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Makin Music For Money

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                               D  G  D
Makin' Music for Money – Intro  –  -         
D
When I woke up this mornin'  
         G             D
I was tired as I could be
  A
I think I was countin' my money
            G                  D
When I should a' been countin' sheep
D
My agent he just called me
       G                  D
And told me what I should be
    A
If I would make my music for money
     G                      D
Instead of makin' music for me
Chorus:
          G                        D
I said, I know that this may sound funny
       G                        D
But money don't mean nothin' to me
             G            D
I won't make my music for money
              A                 D
No, I'm gonna make my music for me
D-G -D
He said, the people only buy the love songs
        G                D
Rock n' roll and not too long
         A
He said, son you got to be commercial
       G                       D
If you want to turn the people on
And I said, turnin' on the people
       G                        D
Now that's a beautiful place to be
          A
But if I spend my time makin' them up a rhyme
      G                   D
Well, who's gonna turn on me? 
Chorus:
          G                        D
I said, I know that this may sound funny
    G                           D
But money don't mean nothin' to me
        G                 D
I won't make my music for mone
              A                 D
No, I'm gonna make my music for me
D  G  D
 -  - 
Well now I went up to country
         G                      D
And I'll tell you all about the scene
   A
I found a place with much charm and much grace
            G                    D
That wasn't touched by the music machine
D
Whoa, the people were havin' a good time
       G             D
Makin' music all day long
    A
And nobody cared if they ever got paid
    G                   D
One penny for playin' a song
Chorus:
          G                        D
I said, I know that this may sound funny
    G                           D
But money don't mean nothin' to me
        G                 D
I won't make my music for money
              A                 D
No, I'm gonna make my music for me
Chorus:
          G                        D
I said, I know that this may sound funny
    G                           D
But money don't mean nothin' to me
        G                 D
I won't make my music for money
              A                 D
No, I'm gonna make my music for me
D  G  D
 -  - 

Makin Music For Money chords and lyrics

Free chords for Makin Music For Money by Jimmy Buffett. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Makin' Music for Money – Intro D – G - D        
Chorus:
He said, the people only buy the love songs
And I said, turnin' on the people
Chorus:
D - G - D
Well now I went up to country
Chorus:
Chorus:
D - G - D

Makin Music For Money Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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