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|Em7-3--Cadd9--3----G3--Dsus4--3-|
|-3----3----3----3-|
|-0----0----0----2-|
|-2----2----0----0-|
|-2----3----2----0-|
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[Intro]
Em7 Cadd9 G
[Verse]
Em7Green grass, help the cCadd9ows graze, Ghedgefund 401
Em7Keg and milk and hCadd9oney in the land of the fGree
Em7New York Times, Farmer's Cadd9Almanac
GToo busy to call our mamas
Em7Back porch ain't Cadd9what it used to beG  
We dEm7on't know what we wantCadd9  
But we want it aDsus4nd we want it all right now
[Chorus]
Em7We're too young uCadd9ntil we're too old
GWe're all lost on the yellow brick road
Em7We climb the ladder but the Cadd9ladder just grows
We're Gborn, we work, we die, it's spiritual
Em7Enough is Cadd9never enough
GAmerican dream never wakes up
Em7Too much is Cadd9never too much
We wGon't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable
[Verse]
Em7Go to school to Cadd9get a jobG  
Don't make enough to pay it Em7off
And Cadd9on and on it Ggoes
Em7Right wing blue jean, Cadd9gotta get the new thing
Dsus4Whatever it takes to make the world look at you, think
[Chorus]
Em7We're too young uCadd9ntil we're too old
GWe're all lost on the yellow brick road
Em7We climb the ladder but the Cadd9ladder just grows
We're Gborn, we work, we die, it's spiritual
Em7Enough is Cadd9never enough
GAmerican dream never wakes up
Em7Too much is Cadd9never too much
We wGon't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable
[Verse]
And maybe we'll Em7get it (maybe we'll Cadd9get it)
Maybe we wGon't (maybe we won't)
But even when we Em7get it (but even when we Cadd9get it)
Really we Gdon't
[Chorus]
Em7We're too young uCadd9ntil we're too old
GWe're all lost on the yellow brick road
Em7We climb the ladder but the Cadd9ladder just grows
We're Gborn, we work, we die, it's spiritual
Em7Enough is Cadd9never enough
GAmerican dream never wakes up
Em7Too much is Cadd9never too much
We wGon't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable
[Outro]
Em7Come Cadd9on, gGet rich and miserableEm7  Cadd9  
GCome on, get rich and miserable

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Rich And Miserable

by Kenny Chesney

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

Dsus4

Play the intro chords where you hear instrumental portions between verses and choruses.

Em7 Cadd9 G Dsus4

|-3----3----3----3-|

|-0----0----0----2-|

|-2----2----0----0-|

|-2----3----2----0-|

|-0----0----3----2-|

[Intro]

Em7 Cadd9 G

[Verse]

Em7 Cadd9 G

Green grass, help the cows graze, hedgefund 401

Em7 Cadd9 G

Keg and milk and honey in the land of the free

Em7 Cadd9

New York Times, Farmer's Almanac

Too busy to call our mamas

Em7 Cadd9 G

Back porch ain't what it used to be

Em7 Cadd9

We don't know what we want

Dsus4

But we want it and we want it all right now

[Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9

We're too young until we're too old

We're all lost on the yellow brick road

Em7 Cadd9

We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows

We're born, we work, we die, it's spiritual

Em7 Cadd9

Enough is never enough

American dream never wakes up

Em7 Cadd9

Too much is never too much

We won't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable

[Verse]

Em7 Cadd9 G

Go to school to get a job

Em7

Don't make enough to pay it off

Cadd9 G

And on and on it goes

Em7 Cadd9

Right wing blue jean, gotta get the new thing

Dsus4

Whatever it takes to make the world look at you, think

[Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9

We're too young until we're too old

We're all lost on the yellow brick road

Em7 Cadd9

We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows

We're born, we work, we die, it's spiritual

Em7 Cadd9

Enough is never enough

American dream never wakes up

Em7 Cadd9

Too much is never too much

We won't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable

[Verse]

Em7 Cadd9

And maybe we'll get it (maybe we'll get it)

Maybe we won't (maybe we won't)

Em7 Cadd9

But even when we get it (but even when we get it)

Really we don't

[Chorus]

Em7 Cadd9

We're too young until we're too old

We're all lost on the yellow brick road

Em7 Cadd9

We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows

We're born, we work, we die, it's spiritual

Em7 Cadd9

Enough is never enough

American dream never wakes up

Em7 Cadd9

Too much is never too much

We won't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable

[Outro]

Em7 Cadd9 G Em7 Cadd9

Come on, get rich and miserable

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