PAY-PAY-PAY WORDS & MUSIC:   Earl P. Reinhalter INTRO: E - F# - A - F# (4 times) E F# A I. cake on the shelf, F# E F# A F# take it for yourself. E F# run out the door A F# E F# A F# while the store clerk yells for help. E F# it came from nowhere, A F# fell out of the sky, E F# pennies from heaven A F# in a half-baked lie. E F# A F# E F# A F# stealing a piece of the pie. E F CHORUS A: I pay the price E F D D# D D# when they raise the price. E F I pay the tax E F D D# D D# when they raise the tax. A A# I pay the guys A A# G G# G G# who clean up your trash. E F# A F# and I pay, pay, pay, pay, E pay. /// REPEAT INTRO /// E F# A II. stealing the news F# E F# A F# from a paper machine, E F# sold on the corner for a A F# E F# A F# handful of green. E F# now you're sellin' disease A F# for a jar of Vaseline. E F# now you're a charity A F# hospital queen. E F# A F# E F# A F# don't even mention nicotine. 'cause... /// REPEAT CHORUS /// INSTRUMENTAL: E - F# - A - F# (5 times) E - F# - A - F#dim E - F# - A - F# (4 times) E F CHORUS B: I pay the price E F D D# D D# when they raise the price. E F I pay the premium E F D D# D D# when they raise the premium. A A# I pay the guys A A# G G# G G# who clean up your trash. E F# A F# E F# A F# and I pay, pay, pay, pay. E F# A F# E F# A F# and I pay, pay, pay, pay. ENDING: E - F# - A - F# E - F# - A - F# E © Copyright 1986 Earl P. Reinhalter.   All Rights Reserved.