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Rich Man Living In A Poor Mans House

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This is a great song from 100,000,000 Bon Jovi fans can't be wrong.
It hasn't been tabbed yet so I thought I'd give it a shot.
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Verse 1:
CBilly works toGo hard, trying Dto make Gends meet
CHe's gotta pay Ghis credit caDrdsG  
CYeah he's been Gdealing with Dthe odds Gthat even Vegas can't beat
CBy six he's ouGt of bed, she Dmakes his Gcoffee sweet
CHe grabs his bGoots & his coaDt, leaves Ga note that says I Love You
CAnd runs to caGtch a bus down Dat the eGnd of Market Street
Chorus:
CIt took some tGime to figure Dit outG  
CHe's a rich maGn living in a Dpoor man'Gs house
EmHe might be dowDn, but he ain'Ct outG  
CHe's a rich maGn living in a Dpoor man'Gs house
Verse 2:
CEvery night at Ghome, feels lDike it's GChristmas Eve
CGracie's got hGis dinner on tDhe stove, GDaddy's coming home
CAnd they've goGt seven hungry Dchildren Gthat are tugging on his sleeve
Chorus:
CIt took some tGime to figure Dit outG  
CHe's a rich maGn living in a Dpoor man'Gs house
CHe might be doGwn, but he ainD't outEm  
CHe's a rich maGn living in a Dpoor man'Gs house
CEvery night at Gfive when worDk lets ouGt
CHe's a rich maGn living in a Dpoor man'Gs house
Bridge:
FHe arrives at 9 as the work bell's ringing
CHits the grind but his heEmart is siDnging
SOLO (C/G/D/ Gx6)
Some men liCve for moneGy
Some men lDive for wGork
But it's a reCal man, a ricGher man who kDnows what love's woCrth
Chorus:
CIt took some tGime to figure Dit outG  
CHe's a rich maGn living in a Dpoor man'Gs house
CHe might be doGwn, but he ainD't outEm  
CHe's a rich maGn living in a Dpoor man'Gs house
CEvery night at Gfive when worDk lets ouGt
CHe's a rich maGn living in a Dpoor man'Gs house
CA rich man livGing in a poor Dman's houGse
CA rich man livGing in a poor Dman's houGse
CA rich man livGing in a poor Dman's houGse

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Rich Man Living In A Poor Mans House

by Bon Jovi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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This is a great song from 100,000,000 Bon Jovi fans can't be wrong.

It hasn't been tabbed yet so I thought I'd give it a shot.

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Verse 1:

C G D G

Billy works too hard, trying to make ends meet

C G D G

He's gotta pay his credit cards

C G D G

Yeah he's been dealing with the odds that even Vegas can't beat

C G D G

By six he's out of bed, she makes his coffee sweet

C G D G

He grabs his boots & his coat, leaves a note that says I Love You

C G D G

And runs to catch a bus down at the end of Market Street

Chorus:

C G D G

It took some time to figure it out

C G D G

He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

Em D C G

He might be down, but he ain't out

C G D G

He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

Verse 2:

C G D G

Every night at home, feels like it's Christmas Eve

C G D G

Gracie's got his dinner on the stove, Daddy's coming home

C G D G

And they've got seven hungry children that are tugging on his sleeve

Chorus:

C G D G

It took some time to figure it out

C G D G

He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

C G D Em

He might be down, but he ain't out

C G D G

He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

C G D G

Every night at five when work lets out

C G D G

He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

Bridge:

He arrives at 9 as the work bell's ringing

C Em D

Hits the grind but his heart is singing

G D G

SOLO (C/// x6)

C G

Some men live for money

D G

Some men live for work

C G D C

But it's a real man, a richer man who knows what love's worth

Chorus:

C G D G

It took some time to figure it out

C G D G

He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

C G D Em

He might be down, but he ain't out

C G D G

He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

C G D G

Every night at five when work lets out

C G D G

He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

C G D G

A rich man living in a poor man's house

C G D G

A rich man living in a poor man's house

C G D G

A rich man living in a poor man's house

About Rich Man Living In A Poor Mans House Chords by Bon Jovi

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