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