Misc Cartoons – Schoolhouse Rock - Where The Money Goes (Guitar)

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[Intro]
F
Dad, how come you or Mom can't pay for me to go
on my band trip to the Rose Bowl Parade? Don't you make a ton of money?
                   C
I don't know about that, but we do have a ton of expenses

    F
Like what? Isn't there something here we can do without?
[Verse 1]
F
We could stop buying groceries

     Gm
But that might be a mistake

        Bb                        C7             F
'Cause eating is a habit I'd be loath to try and break

F
We could stop paying income tax

         Gm                            Bb
But they might send me to jail and if we don't pay the mortgage
Then they'll take our house
C7                          F
Then where would we get our mail?
[Chorus]
            Bb
If not for all these bills and taxes,

    F
Our income would more than suffice

    Gm                                G7               C7
I'd feel like a real big cheese until everybody takes a slice!

    Bb
And I don't want to bore you

F
With my troubles or my woes

             Gm             C7                  F
Still you're old enough to know where the money goes
[Verse 2]
F
We don't have to pay for furniture

       Gm
If you want to learn upholstering

         Bb
We don't really need to pay the phone bill

       C7                   F
We can use tin cans and a string (It's bedtime!)

     F
We'd never have to pay to paint the house

       Gm                              Bb
If we went off and lived in a cave and if you're planning on inheriting a million bucks

            C7                  F
Then there's really no need to save!
[Chorus]
    Bb                         F
We make a decent living, that's true,

       Gm                G7                   C7
But we have to pay these bills when they come due

         Bb                             Gm         D7
Please observe this illustration which irrefutably shows

                 C7             F
Exactly how and where the money goes
[Bridge]
     F
You know if you could help us cut down on some of these expenses,
I bet we could save enough for you to go on that trip
           C7
What could I do?
[Verse 3]
F
We could really lower the phone bill

         Gm
If you'd limit the length of your calls (Bye!)

          Bb
You could probably put some money in your savings bank

        C7                  F
If you skip one trip to the mall

      F
We'd spend a little less on electricity

        Gm                                              Bb
If you turn off the lights when you leave and we could save a lot on our laundry bills

          C7                       F
If you'd watch where you put your sleeve!
[Chorus]
Bb
You could bring a little in with a part-time job

       Gm
All we ask is you do your best

        Bb
If you earn a little here and save a little there

        G7                     C7
We'll try to come up with the rest

Bb
We can't stop the money from trickling out

        Gm                D7               Bb              C7
But we can control how it flows and we can start by being aware of

                F
Where the money goes
[Outro]
            C
Where is my money? My money!

      F
It's gone