Use Capo on 1'st fret! Intro : | - - - | Verse 1 : My older brother Tommy, was a lineman rest his soul His job was hanging hot wires, on them high-line power poles Every morning bright and early, he'd climb way up in the sky And I never understood it, so one day I asked him why Refrain : He said it pays big money, and man I'm into that It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account | It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now Verse 2 : Well, my late Uncle Charlie, was this demolition hound He'd travel across the country, blowin buildings to the ground He carried a case of dynamite seemed, everywhere he went And he smoked them big long cigars and he'd wink at you and grin Refrain : And said it pays big money, and man I'm into that It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now Solo : | - - - | | ! slow | Bridge : Well now the moral of this story boys, is don't go getting yourself killed ( E ) Be kind to your rich relatives, they just might put you in their will Refrain : And that pays big money, yeah and we're I'm into that And that pays big money, and big money is where it's at Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account It pays big money, and we're rolling in it now Refrain : It pays big money, having foolish kin It pays big money, guess I owe it all to them Let me show you something, sonny, take a look at this bank account It pays big money, let's go spend some of it now Outro : | - - - | | - - - | Repeat three times and then fade out Additional Tabs : e |---------------------------------|------------0--------0-----------| b |---------------------------------|------/h\------0-----------------| g |---------------------------4-3-2-|-1----0-1---------1--------4-3-2-| D |---------------------------5-4-3-|-2-------------------------5-4-3-| A |---------------------------5-4-3-|-2-------------------------5-4-3-| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| <------- Repeat this once ------->

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