Intro:E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------3-3-3-1-0--------------| A|--1-3-----------3-3----------| E|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|------1-1-1-0----------------| E|--1-3---------3-1-1----------| x2little lick before verse:E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--1h0------------------------| E|------3-1--------------------|F Well I want to try and hold my head up highC In this busted-up pinto truck conversion between the broken concrete and the cloudy skyBb Well you have to make an effort with meC Bb Can you make it look like you're chauffeuring meF C F There's enough gas to get us home now if we glideF When we took this job I thought that you knew the dealC I told the boss we had a Mercedes Benz but all we got in our yard is a steering wheelBb Well I can't borrow this tuxedo much longerC Bb Well we might have to cut and sell your long hairF C F I don't mind you wearing a wig, but I won't stealBb Yeah well Honey, we can't afford to look this cheapC We need to make it look like we're high class, so we'll haul ourself on, we can't be beatBb I can't help but wonder, this time next year,F C will we be drinking Dom Pérignon or reheated beer, wellF C F Honey, we can't afford to look this cheapF We have to keep up appearances as long as we canC There's too much to lose, our social status, well, our ice machine, and our ceiling fanBb And if they find out that we ain't real songwritersC Bb That we go Dutch on cigarette lightersF C F We're gonna lose the paradise that's in our handsBb Well, honey, we can't afford to look this cheap Got an image to live up to hereC In the best motel on Imposter StreetBb While the Joneses are waltzing off to dinnerF We're gluing old lottery tickets togetherC Trying to make us a winnerF C F Well, honey, we can't afford to look this cheap
Honey We Cant Afford To Look This Cheap
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