D5 A5 B5 G5 A5 B5 A5 } 
 

Lookin' for spare change to put gas in my car
            {D5 A5 B5 
But what I found won't get me very far
                  {E5 A5 A5 
Seems lately the low times have hit me pretty hard
      {D5 A5 B5 
Cause I'm a few cents short
                         { G5 } 
>From gettin' to where you are
                        {A5 D5 
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I'm a few cents short of holdin' you in my arms      
{A5 G5 D5 
And a few cents short of keepin' us                   
{A5 G5 
>From fallin' apart                                    
{D5 A5 
Ain't it funny, how the money can change our lives      
{D5 A5 B5 
Cause I'm a few cents short                        
{ G5 }  
>From losing you tonight                              
{A5 D5 

 
So I walked to a pay phone down the road            
{D5 A5 B5 
But a few dimes and a nickel is all I hold            
{E5 A5 A5 
The operator wants more money to place my call      
{D5 A5 B5 
But I'm a few cents short                               
{ G5 } 
If that don't beat it all                              
{ A5 D5 
 

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{D5 A5 B5 G5 A5 D5 
 

CHORUS: 

I'm a few cents short of holdin' you in my arms      
{A5 G5 D5 
And a few cents short of keepin' us                   
{A5 G5 
>From fallin' apart                                    
{D5 A5 
Sure is funny, how the money can change our lives      
{D5 A5 B5 
Cause I'm a few cents short                        
{ G5 }  
>From losing you tonight                              
{A5 D5 
Yeah I'm a few cents short                        
{ G5 }  
And I'll be losing you tonight                        
{A5 D5