Chords for Rich Men North of Richmond
Tempo:
61.3 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I've been selling my soul, [Eb] working all day, [Bb] overtime hours [F] for [Gm] bullshit pay,
so I can sit out here [Eb] and waste my life away, [Bb] drag back home [F] and drown my troubles away.
[Gm] It's a damn shame [Eb] what the world's gotten to, [Bb] for people like me, [F] people like you,
[Gm] wish I could just wake up [Eb] and it not be true, [Bb] but it is, [F] oh it is, living [Gm] in the new world.
[Eb] [Bb] With an old soul, [F]
he's [Gm] rich man north of Richmond, [Eb] lord knows they all [Bb] just wanna have total control.
Wanna know [Gm] what you think, wanna know [Eb] what you do, and they don't [Bb] think you know,
but I know [F] that you do, cause your dollar [Gm] ain't shit, and it's taxed [Eb] to no end,
north of [Bb] Richmond, north of [F] Richmond.
[G] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
I [D] wish politicians would look [Eb] out for miners, and [Bb] not just miners on an island [F] somewhere,
lord [Gm] we got folks in the street, [Eb] ain't got nothing to eat, [Bb] and the whole beast, milk [F] and welfare.
Well [Gm] God, if you're five foot three, [Eb] and you're three hundred pounds, [Bb] taxes ought not to pay,
[F] for your bags of fudge rounds, [Gm] young men are putting themselves [Eb] six feet in the ground,
[Bb] cause all this damn country does, [F] is keep on kicking them down, lord [Gm] it's a damn shame.
[Eb] What the world's gotten to, [Bb] for people like me, [F] people like you,
I [Gm] wish I could just wake up, [Eb] and it not be true, [Bb] but it is, [F] all it is, living [Gm] in the new world.
[Eb] [Bb] With an old soul, [F] he's [Gm] rich man north of Richmond, [Eb] lord knows they all [Bb] just wanna have total [C] control.
Wanna know [Gm] what you think, wanna know [Eb] what you do, and they don't [Bb] think you know,
but I know [Fm] that you do, cause your dollar [G] ain't shit, and it's [Eb] taxed to no end,
cause the [Bb] rich men, north of [F] Richmond.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] I've been [G] selling my soul, [Eb] working all day, [Bb] overtime hours, [F] for bullshit pay.
[Gm] [N]
so I can sit out here [Eb] and waste my life away, [Bb] drag back home [F] and drown my troubles away.
[Gm] It's a damn shame [Eb] what the world's gotten to, [Bb] for people like me, [F] people like you,
[Gm] wish I could just wake up [Eb] and it not be true, [Bb] but it is, [F] oh it is, living [Gm] in the new world.
[Eb] [Bb] With an old soul, [F]
he's [Gm] rich man north of Richmond, [Eb] lord knows they all [Bb] just wanna have total control.
Wanna know [Gm] what you think, wanna know [Eb] what you do, and they don't [Bb] think you know,
but I know [F] that you do, cause your dollar [Gm] ain't shit, and it's taxed [Eb] to no end,
north of [Bb] Richmond, north of [F] Richmond.
[G] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
I [D] wish politicians would look [Eb] out for miners, and [Bb] not just miners on an island [F] somewhere,
lord [Gm] we got folks in the street, [Eb] ain't got nothing to eat, [Bb] and the whole beast, milk [F] and welfare.
Well [Gm] God, if you're five foot three, [Eb] and you're three hundred pounds, [Bb] taxes ought not to pay,
[F] for your bags of fudge rounds, [Gm] young men are putting themselves [Eb] six feet in the ground,
[Bb] cause all this damn country does, [F] is keep on kicking them down, lord [Gm] it's a damn shame.
[Eb] What the world's gotten to, [Bb] for people like me, [F] people like you,
I [Gm] wish I could just wake up, [Eb] and it not be true, [Bb] but it is, [F] all it is, living [Gm] in the new world.
[Eb] [Bb] With an old soul, [F] he's [Gm] rich man north of Richmond, [Eb] lord knows they all [Bb] just wanna have total [C] control.
Wanna know [Gm] what you think, wanna know [Eb] what you do, and they don't [Bb] think you know,
but I know [Fm] that you do, cause your dollar [G] ain't shit, and it's [Eb] taxed to no end,
cause the [Bb] rich men, north of [F] Richmond.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] I've been [G] selling my soul, [Eb] working all day, [Bb] overtime hours, [F] for bullshit pay.
[Gm] [N]
Key:
Eb
Bb
F
Gm
G
Eb
Bb
F
I've been selling my soul, [Eb] working all day, [Bb] overtime hours [F] for [Gm] bullshit pay,
so I can sit out here [Eb] and waste my life away, [Bb] drag back home [F] and drown my troubles away.
[Gm] It's a damn shame [Eb] what the world's gotten to, [Bb] for people like me, [F] people like you,
[Gm] wish I could just wake up [Eb] and it not be true, [Bb] but it is, [F] oh it is, living [Gm] in the new world.
[Eb] _ [Bb] With an old soul, [F]
he's [Gm] rich man north of Richmond, [Eb] lord knows they all [Bb] just wanna have total control.
Wanna know [Gm] what you think, wanna know [Eb] what you do, and they don't [Bb] think you know,
but I know [F] that you do, cause your dollar [Gm] ain't shit, and it's taxed [Eb] to no end,
north of [Bb] Richmond, north of [F] Richmond.
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F]
I [D] wish politicians would look [Eb] out for miners, and [Bb] not just miners on an island [F] somewhere,
lord [Gm] we got folks in the street, [Eb] ain't got nothing to eat, [Bb] and the whole beast, milk [F] and welfare.
Well [Gm] God, if you're five foot three, [Eb] and you're three hundred pounds, [Bb] taxes ought not to pay,
[F] for your bags of fudge rounds, [Gm] young men are putting themselves [Eb] six feet in the ground,
[Bb] cause all this damn country does, [F] is keep on kicking them down, lord [Gm] it's a damn shame.
[Eb] What the world's gotten to, [Bb] for people like me, [F] people like you,
I [Gm] wish I could just wake up, [Eb] and it not be true, [Bb] but it is, [F] all it is, living [Gm] in the new world.
[Eb] _ [Bb] With an old soul, [F] he's [Gm] rich man north of Richmond, [Eb] lord knows they all [Bb] just wanna have total [C] control.
Wanna know [Gm] what you think, wanna know [Eb] what you do, and they don't [Bb] think you know,
but I know [Fm] that you do, cause your dollar [G] ain't shit, and it's [Eb] taxed to no end,
cause the [Bb] rich men, north of [F] Richmond.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ I've been [G] selling my soul, [Eb] working all day, [Bb] overtime hours, [F] for bullshit pay.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
so I can sit out here [Eb] and waste my life away, [Bb] drag back home [F] and drown my troubles away.
[Gm] It's a damn shame [Eb] what the world's gotten to, [Bb] for people like me, [F] people like you,
[Gm] wish I could just wake up [Eb] and it not be true, [Bb] but it is, [F] oh it is, living [Gm] in the new world.
[Eb] _ [Bb] With an old soul, [F]
he's [Gm] rich man north of Richmond, [Eb] lord knows they all [Bb] just wanna have total control.
Wanna know [Gm] what you think, wanna know [Eb] what you do, and they don't [Bb] think you know,
but I know [F] that you do, cause your dollar [Gm] ain't shit, and it's taxed [Eb] to no end,
north of [Bb] Richmond, north of [F] Richmond.
_ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F]
I [D] wish politicians would look [Eb] out for miners, and [Bb] not just miners on an island [F] somewhere,
lord [Gm] we got folks in the street, [Eb] ain't got nothing to eat, [Bb] and the whole beast, milk [F] and welfare.
Well [Gm] God, if you're five foot three, [Eb] and you're three hundred pounds, [Bb] taxes ought not to pay,
[F] for your bags of fudge rounds, [Gm] young men are putting themselves [Eb] six feet in the ground,
[Bb] cause all this damn country does, [F] is keep on kicking them down, lord [Gm] it's a damn shame.
[Eb] What the world's gotten to, [Bb] for people like me, [F] people like you,
I [Gm] wish I could just wake up, [Eb] and it not be true, [Bb] but it is, [F] all it is, living [Gm] in the new world.
[Eb] _ [Bb] With an old soul, [F] he's [Gm] rich man north of Richmond, [Eb] lord knows they all [Bb] just wanna have total [C] control.
Wanna know [Gm] what you think, wanna know [Eb] what you do, and they don't [Bb] think you know,
but I know [Fm] that you do, cause your dollar [G] ain't shit, and it's [Eb] taxed to no end,
cause the [Bb] rich men, north of [F] Richmond.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ I've been [G] selling my soul, [Eb] working all day, [Bb] overtime hours, [F] for bullshit pay.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _