Tone: [F]
Verse 1:
There is a lie that I believed
[Dm]The more that I got, the more I'd be [Bb]free, free, free, free
[F]So I've been away, making the green
[Dm]See, the more that I get, the more that I n[Bb]need, need, need, need
Pre-Chorus:
[F]Pray for my, pray for my, pray for my soul
[F]I got a, got a disease, and it's gold
[F]Caught it so easy like the common cold, ooh, ooh
[F]Tossing and tossing and turning around
[F]Trying and trying to sweat it all out
[F]Kicking the habit that's pulling me down, ooh, oh
Chorus:
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Oh, no, I think I [Dm]missed it, I was [C]chasing money"
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Oh, no, I got a [Dm]big house, but my h[C]heart is ugly"
[F]You can't take it with ya, and your whip ain't gon' miss ya
So [Bb]wipe off that window, [Dm]see the bigger [C]picture now
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Whoa, no, I think I [Dm]missed it, I was [Bb]chasing money"
Verse 2:
[F]Now there is a dream that I was sold
[Bb]Just get all you can before you get old, old, old, old
[F]So I bought it all and took out a loan
[Dm]But now that I'm here, I got n[Bb]nothing to show, show, show, show
Pre-Chorus:
[F]Pray for my, pray for my, pray for my soul
[F]I got a, got a disease, and it's gold
[F]Caught it so easy like the common cold, ooh, ooh
[F]Tossing and tossing and turning around
[F]Trying and trying to sweat it all out
[F]Kicking the habit that's pulling me down, ooh, oh
Chorus:
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Oh, no, I think I [Dm]missed it, I was c[C]chasing money"
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Oh, no, I got a [Dm]big house, but my [C]heart is ugly"
[F]You can't take it with ya, and your whip ain't gon' miss ya
[Bb]So wipe off that window, [Dm]see the bigger [C]picture now
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Whoa, no, I think I m[Dm]missed it, I was [C]chasing money"
Bridge:
[F]I want a life I cannot pay for
[Bb]I want a life I [Dm]can't afford to li[C]live without
[F]I want a life I cannot pay for
[Bb]I want a life I can't a[Dm]afford to be [C]missing out
Chorus:
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Oh, no, I think I [Dm]missed it, I was c[C]chasing money"
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Oh, no, I got a [F]big house, but my h[C]heart is ugly"
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Oh, no, I think I [Dm]missed it, I was [C]chasing money"
[F]I don't wanna be 85, singing
[Bb]"Whoa, no, I got a [Dm]big house, but my [C]heart is ugly"
Outro:
"[F]"I think I missed it, I was chasing money"