C
As sad as it may seem
       Dm
I call pennies in between
      G               F               C 
These cushions a good means of saving dimes

I never claimed that I'd be rich
      Dm
Never said I would try
           G              F                C
But I live well enough to eat and Ill live long enough to die

C        
So dont sell what you can keep 
         Dm
sell it high or sell it cheap
           G                F
For you'll miss it just the same, 
              C
poor boy poor me

C
Well my mother's a millionaire now
Dm
she spends it in the clouds
             G               F                C
so i skipped town hopin' somehow to drown it out
C
And im sure some day ill hit it big as well
     Dm                               G
sad enough, only time will tell as to when
F                    C
or what it's all about


C        
So dont sell what you can keep 
         Dm
sell it high or sell it cheap
           G                F
For you'll miss it just the same, 
              C
poor boy poor me

C
They say the devil will take your soul
              Dm
They say this world aint no place to call home 
   G                 F                C
I dont know, I often pay it all no mind
C
And as sad as it may seem
         Dm
I called pennies in between
        G               F                C
these cushions a good means of saving dimes


C        
So dont sell what you can keep 
         Dm
sell it high or sell it cheap
           G                F
For you'll miss it just the same, 
              C
poor boy poor me

C
I said dont sell what you can keep       
         Dm
sell it high or sell it cheap
           G                F
For you'll miss it just the same, 
              C
poor boy poor me