Rich Man Living In A Poor Man's House Chords

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Rich Man Living In A Poor Man's House by Bon Jovi is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, D, Em and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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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 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante