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Bottom Dollar Boy

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 DTuning -  D   G   C   F   A  D  
I'm using standard tuning shapes. For actual chords transpose -2.
For playing with standard tuning with record, I'd recommend transpose -5 and capo 3.
[Intro]
|  C|  Am|  F|  C   G| x2
[Verse 1]
I Cain't got the money I Amowe you, honey
It's been a Fhard few months and I'm Cdown on my Grent
I Cain't got the money you Amloaned me, honey
This Cbottom dollar Gboy ain't Fworth a Ccent
[Chorus]
AmI   Chope to C2/Bpay you Gback if it's Fnot too Clate
AmI'll do Cevery dirty C2/Bjob they Ggot left Fin the Cstate
But you Gshould've known this Ffrom the start
I'm just a Cbottom dollar Gboy with a Fgolden Cheart
   N.C.
A bottom dollar boy with a golden heart
[Instrumental]
|  C|  Am|  F|  C   G| x2
[Verse 2]
I Cain't got the credit to Ambuy us a house
No, I Fain't got the cash to Ckeep you running Gout
And I Cswear to God on my Amgrandmother's grave
Yeah, I'd Cgive you everyGthing that FI could Csave
[Chorus]
AmI   Chope to C2/Bpay you Gback if it's Fnot too Clate
AmI'll do Cevery dirty C2/Bjob they Ggot left Fin the Cstate
But you Gshould've known this Ffrom the start
I'm just a Cbottom dollar Gboy with a Fgolden Cheart
A Cbottom dollar Gboy with a Fgolden Cheart
[Instrumental]
|  C|  Am|  F|  C   G| x2
[Verse 3]
I Cguess I'll rob a bank, hold Amup a liquor store
Yeah, FI could steal a truck, sell the Cparts for a little Gmore
But CI ain't a thief, no Amcriminal mastermind
Just a Cbottom dollar Gboy trying to Fsave his Clife
[Chorus]
AmI   Chope to C2/Bpay you Gback if it's Fnot too Clate
AmI'll do Cevery dirty C2/Bjob they Ggot left Fin the Cstate
But you Gshould've known this Ffrom the start
I'm just a Cbottom dollar Gboy with a Fgolden Cheart
A Cbottom dollar Gboy with a Fgolden Cheart

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Bottom Dollar Boy

by Vandoliers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C2/B

D D G C F A D

Tuning -

I'm using standard tuning shapes. For actual chords transpose -2.

For playing with standard tuning with record, I'd recommend transpose -5 and capo 3.

[Intro]

C Am F C G

| | | | | x2

[Verse 1]

C Am

I ain't got the money I owe you, honey

F C G

It's been a hard few months and I'm down on my rent

C Am

I ain't got the money you loaned me, honey

C G F C

This bottom dollar boy ain't worth a cent

[Chorus]

Am C C2/B G F C

I hope to pay you back if it's not too late

Am C C2/B G F C

I'll do every dirty job they got left in the state

G F

But you should've known this from the start

C G F C

I'm just a bottom dollar boy with a golden heart

N.C.

A bottom dollar boy with a golden heart

[Instrumental]

C Am F C G

| | | | | x2

[Verse 2]

C Am

I ain't got the credit to buy us a house

F C G

No, I ain't got the cash to keep you running out

C Am

And I swear to God on my grandmother's grave

C G F C

Yeah, I'd give you everything that I could save

[Chorus]

Am C C2/B G F C

I hope to pay you back if it's not too late

Am C C2/B G F C

I'll do every dirty job they got left in the state

G F

But you should've known this from the start

C G F C

I'm just a bottom dollar boy with a golden heart

C G F C

A bottom dollar boy with a golden heart

[Instrumental]

C Am F C G

| | | | | x2

[Verse 3]

C Am

I guess I'll rob a bank, hold up a liquor store

F C G

Yeah, I could steal a truck, sell the parts for a little more

C Am

But I ain't a thief, no criminal mastermind

C G F C

Just a bottom dollar boy trying to save his life

[Chorus]

Am C C2/B G F C

I hope to pay you back if it's not too late

Am C C2/B G F C

I'll do every dirty job they got left in the state

G F

But you should've known this from the start

C G F C

I'm just a bottom dollar boy with a golden heart

C G F C

A bottom dollar boy with a golden heart

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