Chords for Ain't a Rich Man
Tempo:
69.95 bpm
Chords used:
C#
G#
E
B
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[C#] [E]
[C#] [C#m]
[C#] [E] [C#]
I [G#] come from a lifetime of hard labor and dirty pay.
and grease stains on my pants.
spoon, Lord, I never had a glance.
[G#] weed and ribbons, so I [E] really don't [C#] give a damn.
[F#] it comes to the hard times, yeah, buddy, [B] I've [C#] seen them all.
[C#] [C#m]
[C#] [E] [C#]
I [G#] come from a lifetime of hard labor and dirty pay.
and grease stains on my pants.
spoon, Lord, I never had a glance.
[G#] weed and ribbons, so I [E] really don't [C#] give a damn.
[F#] it comes to the hard times, yeah, buddy, [B] I've [C#] seen them all.
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C#
G#
E
B
F#
C#
G#
E
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ [C#] _
I [G#] come from a lifetime of hard labor and dirty pay.
The holes in the soles of both of my boots and grease stains on my pants.
I never laid eyes on a silver spoon, Lord, I never had a glance.
It ain't a high class living, got my [G#] weed and ribbons, so I [E] really don't [C#] give a damn.
_ _ [C#] But when [F#] it comes to the hard times, yeah, buddy, [B] I've [C#] seen them all. _
_ [G#] Well, I've spent my nights in some buster dives, drank a river of [C#] alcohol.
_ _ [F#] And I've been broken my back, poor as I've worked 90-hour [C#] weeks. _ _
[G#] I ain't a rich man, I ain't [B] no rich man, but damn, I [C#] wanna be.
Said, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] honey, it won't make you happy, [B] mmm, let me give it a [C#] try.
_ Cause [G#] I've been working like a dog in the summer heat, going [E] broke on overtime.
[C#] _ _ So I [F#] sing my song to the working folk, go on and [E] raise your ear [C#] with me. _
Sing, [G#] I ain't a rich man, [B] I ain't no rich man, [C#] but damn, I wanna be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] When I finally break these shackles and I ain't counting [B] out these [C#] dimes.
_ [G#] When I can play my songs all night long and leave this [E] job [C#] behind. _
_ [F#] You can bet you can find me grinning on the day I'm [C#] finally free.
_ Singing, I ain't [G#] a rich man, [B] I ain't no rich man, [E] but damn, I wanna be.
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ Singing, [G#] I ain't no rich man, _ [B] I ain't no rich man, but [Bm] damn, I [E] wanna be.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [E] _ [C#] _
I [G#] come from a lifetime of hard labor and dirty pay.
The holes in the soles of both of my boots and grease stains on my pants.
I never laid eyes on a silver spoon, Lord, I never had a glance.
It ain't a high class living, got my [G#] weed and ribbons, so I [E] really don't [C#] give a damn.
_ _ [C#] But when [F#] it comes to the hard times, yeah, buddy, [B] I've [C#] seen them all. _
_ [G#] Well, I've spent my nights in some buster dives, drank a river of [C#] alcohol.
_ _ [F#] And I've been broken my back, poor as I've worked 90-hour [C#] weeks. _ _
[G#] I ain't a rich man, I ain't [B] no rich man, but damn, I [C#] wanna be.
Said, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#] honey, it won't make you happy, [B] mmm, let me give it a [C#] try.
_ Cause [G#] I've been working like a dog in the summer heat, going [E] broke on overtime.
[C#] _ _ So I [F#] sing my song to the working folk, go on and [E] raise your ear [C#] with me. _
Sing, [G#] I ain't a rich man, [B] I ain't no rich man, [C#] but damn, I wanna be. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] When I finally break these shackles and I ain't counting [B] out these [C#] dimes.
_ [G#] When I can play my songs all night long and leave this [E] job [C#] behind. _
_ [F#] You can bet you can find me grinning on the day I'm [C#] finally free.
_ Singing, I ain't [G#] a rich man, [B] I ain't no rich man, [E] but damn, I wanna be.
[C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ Singing, [G#] I ain't no rich man, _ [B] I ain't no rich man, but [Bm] damn, I [E] wanna be.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _