Verse
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
Fm 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# Fm
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:
F#
He arrives at 9 as the work bell's ringing
C# Fm D#
Hits the grind but his heart is singing
SOLO (C#/G#/D#/G# 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# Fm
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
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A# rich man living in a poor man's house