Cash Machine

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

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