"Weird Al" Yankovic
This is the Life
Released: 1984
Standard tuning, no capo
C C7
I eat filet mignon seven times a day
F Fm
My bathtub's filled with Perrier
G7 F
What can I say
C G
This is the life
C C7
I buy a dozen cars when I'm in the mood
F Fm
I hire somebody to chew my food
G7 F
I'm an upwardly mobile dude
C G
This is the life
C
They say that
Am
Money corrupts you
F C
But I can't really tell
D
I got the whole world at my feet
G
And I think it's pretty swell
C C7
I got women lined up outside my door
F Fm
They've been waitin' there since the week before
G7 F
Who could ask for more
C G
This is the life
Am
You're dead for a real long time
F C
You just can't prevent it
D
So if money can't buy happiness
G
I guess I'll have to rent it
C C7
Yeah, every day I make the front page news
F Fm
No time to pay my dues
G7 F
I got a million pairs of shoes
C G
This is the life
Am
I got a solid gold Cadillac
F C
I make a fortune while I sleep
D
You can tell I'm a living legend and
G
Not some ordinary creep
C C7
No way, I'm the boss, the Big Cheese
F Fm
Yeah, I got this town on its knobby little knees
G7 F
I can do just what I please
C G
This is the life
G C C7
That's right, I'm the king, number one
F Fm
I buy monogrammed Kleenex by the ton
C C7
I pay the bills, I call the shots
F Fm
I grease the palms, I buy the yachts
C
One thing I can guarantee
F Fm
The best things in life, they sure ain't free
G F
It's such a thrill just to be me
A
This is the life
F G C
Wa-a, this is the life