I don’t Bmgotta hit the Glotto 'cuz I Dgot a lot of lAovin’ for Bmfree
GGot a lot of Alovin' for Dfree
[Repeat chorus as desired]

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The Lotto

by Ingrid Michaelson

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

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Original version with AJR is played Capo 1

[Intro]

D A

My oh my oh my oh my that money’s not for me

D F# Bm G D A D

My oh my oh I don’t gotta hit the lotto 'cuz I got a lot of lovin’ for free

[Verse 1]

I keep it simple, you’re not too bright

G D

We’ll take the quiet over the crowd

D Bm

With empty pockets we’ll live out loud

G A

We don’t need no treasure we don’t need no crown, so

[Chorus]

D A

My oh my oh my oh my that money’s not for me

D F# Bm G D A D

My oh my oh I don’t gotta hit the lotto 'cuz I got a lot of lovin’ for free

D A

My oh my oh my oh my do you see what I see

D F# Bm G D A Bm

My oh my oh I don’t gotta hit the lotto 'cuz I got a lot of lovin’ for free

G A D

Got a lot of lovin' for free

[Verse 2]

This life is funny, it don’t make sense

G D

You got it all figured out, you’re still a mess

D Bm

Put on that old suit, put on that dress

G A

They say the best things in life cost less, so we say

[Chorus]

D A

My oh my oh my oh my that money’s not for me

D F# Bm G D A D

My oh my oh I don’t gotta hit the lotto 'cuz I got a lot of lovin’ for free

D A

My oh my oh my oh my do you see what I see

D F# Bm G D A Bm

My oh my oh I don’t gotta hit the lotto 'cuz I got a lot of lovin’ for free

G A D

Got a lot of lovin' for free

[Bridge]

F#m Bm

And we don’t need nothin’ fancy

G A

Just a skyline and a view

F#m Bm

Hand in hand, down Delancey

G A

We got it all, and we got nothing and there’s nothing left to do

[Chorus]

D A

My oh my oh my oh my that money’s not for me

D F# Bm G D A D

My oh my oh I don’t gotta hit the lotto 'cuz I got a lot of lovin’ for free

D A

My oh my oh my oh my do you see what I see

D F# Bm G D A Bm

My oh my oh I don’t gotta hit the lotto 'cuz I got a lot of lovin’ for free

G A D

Got a lot of lovin' for free

[Repeat chorus as desired]

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