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I WANNA BE RICH
As recorded by Manfred Mann
(B-Side of the 1966 single "Just Like A Woman")
[Intro]
C    F G   C   F G
[1st Verse]
CMoney - I could Fbuy me all the Gthings I want to Cbuy
AnyFthing that took a Gfancy to my Ceye
Money - how I Flove the feel Gof money in my Chand
But it Fruns through all my Gfingers just like Csand
CHere it comes now
[Pre-Chorus]
GMoney, money - I wanna lot
GI wanna lot more money than I've got
GMoney, money - I wanna lot
GI wanna lot more money than I've Cgot
[Chorus]
FI wanna be rCich
What's Bbworth living fCor if you're gFonna stay Gpoor
FI wanna be rCich
To live lBbike a kCing would mean everyFthing to Cme, to FmeG  C  
[2nd Verse]
CMoney - now then FI could live my Glife the easy Cway
And not Fbreak my back wGorking every Cday now
Money - How I Fhate to think this Gfeeling I feel is Cgreed
But the Fmore I get the Gmore I seem to Cneed now
CHere it comes now
[Pre-Chorus]
GMoney, money - I wanna lot
GI wanna lot more money than I've got
GMoney, money - I wanna lot
GI wanna lot more money than I've Cgot
[Out-Chorus]
FI wanna be rCich
What's Bbworth living fCor if you're gFonna stay Gpoor
FI wanna be rCich
To lBbive like a kCing Fwould mean everything to Cme, to FmeG  
[Outro]
    C   F    Gx3

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I Wanna Be Rich

by Manfred Mann

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I WANNA BE RICH

As recorded by Manfred Mann

(B-Side of the 1966 single "Just Like A Woman")

[Intro]

C F G C F G

[1st Verse]

C F G C

Money - I could buy me all the things I want to buy

F G C

Anything that took a fancy to my eye

F G C

Money - how I love the feel of money in my hand

F G C

But it runs through all my fingers just like sand

Here it comes now

[Pre-Chorus]

Money, money - I wanna lot

I wanna lot more money than I've got

Money, money - I wanna lot

G C

I wanna lot more money than I've got

[Chorus]

F C

I wanna be rich

Bb C F G

What's worth living for if you're gonna stay poor

F C

I wanna be rich

Bb C F C F G C

To live like a king would mean everything to me, to me

[2nd Verse]

C F G C

Money - now then I could live my life the easy way

F G C

And not break my back working every day now

F G C

Money - How I hate to think this feeling I feel is greed

F G C

But the more I get the more I seem to need now

Here it comes now

[Pre-Chorus]

Money, money - I wanna lot

I wanna lot more money than I've got

Money, money - I wanna lot

G C

I wanna lot more money than I've got

[Out-Chorus]

F C

I wanna be rich

Bb C F G

What's worth living for if you're gonna stay poor

F C

I wanna be rich

Bb C F C F G

To live like a king would mean everything to me, to me

[Outro]

C F G

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