Money, Money, Money was composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the group ABBA and talks about the dreams of a poor person trying to imagine what it would be like to have a lot of money. It is a social critique on the materialistic pursuit of wealth and how it can consume peoples lives. The song conveys the hope that having money would solve all problems, though it acknowledges the practical difficulties of achieving such wealth. It was ... See more [+] inspired by cabaret and vaudeville musical styles.
Key: Am
Introduction:
Am
F7
Dm
E+
Am
Am
I work all night, I work all day
E7/G#
E7
Am
to pay the bills I have to pay, ain't it sad.
Am
And still there never seems to be
E7/G#
E7
Am
a single penny left for me, that's too bad.
Am/G
Bb/F
F
F/E
In my dreams I have a plan, if I got me a wealthy man
Dm
B7/D#
E7
I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball.
Am
B7
E7
E+
Am
Money, money, money, must be funny in the rich man's world.
B7
E7
E+
Am
Money, money, money, always sunny in the rich man's world.
Dm
E7
A7
Dm
A ha, a ha. All the things I could do
F7
E
Am
Dm
E+
Am
F7
if I had a little money, it's a rich man's world.
Dm
E+
Am
It's a rich man's world.
Am
A man like that is hard to find
E7/G#
E7
Am
but I can't get him off my mind, ain't it sad
Am
And if he happens to be free
E7/G#
E7
Am
I bet he wouldn't fancy me, That's too bad
Am/G
Bb/F
F
F/E
So I must leave, I'll have to go To Las Vegas or Monaco
Dm
B7/D#
E7
And win a fortune in a game, my life will never be the same...
Am
B7
E7
E+
Am
Money, money, money, must be funny in the rich man's world.
B7
E7
E+
Am
Money, money, money, always sunny in the rich man's world.
Dm
E7
A7
Dm
A ha, a ha. All the things I could do
F7
E
Am
Dm
E+
Am
F7
if I had a little money, it's a rich man's world.
Dm
E+
Am
It's a rich man's world.
Bbm
C7
F7
F+
Bbm
Money, money, money, must be funny in the rich man's world.
C7
F7
F+
Bbm
Money, money, money, always sunny in the rich man's world.