Ry Cooder The Very Thing That Makes You Rich Makes Me Poor chords

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich Makes Me Poor by Ry Cooder

The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)
Ry Cooder
From the album "Bop Till You Drop" (1979)
Standard Tuning

Intro same as verse chords

          C#m             G#m7          C#m
 My father told me, lying on his bed of death, 
                                                          G#7 
 "Boy," he says, "woman she's gonna make it, don't fool yourself 
                  C#m                     F#7
 'Cause she's got something to make a man lay that money, uh,   right in her hand 
              E                    B                  C#m    F#7
 And the very thing that makes her rich will make you poor  
          C#m                  G#7                C#m
 The very thing that makes her rich will make you poor" 
  F#7
 That's right! 

Same chords

 Well, I put you behind the wheel of a deuce and a quarter, yes I did 
 Had you living like a rich man's daughter, yes I did, I sure did 
 While you were living high on the hog 
 You had me down here scuffling like a dog 
 Well, the very thing that makes you rich makes me poor 
 The very thing that makes you rich makes me poor 

 Don't you never ever make such a bad mistake 
 You know I'd rather climb into bed with a rattlesnake 
 Then to work hard every day bringing that woman all my pay 
 The very thing that makes you rich makes me poor, 
 Makes me so damn poor 
 The thing that makes her rich makes me poor 
 The very thing that makes you rich make me poor 
 Very thing that makes you rich makes me poor 
 Makes me so damned poor 

             C#m           F#7
 Money won't change it, no no... 


I hope you enjoy this tab, I'm not 100% sure about the G#7 at the end of the verse, but otherwise 

have fun!