Money Becomes King
Tom PettyVersion1
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If you reach back in your memory
a little bell might ring
'bout a time that once existed
when money wasn't king
if you streech your imagination
i'll tell you all a tale
about a time when everything
wasn't up for sale
there was this cat named johnny
who loved to play and sing
when money wasn't king
we'd all get so excited when
john would do a show
we'd raise the cash between us
and down the road we'd go
to hear him play that music
it spoke right to my soul
every verse a diamond
every chorus gold
the sound was my salvation
it was only everything
before money became king
well i ain't sure how it happend
and i don't know exactly when
but everything got bigger
and the rules began to bend
and the tv taught the people
how to get their hair to shine
and how sweet life can be
if you keep a tight behind
and they raised the cost of living
and how could we have known
they'd double the price of tickets
to go see johnny's show
so we hocked all our possesions
and we sold a little dope
and went off to rock and roll
we arrived there early
in time to see rehearsal
and john came out and lip-synched
his new lite beer commercial
and as the crowd arrived
as far as i could see
the faces were all different
there was no one there like me
they sat in golden circles
and waiters sevred them wine
and talked through all the music
and to john paid little mind
and way up in the nosebleeds
we watched him on the screen
they'd hung between the billboards
so cheaper seats could see
johnny rocked that golden circle
and all those vip's
and that music thast had saved us
became a tired routine
and i saw his face in close-up
trying to give it all he had
and sometimes his eyes betrayed him
you could see that he was sad
and i tried to rock on with him
but i slowly became bored
could that man on stage
with everything
somehow need some more?
there was no use in pretending
no magic left to hear
all the music gave me
was a craving for lite beer
as i walked out of the arena
my ears began to ring
and money became king
"The words are right--I'm just not sure on the music."
Jacob Ortiz of Suspicious P
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Readable chord sheet for Money Becomes King by Tom Petty
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G] [Dm] [G] [F] [C] [G]
If you[Dm] reach back in your [G]memory
a [Dm]little bell might [G]ring
'bout a [Dm]time that once e[G]xisted
when [Dm]money wasn't [G]king
if you s[Am]treech your i[Em]magination
i'll [Am]tell you all a[Em] tale
a[Dm]bout a time when [Am]everything
[F]wasn't [C]up for [G]sale
there [Dm]was this cat named [G]johnny
who [Dm]loved to play and [G]sing
when [F]money [C]wasn't [G]king
we'd [Dm]all get so [G]excited when
[Dm]john would do a [G]show
we'd [Dm]raise the cash [G]between us
and [Dm]down the road we'd [G]go
to [Am]hear him play that [Em]music
it [Am]spoke right to my [Em]soul
[Dm]every verse a [Am]diamond
[F]every [C]chorus [G]gold
the [Dm]sound was my [G]salvation
it was only everything
before money became king
well i a[A]in't sure how it [E]happend
and i do[A]n't know exactly [E]when
but e[A]verything got b[E]igger
and the [A]rules began to b[E]end
and the [A]tv taught the pe[G]ople
how to g[A]et their hair to s[G]hine
and h[A]ow sweet life can [G]be
if you k[A]eep a tight b[G]ehind
and they [F]raised the cost of [G]living
and [F]how could we have k[G]nown
they'd d[F]ouble the price of [G]tickets
to [F]go see johnny's s[G]how
[F] [C] [G]
so we ho[Dm]cked all our [G]possesions
and we s[Dm]old a little [G]dope
and went [F]off to [C]rock and [G]roll
[Dm]we arrived there [G]early
in [Dm]time to see r[G]ehearsal
and [Dm]john came out and li[G]p-synched
his [Dm]new lite beer [G]commercial
and [Am]as the crowd [Em]arrived
as [Am]far as i could [Em]see
the [Dm]faces were all [Am]different
there was n[F]o one t[C]here like [G]me
they [Dm]sat in golden [G]circles
and w[Dm]aiters sevred them [G]wine
and [Dm]talked through all the [G]music
and to j[Dm]ohn paid little [G]mind
and [Am]way up in the [Em]nosebleeds
we [Am]watched him on the [Em]screen
they'd h[Dm]ung between the [Am]billboards
so [F]cheaper [C]seats could s[G]ee
johnny r[A]ocked that golden [E]circle
and [A]all those vi[E]p's
and that [A]music thast had s[E]aved us
beca[A]me a tired r[E]outine
and i sa[A]w his face in cl[G]ose-up
trying to g[A]ive it all he [G]had
and some[A]times his eyes bet[G]rayed him
you could s[A]ee that he was s[G]ad
and i tr[F]ied to rock on w[G]ith him
but i sl[F]owly became b[G]ored
could that [F]man on stage
with [G]everything
[F]somehow need some [G]more?
[F] [C] [G]
there was[Dm] no use in pre[G]tending
no m[Dm]agic left to [G]hear
[Dm]all the music [G]gave me
was a [Dm]craving for lite b[G]eer
as i [Dm]walked out of the a[G]rena
my [Dm]ears began to [G]ring
and [F]money [C]became [G]king
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G] [Dm] [G] [F] [C] [G]
"The words are right--I'm just not sure on the music."
Jacob Ortiz of Suspicious P