Andrew Peterson - Loose change

^FI’d give you all of me to know what you were thinking ^C And if I had one^F wish, I’d wish I wasn’t s^D7inking here ^{G Fdim}Drowning in this well ^Am Oh, can’t you tell ^D

That I ca^Fn’t pick myself up off the ground ^C Well, I’ve been face down ^G And pushed aside ^{C E7} Well, you know I’d ^Frather just turn tail and run ^C Than lie here in the sun ^G And watch^Fdim you pass me by ^Am Cause I ain^G’t worth a dime ^F

But if only I could stand up straight^F, ^C I wouldn’t have to lie and wait ^{G C} I’d get up and roll away ^{F C} And never be ignored ^G I’ve got a feeling that I’m something more ^{F C} Than just a piece of copper ore ^{G C} Turning green and looking for ^{F C} The reason I was born ^G

Well, I’ve been a^Fround since 1964 ^C In banks and bottom drawers ^G And on railroad ties ^{C E7} I’ve been passed ar^Found and cast aside Skipp^Ced and flipped and flattened wide Sp^Gun around and thrown away and^Fdim left alone to lie ^{Am G}

^CBut I heard about a penny found ^{F C} Lying underneath the couch^{G C} By a woman who was kneeling down ^{F C} Looking for some change ^G Then the woman danced around ^{F C} And called her friends all over t^Gown ^C Told ‘em what was lost is found ^{F C} It’s another penny saved ^G

^FSo I find that all this time Ben^G/Eeath the surface, I could shine Like all the gold a king^G and qu^Fdimeen could measure ^{Am G} You see, even just ^Fa penny is a treasu^Gre ^C