| A | D | A | |
| All around I | hear the sound of | money |
| E | A | |
| But I ain't got a | nickel to my | name |
| D | A | |
| And everywhere I | look I see temp | tation |
| E | A | |
| She stands on every | corner and calls my | name |
| CHORUS |
| D | |
| Now won't you | tell me if you can |
| A | |
| Cause life's so | hard to understand |
| E | |
| Why's the | rich man busy dancin' |
| A | |
| While the | poor man pays the band |
| D | A | |
| Oh they're | billing me, for | killing me |
| E | A | |
| Lord have mercy on the workin' | man |
| A | D | A | |
| Uncle Sam's got | his hand in my | pockets |
| E | A | |
| And he helps himself each | time he needs a | dime |
| D | A | |
| Them politicians | treat me like a | mushroom |
| E | A | |
| Cause they feed me bull and | keep me in the | blind |
| (Repeat CHORUS) |
| Instrumental A - D - A |
| A | D | A | |
| Hey St. Peter | look down for a | minute |
| E | A | |
| And see this little | man about to | drown |
| D | A | |
| There's quicksand all a | round and man I'm | in it |
| E | A | |
| Please help me up | Lord cause I'm goin' | down |
| (Repeat CHORUS x2) |