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Intro:
D9 G (x8)
Verse 1:
(D9 G)
You just could not know,
D9 G
How long we tried,
D9 G
To see how this building,
D9 G
Looks inside.
D9 G D9 G
This must be a lucky day for me,
D9 G
Because the sign says,
D9 G
There's a vacancy.
Bridge 1:
G
Look I know you came a long way,
F E7
But you made it just too late;
G G/A D
So we had to give it to some-body else.
G
Well I talked to you on the phone,
F E7
Less than fifteen minutes ago;
F7 G7 A7
And you told me that it was cool.
Verse 2:
D9 G
I graduated from Harvard U.
D9 G D9 G
My job is paying good money too.
D9 G D9 G
And if you check on my resume;
D9 G
You'll find they all,
D9 G
Wanted me to stay.
Bridge 2:
G
Well I can't take the time out,
F E7
To check your credit card,
G
'Cos the com-puter,
G/A D
Just broke down to-day.
G
Well I'll stop by here tomorrow,
F E7
To com-plete our interview,
F7 G7 A7
But I know what you're gonna say.
(I know what your bottomline is);
Chorus 1:
D9 G
You might have the cash,
G D9 G
But you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
D9 G
Say you might have the cash,
G D9 G
But you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
Break:
G7
Too-oo, too-oo...
G/A D7 G D9
Too bad.
G7
Too-oo, too-oo..
G/A D7 G
Too sad.
Interlude:
D9 G, D9 G (x2)
Verse 3:
(G)
Our first child,
D9 G
Is due here any day;
D9 G
Due here any day,
D9 G
That's why we're desperate,
D9 G
For a place to stay.
D9 G
The lo-cation is,
D9 G
So perfect too,
D9 G
So please try to do,
D9 G
What you can do.
Bridge 3:
G
Well in this apartment complex,
F E7
No children are allowed;
G
And if you told me that,
G/A D
I could have saved you a-lot of time.
G
Well I thought the Bill was passed,
F E7
That said you could not discriminate?
F7 G7 A7
But I know some ex-cuse you'll find.
(Because your bottom line is);
Chorus 2:
D9 G
You might have the cash,
G D9 G
But you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
D9 G
Say you might have the cash,
G D9 G
But you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
Coda:
D9 G D9 G
Aye, you might be a great doctor,
D9 G D9 G
You might be a great lawyer.
D9 G D9 G
You might possess the key to the city,
D9 G D9 G
Or maybe a poli-tician.
D9 G
You might have the cash,
G D9 G
But you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
D9 G
Say you might have the cash,
G D9 G
But you cannot cash in your face;
D9 G, D9 G
We don't want you living in here.
(Repeat to Fade)
Written by Stevie Wonder