When There’s No Money Coming In
Walt Wilkins/Naoise Sheridan
CD: Mustang Island


Am                  Dm Am Dm          Am  Dm  Am  Dm
He wouldn’t hurt a soul, just ask his friends
F                                                        Am  Dm  Am  Dm 
They’re all gatered down at Junior’s place to get out of the wind
G                                                         Am  Dm  Am  Dm 
Talking about how a man can change, when there’s no money comin’ in
                      


Am                  Dm Am  Dm               Am  Dm  Am  Dm
It’s like a curtain fell, when the plant closed down
F                                          Am  Dm  Am  Dm  
People turned to gohsts, on the streets of this town
                  G                                    Am Dm Am Dm             
But there’s still mouths to feed, when there’s no money comin’ in


Chorus
Dm
The deal was understood from the cradle to the grave
Am
You weren’t a number to be counted, not a dollar to be saved
Dm
But now a balance sheet in a high-rise 
                       F
A thousand miles away, tells you you’re not needed 
G                          Am  Dm  Am  Dm
Wipes clean the years you gave


Am                            Dm Am Dm              Am Dm Am Dm
The Sheriff says “I’d like to help, but my hands are tied,
F                                                      Am Dm Am Dm
You know it hurts me too, boys, I’ve known him all my life
      G                                                       Am Dm Am Dm
But a good man can do desperate things, when there’s no money comin’ in”


Instrumental Break (chord progression from verse)


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The wives are with the kids, to see them through the night
F                                                         Am Dm Am Dm 
And Father Daniel says a prayer for a soul that’s crossed the line

                    G                      Am Dm Am Dm       
He knows a man’s thoughts turn dark as the sea
                       Am Dm Am Dm
When there’s no money comin’ in


Chorus
Dm
Your name used to mean something, this town was in your blood
Am
For four generations, hard work was enough
Dm
But now a balance sheet in a high-rise 
                       F
A thousand miles away, tells you that you’re nothin’ 
G                          AmDm  Am  Dm                         
Wipes clean the years you gave, wipes clean the years you gave

  

Am                        Dm Am Dm                  Am Dm Am Dm
A tear falls to a cement floor, and echo’s through the cell
F                                                Am Dm Am Dm
And a child grows up alone in a town that knows too well
                     G                      Am Dm Am Dm        
About how a man can change,When there’s no money comin’ in
                           G                    
A man’s thoughts can turn wild as the sea
                 Am  Dm  Am  Dm                  Am Dm Am Dm         
When there’s no money comin’ in, when there’s no money comin’ in