Tuning: E A D G B E

Hey Guys, this version has the chords throughout the WHOLE SONG (I wish people did this more). I also fixed a note or two and fixed the lyrics! www.markcrotti.com.au Capo - 4th fret Intro C - E - Am - F Verse 1

^CJohnny wanna be a big^E star Get on ^Amstage and play the guitar^F

Make a little mo^Cney, buy a fancy car ^E Big old ^Amhouse and an al^Fligator

Just to ma^Ctch with them alligator sh^Eoes He's a rich ma^Amn so he's no longer singing th^Fe blues

^DmHe's singing songs about material things And ^Gplatinum rings and watches that go bling

But, ^Cdiamonds don'^Et bling in the dark He a ^Amstar now, but he ain't ^Fsinging from the heart

^CSooner or later he's just gonna fal^El apart Coz his fan^Ams can't relate to his new foun^Fd art

^CHe ain't doing what he did fr^Eom the start ^AmAnd that's putting in some fee^Fling and thought

^DmHe decided to live his life shallow ^GCash in his love for material

Chorus

And its ^Cgone, gone^G going ^AmGone, eve^Frything gone give a dam^Cn

^GGone be the birds whe^Amn they don't want to ^Fsing Gone ^Cpeople,^G up aw^Amkward with their thin^Fgs, gone. ^C

^Am

Verse 2

^CYou se^Ee yourself in the mirror ^AmAnd you feel safe co^Fz it looks familiar ^CBut you afraid to ^Eopen up your soul ^AmCoz you don't really ^Fknow, don't really know ^CWho is, the person ^Ethat's deep within ^AmCoz you are content wi^Fth just being the named brand man

^DmAnd you fail to see that it's trivial ^GInsignificant, you addicted to material

^CI've see^En your kind before You're the^Am type that thinks souls is ^Fsold in a store ^CPackaged up^E with incense sticks ^AmWith them vegetarian meals ^FTo you that's righteous ^CYou're fi^Ection like books ^AmYou need to go out to^F life and look

^DmCoz, what happens when they take your material ^GYou already sold your soul and it's

Chorus

And its ^Cgone, gone^G going ^AmGone, eve^Frything gone give a dam^Cn

^GGone be the birds whe^Amn they don't want to ^Fsing Gone ^Cpeople,^G up aw^Amkward with their thin^Fgs, gone. ^C

^Am

Verse

You say that^C time is money^E and money is time So you got^Am mind in your money an^Fd your money on your mind But what ab^Cout that cr^Eime that you did to get paid And what ab^Amout that bid, you^F can't take it to your brain Wh^Cat ab

out ^E What about those ^Amshoes you'll wear^F today

They'll do no g^Dmood on the bridges you've b^Gurnt along the way

All that mo^Cney that you g^Cot gonna be g^Eone That g^Amear that you r^Amock gonna be g^Fone

The hou^Cse up on the h^Cill gonna be g^Eone The g^Amold burst on your g^Amrill gonna be g^Fone

The i^Cce on your w^Crist gonna be g^Eone That n^Amice little M^Amiss gonna be g^Fone

That w^Dmhip that you roll gonna be gone And wh^Gat's worst is your souls already gone

Chorus

And its ^Cgone, gone^G going ^AmGone, eve^Frything gone give a dam^Cn

^GGone be the birds whe^Amn they don't want to ^Fsing Gone ^Cpeople,^G up aw^Amkward with their thin^Fgs, gone

C - G - Am - F C - G - Am - F - C

Black Eyed Peas - Gone going