Who Needs Money
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Who Needs Money? – Elvis Presley (duet with Ray Walker)
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Written by: Randy Starr
From the soundtrack album: “Clambake” (1967)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Eb x-6-8-8-8-x (intro)
Db/Eb x-6-6-6-6-x (intro)
F x-8-10-10-10-x (coda)
Eb/F x-8-8-8-8-x (coda)
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Intro
Eb Db/Eb Eb Db/Eb
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Eb Db/Eb Eb
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(break)
Verse
Eb Ab7
I'm on the right track for lots of kissin'
Eb Bb7
So that old greenback, I won't be missin'
Ab Eb C7
All the greatest things in life are free
Fm Bb Eb
Who needs money, not me
Verse
Eb Ab7
Cash or credit, it doesn't matter
Eb Bb7
Long as my bank books keep growin' fatter
Ab Eb C7
Easy street is my favorite avenue
Fm Bb Eb
Who needs money, I do
Bridge
G C
Just pity all those millionaires they never can relax
F Bb
Because they're always worryin' about their income tax
Verse
Eb Ab7
Why waste time on high financin'
Eb Bb7
I'd rather spend it on good romancin'
Ab Eb C7
What if my pockets are empty as can be
Fm Bb Eb Eb B B
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Who needs money, not me (break) (break) Tell me about it
Verse
E A7
Some folks save it, some folks lend it
E B7
But as for me I wanna spend it
A E C#7
Give me some green and my skies will be blue
F#m B E
Who needs money, I do
Verse
E A7
Stocks and bonds, they only bore me
E B7
Interest holds no interest for me
A E C#7
Who wants to sit in the lap of luxury
F#m B E
Who needs money, not me
Bridge
G C
When I go to bed at night instead of counting sheep
F Bb
I start counting dollar bills and then I fall asleep
Verse
E A7
Making money never thrills me
E B7
It's making love that really kills me
A E C#7
What can I lose with my philosophy
F#m B E E C C
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Who needs money, not me (break) (break) What do you want?
Verse
F Bb7
I want a big yacht, I can cruise in
F C7
The kind that girls just can't refuse in
Bb F D7
All it takes is a million or two
Gm C F
Who needs money, I do
Verse
F Bb7
Any time some gal starts flirtin'
F C7
Now that I'm broke I know for certain
Bb F D7
She really digs my personality
Gm C F
Tell me, who needs money not me
Bridge
A D
Poverty's the only thing that money cannot buy
G G C
So rich or poor it pays to have M-O-N-E-Y
(break) (break) (break)
Verse
F Bb7
A gal who's tender, that's what I love
F C7
It's legal tender, I want a pile of
Bb F D7
Just let my liquid assets overflow
Gm C F
You can't take it with you when you go
Coda
Gm C
So, who needs money
Gm C
That lovely, lovely money
Gm C F Eb/F F Eb/F F Eb/F F Eb/F F
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Who needs money, not me (ending)
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