Verse
B F# C# F#
Billy works too hard, trying to make ends meet
B F# C# F#
He's gotta pay his credit cards
B F# C# F#
Yeah he's been dealing with the odds that even Vegas can't beat
B F# C# F#
By six he's out of bed, she makes his coffee sweet
B F# C# F#
He grabs his boots & his coat, leaves a note that says I Love You
B F# C# F#
And runs to catch a bus down at the end of Market Street
Chorus:
B F# C# F#
It took some time to figure it out
B F# C# F#
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
D#m C# B F#
He might be down, but he ain't out
B F# C# F#
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
Verse 2:
B F# C# F#
Every night at home, feels like it's Christmas Eve
B F# C# F#
Gracie's got his dinner on the stove, Daddy's coming home
B F# C# F#
And they've got seven hungry children that are tugging on his sleeve
Chorus:
B F# C# F#
It took some time to figure it out
B F# C# F#
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
B F# C# D#m
He might be down, but he ain't out
B F# C# F#
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
B F# C# F#
Every night at five when work lets out
B F# C# F#
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
Bridge:
E
He arrives at 9 as the work bell's ringing
B D#m C#
Hits the grind but his heart is singing
SOLO (B/F#/C#/F# x6)
B F#
Some men live for money
C# F#
Some men live for work
B F# C# B
But it's a real man, a richer man who knows what love's worth
Chorus:
B F# C# F#
It took some time to figure it out
B F# C# F#
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
B F# C# D#m
He might be down, but he ain't out
B F# C# F#
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
B F# C# F#
Every night at five when work lets out
B F# C# F#
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
B F# C# F#
G# rich man living in a poor man's house
B F# C# F#
G# rich man living in a poor man's house
B F# C# F#
G# rich man living in a poor man's house