Intro: D G - D
D
When I woke up this mornin'
G D
I was tired as I could be
A
I think I was countin' my money
G D
When I should a' been countin' sheep
D
My agent he just called me
G D
And told me what I should be
A
If I would make my music for money
G D
Instead of makin' music for me
G D
I said, I know that this may sound funny
G D
But money don't mean nothin' to me
G D
I won't make my music for money
A D
No, I'm gonna make my music for me
D-G -D
He said, the people only buy the love songs
G D
Rock n' roll and not too long
A
He said, son you got to be commercial
G D
If you want to turn the people on
And I said, turnin' on the people
G D
Now that's a beautiful place to be
A
But if I spend my time makin' them up a rhyme
G D
Well, who's gonna turn on me?
G D
I said, I know that this may sound funny
G D
But money don't mean nothin' to me
G D
I won't make my music for mone
A D
No, I'm gonna make my music for me
D - G - D
Well now I went up to country
G D
And I'll tell you all about the scene
A
I found a place with much charm and much grace
G D
That wasn't touched by the music machine
D
Whoa, the people were havin' a good time
G D
Makin' music all day long
A
And nobody cared if they ever got paid
G D
One penny for playin' a song
G D
I said, I know that this may sound funny
G D
But money don't mean nothin' to me
G D
I won't make my music for money
A D
No, I'm gonna make my music for me
G D
I said, I know that this may sound funny
G D
But money don't mean nothin' to me
G D
I won't make my music for money
A D
No, I'm gonna make my music for me
D - G - D