High Cost Of Loving
Albert King
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Tom : Gm
Gm
[Verse 1]
Gm
The price is getting
Gm
Higher every day
Gm
When it comes to good loving
Gm
It's the same old way
Cm
The high cost of love
Gm
Getting higher every day
Eb D7
Ooh, the less I get
Db Cm Gm
Oh, the more I have to pay
[Verse 2]
Gm
I came home with the groceries
Gm
You said you need some more
Gm
I gave you my last two dollars
Gm
You said you need three or four
[Refrão]
Cm
The high cost of love
Gm
Getting higher every day
Eb D7
Seems like the less I get
Db Cm Gm
Oh, the more I have to pay
[Verse 3]
Gm
I bought you a leather coat
Gm
You said you wanted a mink
Gm
The way you spend my money
Gm
You think, you're married to a bank
Cm
The high cost of love
Gm
Getting higher every day
Eb D7
Seems like the less I make
Db Cm Gm
The more I have to pay
[Guitar Solo]
Gm Cm Gm Eb D Db Cm Gm
[Verse 4]
Gm
Where I live they want
Gm
To raise my rent
Gm
Before I make a dollar
Gm
You know it's, it's already spent
[Refrão] (repetir)
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