Tom: Em
Em A7
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5--------5--------5-----|
A|------2-2--4--4-----4--4-----4--4--------|
E|--0h3------5--5-----5--5-----5--5--------|
Riff 2:
Bb G
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5--------5--------5-----|
A|----5-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--------|
E|--6---6---3--3-----3--3-----3--3--------|
[Intro]
Riff 1 x 4
(Guitar keeps riff 1 and riff 2 going. Alternately you can play these chords.)
A7
Em A7
Em A7
Em A7
Bb G
Bb G
Em A7
Em A7
[Verse 1]
Em A7
You pull up to the big brown
Em A7
You pull up in your big white
Em A7
Then you're climbing the stairs
Em A7
Then you're climbing the stairs
Bb G
No matter who you are
Bb G
No matter what your beef, boy
Em A7
You take the big green stacks and you
Em A7 N.C.
Shove 'em in the white one
[Chorus]
E Bb
That's the way of the envelope
E Bb
Just a stuff and a lick, yeah
E Bb
It's good work if you can get it
E Bb
Beats pushing the cup yeah
E C
You remember a time
B C
We remember it well
E Bb
It was a fine fine place to live
E Bb N.C.
(Before the envelope)
[Verse 2]
Em A7
You pull up in your big brown car
Em A7
You drive up to the big white brick
Em A7
Then you're climbing the stairs to take you
Em A7
Up to the 8th, the 9th, the 10th....
Bb G
No matter who you are
Bb G
No matter what your beef, boy
Em A7
You take the big green stacks and you
Em A7
Shove 'em in the white wad bag
[Chorus]
E Bb
That's the way of the envelope
E Bb
Just a stuff and a lick, yeah
E Bb
It's good work if you can get it
E Bb
Beats pushing the cup, and...
E C
You remember a time
B C
We remember it well
E Bb
It was a fine clean place to live
E Bb
It was a fine fine place to live
E C
And then you led them back to the time
D
They go on and use that time
E
They go on and ooooonnnnnn
E
And on...
