Randy Newman - Its Money That Matters

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
it’s money that matters – randy newman
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

randy newman
it’s money that matters ( 1988 )
( randy newman )

from : “land of dreams”

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A/D 0 – 2 – 2 – 0 – x –
xg/D 3 – 0 – 0 – 0 – x –
xd/A 2 – 3 – 2 – 0 – 0 –
xbdim 0 – 2 – 0 – 2 – 1 –
xd/F# x – 3 – 2 – 0 – x – 2

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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D A G D D A G D
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D | 7h9 – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | 7h9 – – – x – x – 7 – – – 7 – | – – – – – – 7 – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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| D A/D | G/D D |
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D A/D G/D D
of all of the people
D A/D G/D D
that i used to know
D A/D G/D D
most never adjusted
D A/D G/D D
to the great big world
D A G D
i see them lurking in book stores
D A G D
working for the public radio
D A G D
carrying their babies around in a sack on their back
D A G D
moving careful and slow

D A G D
it’s money that matters
D A G D
hear what i say
D A G D
it’s money that matters
D A G D
in the usa

Bm F#m G
all of these people are much brighter than i
Bm F#m G
in any fair system they would flourish and thrive
D/A
but they barely survive
A A#dim Bm A G D/F#
they eke out a living , they barely survive

A C
when i was a young boy ,
A C
maybe thirteen
A C
i took a hard look around me
A C
and asked what does it mean?

D A G D
so i talked to my father , and he didn’t know
D A G D
and i talked to my friend and he didn’t know
D A G D
and i talked to my brother and he didn’t know
D A G D
and i talked to everybody that i knew

D A G D
it’s money that matters
D A G D
now you know that it’s true
D A G D
it’s money that matters
D A G D
whatever you do

D A/D G/D D
then i talked to a man
D A/D G/D D
lived up on the county line
D A/D G/D D
i was washing his car
D A/D G/D D
with a friend of mine
A G C
he was a little fat guy
A G C
in a red jumpsuit
A G C
i said “that looks kind of funny”
A G C
he said “i know it does , too”

D A G D
“but i got a great big house on the hill here
D A G D
and a great big blonde wife inside it
D A G D
and a great big pool in my backyard
D A G D
another great big pool beside it

D A G D
sonny it’s money that matters ,
D A G D
hear what i say
D A G D
it’s money that matters
D A G D
in the usa
D A G D
it’s money that matters
D A G D
now you know that it’s true
D A G D
it’s money that matters
D A G D
whatever you do”

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( repeat riff and fade )