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Montgomery Gentry 
For The Money
Capo 1
F C Am
BbAh, let me tell you 'Fbout my family.C..Am  Bb  F  
Daddy Calmost made a AmliviBbn'F  
With 80 Cacres and a AmplowBb  F  
He coulda Cbought that place Amtwice BboverG  
Workin' Bbfor someone in Ftown
F C
AmAhh, but you shoulda seen Bbhim...F  
In Chis fields at Amharvest BbtimeF  
You'd swear the Cgates of Amheaven BbopenedG  
And he was Bbstandin' first in Fline
[Chorus]
FYou can't be Cin it AmFor The BbMoneyF  
Money Ccomes and Ammoney BbgoesC  F  
You can't be Cin it AmFor The BbMoneyG  
Oh you Bbgotta satisfy your FsoulC  Am  Bb  F  
FI grabbed the Cworld when I turned AmeighBbteenF  
I turned it Cover and I Amshook it BbhardF  
I filled my Cpockets Amup with BbmoneyG  
But it Bbburned a hole right Fthrough my heart
[Chorus]
 F   C   AmBb,  F   C   AmBb,  F   C   AmBb,  F   C   AmBb,  G   Bb  F  
FYou know everyCbody's got a AmpurpoBbseF  
From Cmendin' bones to Amtendin' BbbarF  
You might Csay that I Amfound mineBb  G  
When I wrap Bbmy hands around this Fguitar
AmI still wonder if I'm BbcrazyAm  
Tryin' to bring a dream to ClifeAm  
But I look forward to BbtomorrowG  
And I sleep Bbpretty good at Fnight
[Chorus]
FYou can't be Cin it AmFor The BbMoneyF  
FYou can't be Cin it AmFor The BbMoneyF  

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For The Money

by Montgomery Gentry

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Montgomery Gentry

For The Money

Capo 1

F C Am

Bb F C Am Bb F

Ah, let me tell you 'bout my family...

C Am Bb F

Daddy almost made a livin'

C Am Bb F

With 80 acres and a plow

C Am Bb G

He coulda bought that place twice over

Bb F

Workin' for someone in town

F C

Am Bb F

Ahh, but you shoulda seen him...

C Am Bb F

In his fields at harvest time

C Am Bb G

You'd swear the gates of heaven opened

Bb F

And he was standin' first in line

[Chorus]

F C Am Bb F

You can't be in it For The Money

C Am Bb C F

Money comes and money goes

C Am Bb G

You can't be in it For The Money

Bb F C Am Bb F

Oh you gotta satisfy your soul

F C Am Bb F

I grabbed the world when I turned eighteen

C Am Bb F

I turned it over and I shook it hard

C Am Bb G

I filled my pockets up with money

Bb F

But it burned a hole right through my heart

[Chorus]

F C Am F C Am F C Am F C Am G Bb F

Bb, Bb, Bb, Bb,

F C Am Bb F

You know everybody's got a purpose

C Am Bb F

From mendin' bones to tendin' bar

C Am Bb G

You might say that I found mine

Bb F

When I wrap my hands around this guitar

Am Bb Am

I still wonder if I'm crazy

C Am

Tryin' to bring a dream to life

Bb G

But I look forward to tomorrow

Bb F

And I sleep pretty good at night

[Chorus]

F C Am Bb F

You can't be in it For The Money

F C Am Bb F

You can't be in it For The Money

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