Chords for "The Moneygoround"

Date: April 12, 1997  2:41 PM
From: Jim Smart


The Money-Go-Round	By Ray Davies
Transcribed by Ian Grant and Jim Smart.

Intro Melody B A# B C# B D# D D# E D# D#D# D# E F F# then crash on B7

E  (bass descends.../D#	C#m	/B)
Robert gives half to Grenville
A	/G#	F#m /E
Who in turn, gave half to Larry
D       	G
Who adored my instrumentals
A	              D
So he gave half to a foreign publisher


E	/D#	C#m	/B
He took half the money
A	/G#	F#m	/E
that was earned in some far distant land
 D	          G
Gave back half to Larry
A    		D7			(G)
And I end up with half of goodness knows what


(G)		G/F#
Can somebody explain
G/F
Why things go on this way
C
I thought they were my friends
C/B
I can't believe its me
(C/B)			F	C
I can't believe that I'm so green


G	(Doggie style alternating bass)
Eyes down, round and round
				D
Let's all sit and watch the money go round
(D)  			A
Everyone take a little bit here
G	F#
And a little bit there

G
Do they all deserve
				D
money from a song that they never heard
(D)					A
They don't know the tune and they don't know the words
G	F#
But they don't give a damn


G
There's no end to it
D
I'm in a pit and I'm stuck in it
(D)	A
The money goes round and around and around
G	F#
And it comes out here


B7 [F#	A	G#]
when they've all taken their share
	E /D# C#m /B        A	/G#	F#m	/E
(...instrumental line......)
D	G
I went to see a solicitor
A				D
And the story was heard and the writs were served
E	/D#	C#m	/B
I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown
A	/G#	F#m
I decided to fight right to the end
D               	G
But if I ever get my money
A       	  	D7		(G)
I'll be too old and grey to spend it


(G)	G/F#
Oh, and life goes on and on
G/F
And noone ever wins
C
And time goes quickly by
C/B
Just like the money-go-round
(C/B)		  F	  C
I only hope that I'll survive

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chords by Ian Grant, with assistance from Jim Smart

Honolulu, hawaii



Date:  7 December 2011
From:  Wade Hanson


E (bass descends.../D#     C#m   /B)
Robert gives half to Grenville
A        /G#          F#
Who in turn, gave half to Larry
D       G
Who adored my instrumentals
A        D
So he gave half to a foreign publisher


E          /D#        C#m       /B
He took half the money
A           /G#                         F#
that was earned in some far distant land
D              G
Gave back half to Larry
A D    (G)
And I end up with half of goodness knows what


(G)     Bm/F#
Can somebody explain
Bdim/F
Why things go on this way
C
I thought they were my friends
Em
I can't believe its me
(Em)  F       C
I can't believe that I'm so green