Tom: A
A
Well I went on down to the corner store
A
Just to get a little bottle of pills
A
Cause the man on the television told me
A
There's a cure for all my ills
A
Well I walked on up to the counter
A
And I told him what I had
A
He said "You ain't got no money
A
You can't afford to be feeling so bad"
[Chorus]
A
Oh, can you spare a nickel, brother
A
Can you spare a dime
D
Need a couple more dollars now
E A
Just to get me on down the line
Rap:
A
Hey there how you doing ask the folks
A
I tell them all the same thing old black & broke
A
And they think that's a joke but I ain't playing
A
100% truth to what I'm saying
A
Cuz my bones crack I'm so pro black
A
And I got so many bills and they ain't dough stacks
A
Pardon me kojak sucking on your lollipop
A
You think I can get dropped off at the trolley stop
A
I'm leaving my first gig heading to the next one
A
I'll sleep when I'm dead trying to get these checks son
A
Hit the studio in full Rakim mode
A
Cuz my credit score is in permanent limbo
A
Speed up the tempo I got to get the paper
A
The garnish on my wages isn't adding any flavor
A
Keep the weed in dank amounts
A
I need folding green to fill my bank accounts
[Verse 2]
A
Well I went down to the bodega
A
Just to get a little mountain dew
A
When I opened up my wallet
A
There wasn't nothing but an IOU
A
Well I told my situation, I asked him
A
"What do you got for me?"
A
He said "I got this knuckle sandwich
A
And I'll give it to you for free"
[Chorus]
A
Oh, can you spare a nickel, brother
A
Can you spare a dime
D
Need a couple more dollars now
E A
Just to get me on down the line
(Violin Solo)
(Banjo Solo)
A
Well I could not pay my ticket
A
And I could not pay my bail
A
Well the judge couldn't pay me the time of day
A
And he throwed my ass in jail
A
Well they gave me a nickel and a dime
A
And they placed them upon my eyes
A
For it cost much more to keep me here
A
Than it did to let me die
[Chorus]
A
Oh, can you spare a nickel, brother
A
Can you spare a dime
D
Need a couple more dollars now
E A
Just to get me on down the line
[Chorus]
A
Oh, can you spare a nickel, brother
A
Can you spare a dime
D
Need a couple more dollars now
E A
Just to get me on down the line
