Take the cash (K.A.S.H.)

 

   D - G - D - G

 

                       D                                                      

1. Thereī s a rumour going round says you’re gonna split,

                               G                                                     

    they say you’re going away, itīs a midnight blitz,

                       D 

    but thereīs only good in leaving with a suitcase full of load,

                   G                                                   A                        D

    ‘cause whereīs all the good times and the pocket full of  I.O.U.s !

           

                 G                              D

Take the cash, donīt let them pay you in kind,

                 G                          D

take the cash before they change their minds,

        G                                        A                          D

and letīs see the colour of the money – take the cash !

 

              D

2. Itīs a secret operation, donīt want this getting out,

           G

    so watch it, watch it, watch it, if the payment doesnīt bounce,

                     D

    itīs the sweetness of the ready, makes the bell ring on the tail,

           G                                                         A                        D

    and if they say they pay next week, you know: they never will.

 

                 G                              D

Take the cash, donīt let them pay you in kind,

                 G                          D

take the cash before they change their minds,

        G                                        A                          D

and letīs see the colour of the money – take the cash !

 

           G                                                D                                                                 

    And if they try to tell you thereīs a cheque in the post,

              G                                                           D       

    you know, you know, you know that you can take it as a joke.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 G                              D

Take the cash, donīt let them pay you in kind,

                 G                          D

take the cash before they change their minds,

        G                                        A                      

and letīs see the colour of the money !

 

+ G - C - G - A        - D ~

 

                D

3. Itīs a heavy operation, got to do the job and run,

           G

    so donīt pretend you trust, and get the money down in front,

                                D

    ‘cause itīs the sweetness of the ready, makes the bell ring on the tail,

           G                                                          A                        D

    and if they say they pay next week, you know : they never will.

 

                 G                              D

Take the cash, donīt let them pay you in kind,

                 G                          D

take the cash before they change their minds,

        G                                        A       - - - - - - - - -   D

and letīs see the colour of the money - - - take the cash !

 

                   G                      D

+ Take the cash – take the K.A.S.H. (repeat 5x+ fade …)

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Wreckless Eric)