Tuning: Standard 
 
Order of song: 
Verse 
Chorus 
Verse 
Chorus 
Verse 
Chorus 
 
 
Verse 1:- 
 
e|--5------5--5-5-------7-----5--5-5--------------5------5--5-5-----------7------7--7-7----------| 
B|--5------5--5-5-------7-----7--7-7--------------5------5--5-5-----------7------7--7-7----------| 
G|--5------5--5-5-------7-----5--5-5--------------7------7--7-7-----------9------9--9-9----------| 
D|--7------7--7-7-------5-----7--7-7--------------7------7--7-7-----------9------9--9-9-----X2---| 
A|------------------------------------------------5------5--5-5-----------7------7--7-7----------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    
Am 
Go to a cash machine 
Am 
To get a ticket home 
Dm 
Message on the screen 
Em 
Says don't make plans, you're broke 
Am 
No, no this can't be right 
Am 
I know that time is tight 
Dm 
I've only just been paid 
Em 
Three weeks five days, til I'm seen 
Dm 
Right... 
Em 
No...   
      
Chorus:- 
 
e|--5----5-5-x-------5---5-5-x-----7---7-7-x------------------------------------------------| 
B|--5----5-5-x-------5---5-5-x-----7---7-7-x------------------------------------------------| 
G|--5----5-5-x(X2)---7---7-7-x-----9---9-9-x------------------------------------------------| 
D|--7----7-7-x-------7---7-7-x-----9---9-9-x-------------X2---------------------------------| 
A|-------------------5---5-5-x-----7---7-7-x------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
Am 
I scratch a living, it ain't easy 
Am 
You know it's a drag 
Dm 
I'm always paying, never making 
Em 
But you can't look back 
Am 
I wonder if I'll ever get 
Am 
To where I want to be 
Dm 
Better believe it 
Em 
I'm working for the cash machine