The Envelope

Riff 1 x 4
(Guitar keeps riff 1 and riff 2 going.  Alternately you can play these chords.)
    A7
Em  A7
Em  A7
Em  A7
Bb  G
Bb  G
Em  A7
Em  A7

Em  A7
        You pull up to the big brown
Em  A7
        You pull up in your big white
Em  A7
        Then you're climbing the stairs
Em  A7
        Then you're climbing the stairs
Bb  G
        No matter who you are
Bb  G
        No matter what your beef, boy
Em  A7
        You take the big green stacks and you
Em               A7               N.C.
Shove 'em in the white one

E   Bb
         That's the way of the envelope
E   Bb
         Just a stuff and a lick, yeah
E   Bb
         It's good work if you can get it
E   Bb
         Beats pushing the cup yeah
E   C
         You remember a time
B   C
         We remember it well
E   Bb
         It was a fine fine place to live
E   Bb                          N.C.
        (Before the envelope)

Em  A7
         You pull up in your big brown car
Em  A7
         You drive up to the big white brick
Em  A7
         Then you're climbing the stairs to take you
Em        A7
Up to the 8th, the 9th, the 10th....
Bb  G
         No matter who you are
Bb  G
         No matter what your beef, boy
Em  A7
         You take the big green stacks and you
Em               A7
Shove 'em in the white wad bag

E   Bb
         That's the way of the envelope
E   Bb
         Just a stuff and a lick, yeah
E   Bb
         It's good work if you can get it
E   Bb
         Beats pushing the cup, and...
E   C
         You remember a time
B   C
         We remember it well
E   Bb
         It was a fine clean place to live
E   Bb
         It was a fine fine place to live
E        C
And then you led them back to the time
        D
They go on and use that time
        E
They go on and ooooonnnnnn
    E
And on...

Em A7
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5--------5--------5-----|
A|------2-2--4--4-----4--4-----4--4--------|
E|--0h3------5--5-----5--5-----5--5--------|

Riff 2: Bb G
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5--------5--------5-----|
A|----5-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2--------|
E|--6---6---3--3-----3--3-----3--3--------|

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