verse 1
G C D G
In a dream I had, all the rich were kind
C D G
And business not so bad, and justice not so blind
C D G
And, no, we needed more, ‘cause you reaped just what you sowed
C D G
No one knockin’ at your door sayin’, you owed more than you owed
C G D
Oh, the banker’s boy, the boss’s son
G C D G
They’re hoarding all the treasures their daddy’s won
C G D
And they think the vault won’t break, come hell or high water
G C D G
They always underestimate the safebreaker’s daughter
C D G
They always underestimate the safebreaker’s daughter
Interlude: G D/F# C G C G D G G D/F# C G D G
verse 2
C D G
Well, they took the land away from the farmer’s daughter
C D G
And they took away the clay from the son of the potter
C D G
And with no drop of shame in their wheelin’ dealin’ eyes
C D G
So when the morning came, all she left them were their lies
C G D
Oh, the banker’s boy, the boss’s son
G C D G
They’re hoarding all the treasures their daddy’s won
C G D
And they think the vault won’t break, come hell or high water
G C D G
They always underestimate the safebreaker’s daughter
C D G
They always underestimate the safebreaker’s daughter
Interlude
G C G D
Dum de da da dum, dum de da da da da
G C D G
Dum de da da dum, da dum de da da dum
G C G D
Dum de da da dum, dum de da da da da
G C D G
Dum de da da dum, da dum de da da dum
verse 3
C D G
Well, they took the rights away from the children of the free
C D G
They said that gold today is worth more than liberty
C D G
They didn’t think she’d find the stash they were stockpiling
C D G
She found the safe, behind a picture of them smiling
C G D
Oh, the banker’s boy, the boss’s son
G C D G
They’re hoarding all the treasures their daddy’s won
C G D
And they think the vault is safe, but she’s smarter than they thought her
G C D G
They always underestimate the safebreaker’s daughter
C D G
They always underestimate the safebreaker’s daughter
Instrumental
G D/F# C G C G D G G D/F# C G D G
G D/F# C G C G D G G D/F# C G C D
Bridge
G C G D
She don’t keep a dime and no bribe has ever bought her
G C D G
She remembers all the things her daddy taught her
C G D
You can’t lock her out, or put the chains about her
G C D G
Oh, she won’t be denied, the safebreaker’s daughter
Outro (repeat and fade to end)
G C G D
Dum de da da dum, dum de da da da da
G C D G
Dum de da da dum, da dum de da da dum
G C G D
Dum de da da dum, dum de da da da da
G C D G
Dum de da da dum, da dum de da da dum