Money Is The Name Of The Game Chords by Koko Taylor

Tempo:
137.75 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Am

Bm

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Koko Taylor - Money is the name of the Game chords
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[D]
[Am]
[C] [Em]
[Am]
[Em]
[Bm]
It's [Em] a pity,
[Am]
so
[C] [Em] dumb and [G] dirty
[Em] shame.
[Bm] Oh, [Am]
[C] it's a pity.
[Em] [Am]
[C]
[Em]
So dumb and dirty shame.
[Bm] Girl, how can a poor girl [F#] make [Am] it?
[C]
I [Em] said when money [Am]
[D] [Em] is the name [Bm] of the game.
[Em] I used to have good credit all over town.
Signed my [G] name [Em]
with no money down.
[G] Things done got tough, y'all.
[Bm] And poor Cole needs some.
[Em]
Now he won't buy me a piece of rubber.
[G] [Am] It's a pity.
[C]
[Em] [Am]
[D] [C] So [Em] dumb and dirty shame.
[Bm] Girl, how can a [D] poor girl make it?
[Am]
[C] [Em] I said when money
[Am] [Em] is the [Bm] name of the [E] game.
[B] [E]
[Am] [E] [Am]
[E] [Em]
[Am]
[Em] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[Em]
[B] [Em]
[Bm]
[A]
[Am] [E]
[Bm] [Am]
[Em]
[A] [Bm] [D]
[Em] Sitting here thinking all the good times all have [G]
passed.
[Em] If I [D] could turn [G] back the time, [Em] I know my love would last.
[Am] It's a pity.
[C] [Em] So [Am]
[A] dumb [C]
[Em] and dirty [Bm] shame.
[Em]
[G] Tell [Bm] me how [D] can a poor girl make
[Am] it?
[Em] I said when money
[Am] is [Em] the name of the [Bm] game.
[Em]
Ooh, [D] [Bm]
ooh, ooh.
And if you ain't got no money.
Ooh, ooh, ooh.
It's a dirty shame.
[Em] And I feel so bad [Bm] about it.
[Em]
[Gm] It's a pity.
[Bm] [Em] It's a pity.
[B] [Em] It's a pity.
[Bm] [Em]
[G] It's a dirty, [Em]
dirty shame.
[B]
[Em] I need money.
[A]
[Em] That's what I want.
[A] I [Em]
need [G] money, [B] baby.
[E]
Oh, I need [A] money.
[E] That's the name of the [G] game.
[Bm] [Em] [E]
[Em] [E]
[B]
[A]
Key:  
Em
121
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Koko Taylor - Money Is The Name Of The Game chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, Em, Am, C, G, Bm, C and Em in sequence. For best results, commence at 68 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 138. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
It's [Em] a pity, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
so _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ dumb _ and _ _ [G] _ dirty _
[Em] shame. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Oh, _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] it's a pity.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
So dumb _ _ _ _ and _ _ dirty _ shame. _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] Girl, how _ _ can a poor girl [F#] make [Am] it?
_ _ _ [C] _
_ I _ _ [Em] said when _ _ _ money _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] is the name _ [Bm] _ of the game.
_ [Em] I used to _ have good credit _ _ _ _ all _ _ over town.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Signed my [G] _ name [Em] _
with no _ money down.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Things done got tough, y'all. _ _
[Bm] And poor Cole _ _ _ needs some.
_ [Em] _ _ _
Now he won't buy me _ _ a _ piece of rubber.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] It's a pity.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] So _ [Em] _ dumb _ _ _ and _ dirty shame. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ Girl, how _ _ _ can a [D] poor girl make it?
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] I said when _ money _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] is _ _ the _ [Bm] _ name of the [E] game. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ Sitting _ _ here thinking _ all the good _ times all have [G] _
passed.
_ [Em] If I [D] could turn [G] back the time, _ _ [Em] I know my love would _ _ last.
_ [Am] It's a pity. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ So [Am] _
_ _ _ [A] dumb [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ dirty [Bm] shame. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ Tell [Bm] me _ how _ [D] can a poor girl make _
[Am] _ it? _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I said when _ money _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ is [Em] the _ _ _ name of the _ [Bm] game.
_ [Em] _ _ _
Ooh, _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ ooh, _ _ ooh.
_ _ And if you ain't got no money. _ _ _
_ _ _ Ooh, ooh, _ _ _ _ _ ooh.
_ It's a dirty _ shame. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ And I feel so bad [Bm] about it.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] It's a pity.
[Bm] _ [Em] It's a pity. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ It's a pity.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] It's a dirty, [Em] _
_ _ _ dirty _ _ shame.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I need money.
[A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ That's what I want. _
[A] I _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
need [G] money, [B] baby.
_ _ [E] _
_ Oh, I need [A] money. _
_ _ [E] _ _ That's the name of the [G] game.
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Old School album.

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