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