Intro: C   Em   F   G (2x)

C                                    Em          
A man once said that the pinnacle of success 
F                                G 
Is when you've finally lost interest 
C           Em           F       G 
In money, compliments, and publicity 
C                                          Emao 
A noble enough idea, I supposeea 
F                                            Gii. 
How on earth he does this, heaven only knows 
C                                    Em 
I know I need a lot more of all three of those 
                 F              G 
Before I ever have the nerve to turn up my nose 
                    C     Em            F      G 
At any money, compliments, and publicity 

C#                   G 
I'm broke as the Ten Commandments 
F                      G 
Sometimes I'm harder to follow 

C                               Em          
I don't know whether to walk to school 
              F                                    G                      
Or take my lunch, should've worn my watch, it's true 
C                            Em       
You may think you see a man who is looking for attention, 
F                                           G 
But you're looking at a man who has lived 
                               C               
Through a little bit of poverty, 
          Em               F          G 
Some anxiety, some scrutiny 

C                                       Em 
If I ever do get my money together, 
F                                             G 
I'm gonna take care of all of my friends 
C 
Buy an island, run a phone line, call 'em 
       Em                      F (stop)     
Tell 'em all to get f**ked 
F                       C 
Oh! That oughta take care of them 
                 Em                 
Just be me and my money,  
     F                         G 
And my compliments, and my publicity 
C                              Em                          F         G 
Sing it with me: "money, compliments, and publicity" 


G 
It's an issue for me,  
F                                   G 
I went to see this therapist 
                 F                                     G 
She said, "Just do the best you can do" 
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Do the best you can do... 
C                            F                   
Do the best you can do... 
G                                                  F 
I was hoping for something more specific 

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C                                                           Em          
A man once said that the pinnacle of success 
F                                              G 
Is when you've finally lost interest 
C              Em                              F   G 
In money, compliments, and publicity 
C                                              Em 
Many years later, another man would say all that again 
F                                      G 
But not for the sake of inspiring men 
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But rather 'cause he got nine songs 
Em                            
And knows he needs at least ten 
F                                                            G            
Before he can go back to town and turn 'em all in 
C                                  Em              F                     G 
To get money--you guessed it--compliments, publicity 


C       Em          F        G 
Money, compliments, and publicity 
C      Em       F        G 
Lord, I'm gonna take it to the bank 
C      Em        F      G 
I said money, I love the compliments and the publicity 
C    Em       F        G 
I got so many people to thank 
C    Em       F        G 
I wanna thank Clive Davis  
C    Em          F        G 
I wanna thank the Good Lord up in heaven above 
C       Em       F        G 
And all my fans for my money, my compliments, and my publicity 
C        Em        F        G 
Money, compliments, and publicity 
 C         Em      F        G 
Lord, I would bathe in 
C       Em      F        G 
Money, compliments, and publicity 
C        Em       F        G 
Money, compliments, and publicity