verse 1 C A7 F#7 C5 When I was a kid, candy was a nickel... C F#7 G Had some roller skates and a red bicycle... F It was the land of the brave, home of the free F#7 Some of our jobs jumped over the sea C It was a high price to pay G C You're gettin' more for your money today verse 2 C A7 F#7 C5 Way back then Daddy had his own business... C F#7 G He was a self-made man, he was independent... F Then they opened this store, took up a city block F#7 Whatever you need you know they got it C It was a high price to pay G C You're gettin' more for your money today BRIDGE F Well I needed a part for my washing machine C They picked up the call in the Philippines F I got a Chinese phone and a Japanese car G But the gasoline takes me twice as far... (Let's pick it boys...) SOLO (as VERSES) C A7 F#7 C5 //// //// /// / //// C F#7 G //// //// //// //// F F#7 //// //// //// //// C G C //// //// //// //// //// verse 3 C A7 F#7 C5 Bernie Madoff with the rich folks' money... C F#7 G They didn't think that was very funny... F Well the Dow is up but the chips are down F#7 And there ain't very many good jobs around C It was a high price to pay G C To get more for your money today verse 4 C A7 F#7 C5 Last night I had a terrible dream... C F#7 G I was eatin' these cookies and chocolate ice cream... F And the government didn't want to pay the debt F#7 And the whole damn country got repossessed C It was a high price to pay G C To get more for your money today C It was a high price to pay G You're gettin' more... A7 F#7 G C For your money today!hide this tabINTRO G 1e---------------------0----- 2B--12--10--8--6--5--3---0--- 3G--------------------------- 4D--12--10--9--7--5--3---0--- 5A--------------------------- 6E--------------------------- C 1e--------------------------- 2B--1---------------------1-- 3G--------------------------- 4D-----2-----2------2-------- 5A--3-----3------3-----3----- 6E--------------------------- F#7 C 1e----5---5---0-------------- 2B----4-----4----1----------- 3G----5---------------------- 4D--4---4----------2---2---2- 5A---------------3----3---3-- 6E---------------------------