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Men Of Good Fortune

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[Verse]
CMen of good Gfortune, Amoften Gcause Cempires to Gfall
CWhile men of poor Gbeginnings, Amoften Gcan't do anyCthing at Gall
A5The rich son waits for his father to A5dieG5  
F5The poor just drink and F5cryG5  
A5And me G5I just don't care at F5all
CMen of good Gfortune, Amvery oGften cCan't do a tGhing
CWhile men of Gpoor begAminnings, Goften Ccan do anytGhing
A5At heart they try to act like a A5manG5  
F5Handle things the best wF5ay G5they can
A5They hG5ave no rich daddy to fF5all back on
[Break]
C Em  Am   C Em  Am
[Verse]
CMen of good Gfortune, Amoften Gcause Cempires to Gfall
CWhile men of poor Gbeginnings, Amoften Gcan't do anyCthing at Gall
A5It takes money to make money theA5y sG5ay
F5Look at the Fords, but dF5idnG5't they start that way
A5AnywayG5, it makes no differenF5ce to me
CMen of good Gfortune, ofAmten wish tGhat thCey could diGe
CWhile men of poor Gbeginnings wAmant whGat they ChaveG  
A5And to get it they'll A5dieG5  
F5All those great things thF5at G5live has to give
F5They wanna have money anF5d lG5ive
A5But meG5, I just don't care at F5all
[Outro]
   C      Em  AmMen of good fortune
   C      Em  AmMen of poor beginnings

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Men Of Good Fortune

by Lou Reed

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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[Verse]

C G Am G C G

Men of good fortune, often cause empires to fall

C G Am G C G

While men of poor beginnings, often can't do anything at all

A5 A5 G5

The rich son waits for his father to die

F5 F5 G5

The poor just drink and cry

A5 G5 F5

And me I just don't care at all

C G Am G C G

Men of good fortune, very often can't do a thing

C G Am G C G

While men of poor beginnings, often can do anything

A5 A5 G5

At heart they try to act like a man

F5 F5 G5

Handle things the best way they can

A5 G5 F5

They have no rich daddy to fall back on

[Break]

C Em Am C Em Am

[Verse]

C G Am G C G

Men of good fortune, often cause empires to fall

C G Am G C G

While men of poor beginnings, often can't do anything at all

A5 A5 G5

It takes money to make money they say

F5 F5 G5

Look at the Fords, but didn't they start that way

A5 G5 F5

Anyway, it makes no difference to me

C G Am G C G

Men of good fortune, often wish that they could die

C G Am G C G

While men of poor beginnings want what they have

A5 A5 G5

And to get it they'll die

F5 F5 G5

All those great things that live has to give

F5 F5 G5

They wanna have money and live

A5 G5 F5

But me, I just don't care at all

[Outro]

C Em Am

Men of good fortune

C Em Am

Men of poor beginnings

About Men Of Good Fortune Chords by Lou Reed

Learn how to play Men Of Good Fortune by Lou Reed with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Men Of Good Fortune chords”, “Men Of Good Fortune guitar chords”, or “Lou Reed Men Of Good Fortune chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Men Of Good Fortune chords and for experienced players who want accurate Men Of Good Fortune lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, Am, A5, G5, F5.

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