Tom: Em
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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When I was a kid, candy was a nickel
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I had roller skates and a red bicycle
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C C7
It was the land of the brave and home of the free
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Then all the good jobs went across the sea
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money today.
[Verse 2]
C C7
Way back then, daddy had his own business
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C C7
He was a self made man he was independent
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C C7
Then they opened a store, it took a whole city block
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Anything you need you know they've got
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money today.
[Bridge]
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When I needed a part for my washing machine
C
They picked up my call in the Phillipines
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I got a Chinese phone and a Japanese car
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But my gasoline takes me twice as far
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
C C7
Bernie Madoff with the rich folks money
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C C7
They didn't think it was very funny
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C C7
Now the dollar is up but the chips are down
F F7
There ain't very many good jobs around
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money today.
[Verse 4]
C C7
Last night I had a terrible dream
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C C7
I was eatin' me some cookies and some chocolate ice cream
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C C7
The government didn't want to pay the debt
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And the whole damn country got repossessed
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money today.
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money toda-a-ay.
[Outro]
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