If I Was Rich

by @lbrewington

Liner Notes

Was having a conversation about winning the lottery.

#acousticonetake

Lyrics

c
if i was rich
g
i know what i buy
c
it's an easy answer
d7
every time
f
if i was rich
g c
i know what i would buy

i'd buy a big whole house
a three car garage
some fancy motors
to park all the time
and a really big fence
to keep the riff raff out

c
i'd buy a marshal stack
g
the biggest you've seen
c d7
and the neighbors would have to listen to me
f g c
rocking out , o boy that sure sound fine

[chorus]
f c
but there is reason i aint rich
g c
it starts every morning when i oversleept
f c
the sun goes down, i'm ready to go
f g c
spend every night just strumming on guitar

my girl would want a sanctuary
for all the lions living desperately
and we could visit anytime we want

i'd have a big ole yacht
we'd party all the time
i'd have free roaming goats just a walking the line
and if you think that odd maybe give it a try

[chorus]

i'd buy a bank or two
and then i'd shut em up down
just to watch the chaos all around
that aint conclusion that's just having fun

i'd buy friends and love
and a magic bottle
that when i rubbed a genie come'd over
and we would sit and laugh at all of the poor

F
if true be told
C
and the record kept
G C
i don't like marshal stacks

sanctuaries are money pits
and yachts always make me sick

you can't buy friends
and love is rare
so i'll just keeping strumming on guitar

if i was rich i know what i buy
a one way ticket outta of this town
and i would just keep strumming on guitar

i would just keep strumming on guitar
i would just keep strumming on guitar

Comments

[avatar]
HA FUNNY. Great to muse about. BUT i would by a Marshall stack😎🎶 but then again , no!.
[avatar]
Isn't it fun to imagine what we'd do with new-found riches? Seems like it's fun to sing about, too! Your song reminded me of another song by the Barenaked Ladies. Here's a live version at Farm Aid, 24 years age: https://youtu.be/LV8N5JP29q0
[avatar]
This is hilarious! It seems like the best part of being rich is making fun of poor people, and making things hard for them. 🤣 Also, I love you blaming your guitar for your lack of financial success. Being rich sounds like a drag!
[avatar]
Love this song! The melody and delivery is super catchy and has a good beat! I love how it evolves into the darker side of riches as it goes on, and the narrator comes to conclusions about how to live life. For me, I'd rather have a small house and lots of songs than a big house and no songs! Words to live by: "you can't buy friends, and love is rare, so i'll just keeping strumming on guitar"
[avatar]
Ha ha - yup id do plenty of that! especially that guitar! i'm willing to win anytime
[FAWM]