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
Am 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 Am
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:
A#
He arrives at 9 as the work bell's ringing
F Am 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 Am
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