(D A Bm G A Bm-A)

Lookin' for spare change to put gas in my car 	  	 (D A Bm)
But what I found won't get me very far 	  	  	 (E A A7)
Seems lately the low times have hit me pretty hard 	 (D A Bm)
Cause I'm a few cents short  	  	  	  	 (G)
>From gettin' to where you are 	  	  	  	 (A D)

CHORUS:
I'm a few cents short of holdin' you in my arms 	 (A G D)
And a few cents short of keepin' us  	  	  	 (A G)
>From fallin' apart 	  	  	  	  	  	 (D A)
Ain't it funny, how the money can change our lives 	 (D A Bm)
Cause I'm a few cents short 	  	  	  	 (G) 
>From losing you tonight 	  	  	  	  	 (A D)

So I walked to a pay phone down the road 	  	 (D A Bm)
But a few dimes and a nickel is all I hold 	  	 (E A A7)
The operator wants more money to place my call 	 (D A Bm)
But I'm a few cents short  	  	  	  	  	 (G)
If that don't beat it all 	  	  	  	  	 (A D)

CHORUS:
BREAK: 	  	 (D A Bm G A D)

CHORUS:
I'm a few cents short of holdin' you in my arms 	 (A G D)
And a few cents short of keepin' us  	  	  	 (A G)
>From fallin' apart 	  	  	  	  	  	 (D A)
Sure is funny, how the money can change our lives 	 (D A Bm)
Cause I'm a few cents short 	  	  	  	 (G) 
>From losing you tonight 	  	  	  	  	 (A D)
Yeah I'm a few cents short 	  	  	  	 (G) 
And I'll be losing you tonight 	  	  	  	 (A D)