[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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When I was a kid, candy was a nickel

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I had roller skates and a red bicycle

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             C                   C7
It was the land of the brave and home of the free
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Then all the good jobs went across the sea
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money today.


[Verse 2]
C                     C7
Way back then, daddy had his own business

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C                             C7
He was a self made man he was independent

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 C                                   C7
Then they opened a store, it took a whole city block
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Anything you need you know they've got
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money today.


[Bridge]
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When I needed a part for my washing machine
       C
They picked up my call in the Phillipines
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 I got a Chinese phone and a Japanese car
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But my gasoline takes me twice as far


[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
C                       C7
Bernie Madoff with the rich folks money

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 C                         C7
They didn't think it was very funny

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           C                   C7
Now the dollar is up but the chips are down
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There ain't very many good jobs around
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money today.


[Verse 4]
  C                   C7
Last night I had a terrible dream

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       C                                C7                         
I was eatin' me some cookies and some chocolate ice cream

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      C                        C7
The government didn't want to pay the debt
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And the whole damn country got repossessed
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money today.
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It's a high price to pay, to get more for your money toda-a-ay.


[Outro]
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