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