Rich Man Living In A Poor Man's House
Bon Jovi
MetalMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
C
G
D
Em
F
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
C G D G Billy works too hard, trying to make ends meet C G D G He's gotta pay his credit cards C G D G Yeah he's been dealing with the odds that even Vegas can't beat C G D G By six he's out of bed, she makes his coffee sweet C G D G He grabs his boots & his coat, leaves a note that says I Love You C G D G And runs to catch a bus down at the end of Market Street 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: C G D G Every night at home, feels like it's Christmas Eve C G D G Gracie's got his dinner on the stove, Daddy's coming home C G D G And they've got seven hungry children that are tugging on his sleeve 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 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
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Chord set
C · G · D · Em · F
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.