Chords for Simply Red - Money's Too Tight To Mention [1985]
Tempo:
113.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m] [Bm] [B] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm] I've been laid off from work, my rent is due, [D] [Em] my kids don't need [D] brand [G] new [A] shoes.
[Bm] So I went to the bank to see what they [D] could do, they said, [G] son, [D]
[G] [A] I'm on you, but it's too
[D] tight to mention.
[A] [D]
I keep [G] getting unemployment, [D] extension, [G] [A] but it's too [D] tight to mention.
[A] [D]
[G]
[A] [Bm] I went to my brother to see what he could [D] do, [G] he said, brother, I'd like to help [D] you,
but [G] I don't need [A] these [Bm] shoes.
So I called my [A] [Bm] father, [D] father, oh my [G] father, [D]
[G] [A] he said, but it's too [D] tight to mention.
[A] [D]
Oh, [G] money, money, money, [D] money, [G] [A] but [D] it's too tight to mention.
[A] [D]
I can't even [G] qualify for my [D] pension.
[G] [D] We're talking about [G#] breaking up and [G] all the [Em] [F#m]
[G] wrong ways.
[D] They're passing [G#] all kinds,
[G] from down on Capitol [Gm] Hill, we're [A] trotting.
But [D] it's too tight to mention.
[A] [Bm]
It's like math, [G] [D]
[G] [A] but [Bm] it's too tight to mention.
[A] [D]
[G] Oh, money, money, money, [A] we're talking [B] about money, [A] money, money, [D] we're talking about [E] money,
[D] we're talking [E] about money, we're talking about money, we're talking [B] about money, [E] [C#m]
[D] [E] money,
we're talking about money, money, money, [G] money, [D] we're talking about [G#] the dollar bill,
[G] and that old man [Em] that's over [F#m] the [G] hill.
[D] And now what do we [G#] all have to do [G] when money's got [D] a road [F#] on you, [A] but [Bm] it's too tight to mention.
[A] [D]
Oh, [Em] honey [Bm]
[G] [A] [D] too tight to mention [A] [D]
you never wrote [Em] my name
[D]
[Em] [A] [Bm] I'm talkin' bout money, [A] money I'm talkin' bout money, [Em] money
[G]
[Bm] Hey, I'm talkin' about [A]
[Em] Ronnie, Ronnie I'm talkin' bout [D]
[G] [Bm] Ronnie, Ronnie
Did the earth move for you?
[A] Did the earth [Em] move for you?
Did the earth move for you?
[D] Did the earth [Em] move for you?
[Bm] [A] Did [Em] [D]
[G] [Bm] [A]
[G]
[Bm] [A]
[G] the earth move [D]
[G] [Bm] for you?
Did the earth move [A] for you?
[D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Bm] [C#]
[D] [Em] [N]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [A] [Bm] I've been laid off from work, my rent is due, [D] [Em] my kids don't need [D] brand [G] new [A] shoes.
[Bm] So I went to the bank to see what they [D] could do, they said, [G] son, [D]
[G] [A] I'm on you, but it's too
[D] tight to mention.
[A] [D]
I keep [G] getting unemployment, [D] extension, [G] [A] but it's too [D] tight to mention.
[A] [D]
[G]
[A] [Bm] I went to my brother to see what he could [D] do, [G] he said, brother, I'd like to help [D] you,
but [G] I don't need [A] these [Bm] shoes.
So I called my [A] [Bm] father, [D] father, oh my [G] father, [D]
[G] [A] he said, but it's too [D] tight to mention.
[A] [D]
Oh, [G] money, money, money, [D] money, [G] [A] but [D] it's too tight to mention.
[A] [D]
I can't even [G] qualify for my [D] pension.
[G] [D] We're talking about [G#] breaking up and [G] all the [Em] [F#m]
[G] wrong ways.
[D] They're passing [G#] all kinds,
[G] from down on Capitol [Gm] Hill, we're [A] trotting.
But [D] it's too tight to mention.
[A] [Bm]
It's like math, [G] [D]
[G] [A] but [Bm] it's too tight to mention.
[A] [D]
[G] Oh, money, money, money, [A] we're talking [B] about money, [A] money, money, [D] we're talking about [E] money,
[D] we're talking [E] about money, we're talking about money, we're talking [B] about money, [E] [C#m]
[D] [E] money,
we're talking about money, money, money, [G] money, [D] we're talking about [G#] the dollar bill,
[G] and that old man [Em] that's over [F#m] the [G] hill.
[D] And now what do we [G#] all have to do [G] when money's got [D] a road [F#] on you, [A] but [Bm] it's too tight to mention.
[A] [D]
Oh, [Em] honey [Bm]
[G] [A] [D] too tight to mention [A] [D]
you never wrote [Em] my name
[D]
[Em] [A] [Bm] I'm talkin' bout money, [A] money I'm talkin' bout money, [Em] money
[G]
[Bm] Hey, I'm talkin' about [A]
[Em] Ronnie, Ronnie I'm talkin' bout [D]
[G] [Bm] Ronnie, Ronnie
Did the earth move for you?
[A] Did the earth [Em] move for you?
Did the earth move for you?
[D] Did the earth [Em] move for you?
[Bm] [A] Did [Em] [D]
[G] [Bm] [A]
[G]
[Bm] [A]
[G] the earth move [D]
[G] [Bm] for you?
Did the earth move [A] for you?
[D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[G] [Bm] [C#]
[D] [Em] [N]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
Em
D
G
A
[F#m] _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ I've been laid off from work, my rent is due, [D] _ [Em] my kids don't need [D] brand [G] new [A] shoes.
[Bm] _ So I went to the bank to see what they [D] could do, they said, [G] son, _ [D] _
[G] [A] I'm on you, but it's too
[D] tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
I keep [G] getting unemployment, [D] extension, [G] _ [A] _ but it's too [D] tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ I went to my brother to see what he could [D] do, [G] he said, brother, I'd like to help [D] you,
but [G] I don't need [A] these [Bm] shoes.
So I called my [A] [Bm] father, [D] father, oh my [G] father, _ [D] _
[G] [A] he said, but it's too [D] tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
_ Oh, [G] money, money, money, [D] money, [G] _ [A] but [D] it's too tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
I can't even [G] qualify for my [D] pension.
[G] _ _ [D] _ We're talking about [G#] breaking up and _ [G] all the [Em] _ [F#m]
[G] wrong ways.
[D] _ They're passing [G#] all kinds, _
_ _ [G] from down on Capitol [Gm] Hill, we're [A] trotting.
But [D] it's too tight to mention.
[A] _ [Bm]
It's like math, _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] but [Bm] it's too tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] Oh, money, _ money, money, [A] _ we're talking [B] about money, [A] money, money, [D] we're talking about [E] money,
[D] we're talking [E] about money, we're talking about money, we're talking [B] about money, [E] _ [C#m] _
[D] _ [E] money,
we're talking about money, money, money, [G] money, [D] _ _ we're talking about [G#] the dollar bill,
_ [G] and that old man [Em] that's over [F#m] the [G] hill.
_ [D] _ And now what do we [G#] all have to do [G] when money's got [D] a road [F#] on you, [A] but [Bm] it's too tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
Oh, _ [Em] honey _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] too tight to mention [A] _ [D]
you never wrote [Em] my name
_ [D] _
[Em] _ [A] _ [Bm] I'm talkin' bout money, [A] money I'm talkin' bout money, [Em] money
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Hey, I'm talkin' about [A] _ _
[Em] Ronnie, Ronnie I'm talkin' bout _ _ [D] _
[G] [Bm] Ronnie, Ronnie
Did the earth move for you?
[A] Did the earth [Em] move for you?
Did the earth move for you?
[D] Did the earth [Em] move for you?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Did _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] the earth move _ [D] _
[G] [Bm] for you?
Did the earth move _ _ [A] for you?
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ I've been laid off from work, my rent is due, [D] _ [Em] my kids don't need [D] brand [G] new [A] shoes.
[Bm] _ So I went to the bank to see what they [D] could do, they said, [G] son, _ [D] _
[G] [A] I'm on you, but it's too
[D] tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
I keep [G] getting unemployment, [D] extension, [G] _ [A] _ but it's too [D] tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ I went to my brother to see what he could [D] do, [G] he said, brother, I'd like to help [D] you,
but [G] I don't need [A] these [Bm] shoes.
So I called my [A] [Bm] father, [D] father, oh my [G] father, _ [D] _
[G] [A] he said, but it's too [D] tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
_ Oh, [G] money, money, money, [D] money, [G] _ [A] but [D] it's too tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
I can't even [G] qualify for my [D] pension.
[G] _ _ [D] _ We're talking about [G#] breaking up and _ [G] all the [Em] _ [F#m]
[G] wrong ways.
[D] _ They're passing [G#] all kinds, _
_ _ [G] from down on Capitol [Gm] Hill, we're [A] trotting.
But [D] it's too tight to mention.
[A] _ [Bm]
It's like math, _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [A] but [Bm] it's too tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] Oh, money, _ money, money, [A] _ we're talking [B] about money, [A] money, money, [D] we're talking about [E] money,
[D] we're talking [E] about money, we're talking about money, we're talking [B] about money, [E] _ [C#m] _
[D] _ [E] money,
we're talking about money, money, money, [G] money, [D] _ _ we're talking about [G#] the dollar bill,
_ [G] and that old man [Em] that's over [F#m] the [G] hill.
_ [D] _ And now what do we [G#] all have to do [G] when money's got [D] a road [F#] on you, [A] but [Bm] it's too tight to mention.
[A] _ [D] _
Oh, _ [Em] honey _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ [D] too tight to mention [A] _ [D]
you never wrote [Em] my name
_ [D] _
[Em] _ [A] _ [Bm] I'm talkin' bout money, [A] money I'm talkin' bout money, [Em] money
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ Hey, I'm talkin' about [A] _ _
[Em] Ronnie, Ronnie I'm talkin' bout _ _ [D] _
[G] [Bm] Ronnie, Ronnie
Did the earth move for you?
[A] Did the earth [Em] move for you?
Did the earth move for you?
[D] Did the earth [Em] move for you?
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Did _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] the earth move _ [D] _
[G] [Bm] for you?
Did the earth move _ _ [A] for you?
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _