Verse 1:

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Billy works too hard, trying to make ends meet
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He's gotta pay his credit cards
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Yeah he's been dealing with the odds that even Vegas can't beat
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By six he's out of bed, she makes his coffee sweet
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He grabs his boots & his coat, leaves a note that says I Love You
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And runs to catch a bus down at the end of Market Street

Chorus:
C             G             D        G
It took some time to figure it out
C             G             D        G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
Em             D             C        G
He might be down, but he ain't out
C             G             D        G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

Verse 2:
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Every night at home, feels like it's Christmas Eve
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Gracie's got his dinner on the stove, Daddy's coming home
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And they've got seven hungry children that are tugging on his sleeve


Chorus:
C             G             D        G
It took some time to figure it out
C             G             D        G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C             G             D        Em
He might be down, but he ain't out
C             G             D        G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C             G             D        G
Every night at five when work lets out
C             G             D        G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house

Bridge:
F
He arrives at 9 as the work bell's ringing
C                        Em       D
Hits the grind but his heart is singing

SOLO (C G D G x6)

           C          G
Some men live for money
          D        G
Some men live for work
             C            G            D                  C
But it's a real man, a richer man who knows what love's worth

Chorus:
C             G             D        G
It took some time to figure it out
C             G             D        G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C             G             D        Em
He might be down, but he ain't out
C             G             D        G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C             G             D        G
Every night at five when work lets out
C             G             D        G
He's a rich man living in a poor man's house
C             G             D        G
A rich man living in a poor man's house
C             G             D        G
A rich man living in a poor man's house
C             G             D        G
A rich man living in a poor man's house