Use Capo on 1'st fret!
Intro : | - - - G_F#_F | E - - G_F#_F | E - - G_F#_F |
Verse 1 :
E A E
My older brother Tommy, was a lineman rest his soul
A E B E
His job was hanging hot wires, on them high-line power poles
A E A E
Every morning bright and early, he'd climb way up in the sky
A E B E
And I never understood it, so one day I asked him why
Refrain :
A E A E
He said it pays big money, and man I'm into that
A E B E
It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance
A E A E
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
A E B | E - - G F#_F | E - - G_F#_F |
It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now
Verse 2 :
E A E
Well, my late Uncle Charlie, was this demolition hound
A E B E
He'd travel across the country, blowin buildings to the ground
A E A E
He carried a case of dynamite seemed, everywhere he went
A E B E
And he smoked them big long cigars and he'd wink at you and grin
Refrain :
A E A E
And said it pays big money, and man I'm into that
A E B E
It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance
A E A E
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
A E B E
It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now
Solo : | A - - - | E - - - | A - - - | E - - - |
| A - - - | E - - - | B - - - | E! slow |
Bridge :
A7 E7 A7 E7
Well now the moral of this story boys, is don't go getting yourself killed
A7 E7 B7 ( E )
Be kind to your rich relatives, they just might put you in their will
Refrain :
A E A E
And that pays big money, yeah and we're I'm into that
A E B E
And that pays big money, and big money is where it's at
A E A E
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account
A E B E
It pays big money, and we're rolling in it now
Refrain :
A E A E
It pays big money, having foolish kin
A E B E
It pays big money, guess I owe it all to them
A E A E
Let me show you something, sonny, take a look at this bank account
A E B E
It pays big money, let's go spend some of it now
Outro : | A - - - | E - - - | A - - - | E - - - |
| A - - - | E - - - | B - - - | E - - - |
Repeat three times and then fade out
Additional Tabs :
e |---------------------------------|------------0--------0-----------|
b |---------------------------------|------/h\------0-----------------|
g |---------------------------4-3-2-|-1----0-1---------1--------4-3-2-|
D |---------------------------5-4-3-|-2-------------------------5-4-3-|
A |---------------------------5-4-3-|-2-------------------------5-4-3-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G F# F E G F# F
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