Why wasn’t I born rich (1968)
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1. Well, I’ve worn a suit for year or two,
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I got brand new holes in my
old, old shoes.
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My shirts are torn, and my
socks don’t match,
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and
my throat gets soar from the cold I catch.
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G
Why, why, why wasn’t I born rich ?
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Why, why, why wasn’t I born rich ?
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2. Well, I met this girl by the year last May,
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took
me home to see what her folks would say.
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Her father said, as he threw
me out :
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C
What you can’t afford you must
do without.
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Why, why, why wasn’t I born rich ?
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Yeah, why, why, why wasn’t I
born rich ?
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+ They say that money can’t buy you love,
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Em
but
love is the thing I got plenty of.
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A
I’ve got my happiness and the
health,
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now
all I’m short of is the wealth, hey !
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G
Why, why, why wasn’t I born rich ?
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+ Why, why, why wasn’t I
born rich ?
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+ They say that money can’t buy you love,
D
Em
but
love is the thing I got plenty of.
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I’ve got my happiness and the
health,
F D
now
all I’m short of is the wealth, hey !
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Why, why, why wasn’t I born rich ?
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4. Got to work so hard for the pay I get,
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and I
try to save, but I ain’t done yet.
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The trouble is that it costs a
lot
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to
get all the things that you haven’t got.
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Why, why, why wasn’t I born rich ? Yeah !
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Why, why, why wasn’t I born rich ?
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G
Tell me !
Why, why, why wasn’t I born rich ?
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Cliff
Richard & The Shadows)