Am               Am
Go to a cash machine 
Am              Am
To get a ticket home 
D                 D  
Message on the screen 
Em                                 G
Says don't make plans, you're broke 
Am               Am
No, no this can't be right 
Am               Am
I know that time is tight 
D                   D
I've only just been paid 
Em                                          G
Three weeks five days, til I'm seen 
F
Right... 
G
No... 

Am                      Am
I scratch a living, it ain't easy 
Am                  Am
You know it's a drag 
D                            Em
I'm always paying, never make it 
G
But you can't look back 
Am                 Am
I wonder if I'll ever get 
Am                Am
To where I want to be 
D       
Better believe it 
Em                   G                   Am
I'm working for the cash machine 

Am                   Am
I try to phone a friend 
Am                    Am
My credit's in the red 
D                 D
I try to skip the fare 
Em                      G
Ticket inspector's there 
Am                    Am
No no, this can't be right 
Am                 Am
I live an honest life 
D                   D
It seems like sometimes 
D                      Em
You don't cross the line 


G
You don't get 
F
By... 
G
No... 

 Am                      Am
I scratch a living, it ain't easy 
Am                  Am
You know it's a drag 
D                                      Em
I'm always paying, never make it 
       G
But you can't look back 
Am                 Am
I wonder if I'll ever get 
Am                Am
To where I want to be 
D       
Better believe it  
Em          G
Yeah... 


What am I gonna do 

My girlfriend's test turned blue 

We tried to play it safe 

That night we could not wait 

No no, this can't be right 

She said it would be alright 

I can't afford to be a daddy 
                    F
So I leave tonight... 
G
No... 

Am                      Am
I scratch a living, it ain't easy 
Am                  Am
You know it's a drag 
D                            Em
I'm always paying, never make it 
G
But you can't look back 
Am                 Am
I wonder if I'll ever get 
Am                Am
To where I want to be 
D       
Better believe it 
Em                   G                   Am
I'm working for the cash machine