Price Of A Dream
Recorded by Josh Grider Band
(No Capo)
Intro.: |3/4(Bm) |4/4(D) |3/(A) / (G)|4/4(D) | x 2
(Bm) Mr., I need a (A)car, what you (G)got?
(Bm) I need somethin' runs (A)good and don't cost a (G)lot
'Cause I got a job workin' out (D)of town
And a (A)thousand dollars I can (G)put (D)down
(Bm) There's just no (A)work here anymore (G)
(Bm) Since they (A)shut the factory (G)doors
Bailed out Detroit, forgot a-(D)bout me
So I (A)had to take this work up in (G)Tennes-(D)see
(Chorus)
And the (G)price of the dream is get-(A)tin' (D)high
So I (A)go to Memphis on (G)Sunday (D)night
I (G)leave my children, leave (A)my (D)wife
Yeah, I (A)gotta go to Memphis on (G)Sunday (D)night
Yeah, I (A)gotta go to Memphis on (G)Sunday (D)night
Solo: |3/4(Bm) |4/4(D) |3/(A) / (G)|4/4(D) | x 2
(Bm) Still got our (A)house but we're (G)barely hangin' on
(Bm) So this job's a (A)good thing, I just (G)hate that I gotta be gone
'Cause babies need their daddy, momma needs her (D)man
And (A)I'll get back every (G)chance I (D)can
(Chorus)
Oh, the (G)price of the dream is get-(A)tin' (D)high
So (A)I go to Memphis on (G)Sunday (D)night
(G)Leave my children, leave (A)my (D)wife
Yeah, I (A)gotta go to Memphis on (G)Sunday (D)night
Oh, I (A)gotta go to Memphis on (G)Sunday (D)night
(Bridge)
(C) The politicians all promised (D) change
(C) But everything just stays (D) the same
I trade (C)two days at home for (A)five to ten away --- (Bbdim) ---
(Bm) I'm gonna (A)miss Halloween (G)
(Bm) Looks like I'll (A)miss Thanks-(G)-giving
They'll have costumes and pump-(A)kin (D)pie
'Cause (A)daddy goes to Memphis on (G)Sunday (D)night
You (G)do what you gotta do to (A)sur-(D)vive
Yeah, (A)me I ride to Memphis on (G)Sunday (D)night,
'Cause there's work up in Memphis, leave (G)Sunday (D)night ---
Outro.: |3/4(Bm) |4/4(D) |3/(D) / (G)|4/4(Bm) ---
Mr., I need a (A)car, --- watch you (G)got? -----
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