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Rodriguez - Rich Folks Hoax Chords

Chord reference Am, Dm, E7, E, Eb
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

The [Am]moon is [Am]hanging in the [Dm]purple [E7]sky [E7] [Am]Baby’s [Am]sleeping while its [Dm]mother [E7]sighs [E7] [E] [Eb] [Dm] [E7]Talking about the [Am]rich folks [Am]Rich folks have the [Dm]same jokes [Dm]And they [E7]park in basic [Am]places [Am]

The [Am]priest is [Am]preaching from a [Dm]shallow [E7]grave [E7] [Am]He counts his [Am]money then he [Dm]paints you [E7]saved [E7] [E] [Eb] [Dm] [E7]Talking to the [Am]young folks [Am]Young folks share the [Dm]same jokes But they [E7]meet in older [Am]places

So [Dm]don’t [E7]tell me about [Am]your success [Am] [Dm]Nor your [E7]recipes for my [Am]happiness [Am] [Dm]Smoke in [E7]bed I never [Am]could digest [Am] Those [Dm]illusions [E7]you claim to have [Am]going [Am]

The [Am]sun is [Am]shining as it’s [Dm]always [E7]done [E7] [Am]Coffin [Am]dust is the fate of [Dm]every-[E7]one [E7] [E] [Eb] [Dm] [E7]Talking ’bout the [Am]rich folks The [Am]poor create the [Dm]rich hoax And only [E7]late breast-fed [E7]fools [Am]believe it [Am]

So [Dm]don’t [E7]tell me about [Am]your success [Am] [Dm]Nor your [E7]recipes for my [Am]happiness [Am] [Dm]Smoke in [E7]bed I never [Am]could digest [Am] Those [Dm]illusions [E7]you claim to have [Am]going [Am] [Dm] [E7] [Am] [Am]

Artist Rodriguez
Album Cold Fact
Genres Rock
Year 1970
Key Am

How to Play Rich Folks Hoax on Guitar?

Rodriguez - Rich Folks Hoax can be played in the key of Am using the Am, Dm, E7, E, Eb chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Eb, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Rich Folks Hoax with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.