Money Machine Chords & Lyrics - James Taylor

[INTRO]

When [C]I was [C/E]just a ch[Fadd9]ild [F]
My lif[Em7]e was, [E7/G#]oh, so [Am]simple[A/G]
And the [Fmaj7]ways of the g[Em7]reat world[Dm7] seemed strange and [G7sus4]fun - [G7] n[Csus2]y
[C]Then when I [C/E]was a [Fadd9]young man[F]
I lear[Em7]ned of t[E7/G#]hat machine[Am] [A/G]
That [Fmaj7]turns out [Em7]all those [Dm7]bales of precious[G7sus4] mon [G7] - [Csus2] ey [Csus2] [C]

[CHORUS]
[Eb/Ab]Money, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Money, Mo[Eb/Ab]ney, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Mo[C7]ney
Money money machine[Gm7]

[VERSE 1]

Now [F/Bb]you can [C7]measure you manhood by it
[C7]You can get your children to try it
[C7]You can bring your enemies to their knees
[C7]With the possible exception of the North Vietnamese

[VERSE 2]

[C7]You take a strong hit from the money machine
[C7]Sitting on top, on top of the world
[C7]Strong hit from the money machine
[C7]Sitting on top, on top of the world

[VERSE 3]

[C7]Oh, General Motors and IBM
[C7]AFL-CIO and all the King's Men
[C7]When I began the game
[C7]See me singing about the fire and rain
[C7]Let me just say it again
[C7]I've seen fives and I've seen tens

[VERSE 4]

[C7]It was a strong hit from the money machine
[C7]Sitting on top, on top of the world
[C7]Strong hit baby from that money machine
[C7]Sitting on top, on top of the world

[CHORUS]

[Eb/Ab]Money, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Money, Mo[Eb/Ab]ney, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Mo[C7]ney
[Eb/Ab]Money, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Money, Mo[Eb/F]ney, Money, [F/Eb]Money, Money,[N.C.] Money (Money)

[BRIDGE]
Give[C] me that dough
Give[C] me that dough
Give[C] me that dough
Give[C] me that dough

[VERSE 5]
Been living in the lap of luxury too lon[Gm7]g [F/Bb]
[C7]Please, Mr. DJ, won't you play my so[Eb]ng [Dm7]
[C7]Maybe my baby will listen on the radi[Gm7]o [F/Bb]
[C7]Come back home to me help me spend my dough

[VERSE 6]

[C7]I need a strong hit from the money machine please
[C7]Sitting on top, on top of the goddam world
[C7]I need a strong hit from that money machine baby
[C7]Sitting on top, on top of the world

[CHORUS]

[Eb/Ab]Money, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Money, Mo[Eb/Ab]ney, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Mo[C7]ney
[Eb/Ab]Money, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Money, Mo[Eb/Ab]ney, Money, [F/G]Money, Money, Mo[Csus4]ney
From that [Csus4/Bb]money machine
[Eb/Ab]Yeah yea[F/G]h
[Eb/Ab]Ha ha ha[F/G] yeah
[Eb/Ab]La la la[F/G] la
[Eb/Ab] [F/G]
[Eb/Ab] [F/G]
[Eb/Ab] [F/G]