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[Verse 1]
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You get back what you put in
              C                G
So don't take out, if you must borrow 
         C                G
What you need will come tomorrow 
         A7               D
What you want may have to wait


[Verse 2]
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And don't waste time, it can't be bought 
                 C                      G
Don't spend your dreams on what they're selling 
           C                 G   E7
Close your ears to all their yelling 
               A7  D             G
And you'll get back what you put in 


[Verse 3]
           C               G
My old man said, it's only gold 
             D                   G
And there is more to life than labour 
                C            G
There's so much more you can savour 
        A7            D
So many roles you can play 


[Verse 4]
            G
And you get back what you put in
              C                G
So don't take out, if you must borrow 
         C                G
What you need will come tomorrow 
         A7               D
What you want may have to wait


[Verse 5]
                G
And don't waste time, it can't be bought 
                 C                      G
Don't spend your dreams on what they're selling 
           C                 G   E7
Close your ears to all their yelling 
               A7  D             G
And you'll get back what you put in 


[Verse 6]
           C
My old man said, there's joy in life
               D
There's joy in love, there's joy in giving 
            C                    G
If you make wealth your goal for living 
                 A7             D
Then you'll miss out on all the rest


[Verse 7]
               G
'Cause you get back what you put in
              C                G
So don't take out, if you must borrow 
         C                G
What you need will come tomorrow 
         A7               D
What you want may have to wait


[Verse 8]
                G
And don't waste time, it can't be bought 
                 C                      G
Don't spend your dreams on what they're selling 
           C                 G   E7
Close your ears to all their yelling 
               A7  D             G
And you'll get back what you put in 


[Instrumental]
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[Verse 9]
             G
Yes, you get back what you put in
              C                G
So don't take out, if you must borrow 
         C                G
What you need will come tomorrow 
         A7               D
What you want may have to wait


[Verse 10]
                G
And don't waste time, it can't be bought 
                 C                      G
Don't spend your dreams on what they're selling 
           C                 G   E7
Close your ears to all their yelling 
               A7  D             G
And you'll get back what you put in