Notation:
F# / /... keep strumming F# (even if it's not shown on the tab)
(F#) play quietly
2h3 hammer on
h2 play the note by hammering it on
3p2 pull off
7b(9) bend
7b(9)r7 bend and release
F# \ E play F# cord then slide down to E
10/17\10 slide up then down
Intro:
G A B A G F# A (F#)
E---3--5-7-5---5-5-5-3-3-2-2-0-3--2--5-----2--
B---3--5-7-5-------------------3--2--5-----2--
G---4--6-8-6-------------------4--3--6-----3--
D---5--7-9-7-------------------5--4--7-----4--
A---5--7-9-7-------------------5--4--7-----4--
E---3--5-7-5-------------------3--2--5-----2--
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
fig (1)
Things worked out better than planned capital from boy, woman and man
F# / /... C B F# / / /
E------------2----------------3-2----------2------------------------
B------------2----------------4-3----------2------------------------
G------------3----------------4-3----------3------------------------
D------------4----------------4-3----------4------------------------
A------------4----------------3-2----------4----------2h3p2p0-------
E------------2-----------------------------2-----------------h2p0---
^^^^^^^^^^^
fig (2)
We were like ink and paper numbers on a calculator
F# / / / C B F# / / /...
knew arithmetic so well
C B F# / / / repeat fig (2)
working overtime, completed what was assigned
F# / / / C B F# / / /...
we had to multiply ourselves
F#\ E
E--2-\-0------------------------------------------ }
B--2-\-0------------------------------------------ }
G--3-\-1------------------------------------------ } fig (3)
D--4-\-2------------------------------------------ }
A--4-\-2-----------------------2h3p2p0h2p0-------- }
E--2-\-0----------------------------------h2p0h2-- }
repeat fig (3)
a bouncing little baby a shiny copper penny
D A
and he spent himself would not listen to us
D A (F#)
but when he lost his appetite he lost his weight in friends
F# / / F# / / F# / / F# / / / C B F# / / fig(2)
Baby became a fat nickel so fast then came puberty exponentially
F# / / / C B F# / /...
soon our boy became a million
D A
people loved him so and helped him to grow
D A
everyone know the thing that was best of course he must invest
F# / / /... G / / F# G A / / /...
A penny won't do no a penny won't do no oh (repeat)
Guitar break: (like the intro, but ending G B A instead of G F# A)
G A B A fig (1) G B A
G / /... E / /...
But he made us proud he made us rich
G / /... A / /...
and how were we to know he's counterfeit
Solo:
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------11-9--9\0--6-7-9----9p6---9p6---9p6---7-6---6----
D----------9-7-----------------7-7-----7-----7-----7-----9---7--
A------9-7----------------------7-------------------------------
E---10----------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------9h10/17\10p9-10p9-7-9p7-5---5h7-7b(9)-7b(9)r7-5--
B---------------------------------------------7----------------------
G--------------11-9--------------------------------------------------
D----------9-7-------------------------------------------------------
A------9-7-----------------------------------------------------------
E---10---------------------------------------------------------------
D A
Now everything's ruined yeh eh now everything's ruined yeh eh eh (repeat)
G / / / / / B (let ring)
PLAY TOO ..