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