Use Capo on 1'st fret! 
 
Intro : | - - - G_F#_F | E - - G_F#_F | E - - G_F#_F | 
 
Verse 1 : 
 
   E                           A                 E 
My older brother Tommy, was a lineman rest his soul 
     A                   E              B                E 
His job was hanging hot wires, on them high-line power poles 
       A                  E                 A             E 
Every morning bright and early, he'd climb way up in the sky 
       A            E             B               E 
And I never understood it, so one day I asked him why 
 
Refrain : 
 
            A        E         A             E 
He said it pays big money, and man I'm into that 
    A         E               B                  E 
It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance 
        A                    E                 A              E 
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account 
    A         E            B                 | E - - G F#_F | E - - G_F#_F | 
It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now 
 
Verse 2 : 
 
      E                               A           E 
Well, my late Uncle Charlie, was this demolition hound 
       A                 E              B                 E 
He'd travel across the country, blowin buildings to the ground 
    A                   E              A             E 
He carried a case of dynamite seemed, everywhere he went 
         A                   E               B               E 
And he smoked them big long cigars and he'd wink at you and grin 
 
Refrain : 
 
             A        E         A             E 
And said it pays big money, and man I'm into that 
    A         E               B                  E 
It pays big money, if you're willing to take a chance 
        A                    E                 A              E 
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account 
    A         E            B                   E 
It pays big money, but he sure can't spend it now 
 
Solo : | A - - - | E - - - | A - - - | E - - - | 
       | A - - - | E - - - | B - - - | E! slow | 
 
Bridge : 
 
              A7             E7                     A7               E7 
Well now the moral of this story boys, is don't go getting yourself killed 
    A7                 E7                        B7              ( E ) 
Be kind to your rich relatives, they just might put you in their will 
 
Refrain : 
 
          A        E              A             E 
And that pays big money, yeah and we're I'm into that 
          A         E             B                  E 
And that pays big money, and big money is where it's at 
        A                    E                 A              E 
Let me tell you something, sonny, you ought to see my bank account 
    A         E               B             E 
It pays big money, and we're rolling in it now 
 
Refrain : 
 
    A        E    A                E 
It pays big money, having foolish kin 
    A         E             B             E 
It pays big money, guess I owe it all to them 
        A                    E            A                 E 
Let me show you something, sonny, take a look at this bank account 
    A         E               B               E 
It pays big money, let's go spend some of it now 
 
Outro : | A - - - | E - - - | A - - - | E - - - | 
        | A - - - | E - - - | B - - - | E - - - | 
 
Repeat three times and then fade out 
 
Additional Tabs : 
 
 
e |---------------------------------|------------0--------0-----------| 
b |---------------------------------|------/h\------0-----------------| 
g |---------------------------4-3-2-|-1----0-1---------1--------4-3-2-| 
D |---------------------------5-4-3-|-2-------------------------5-4-3-| 
A |---------------------------5-4-3-|-2-------------------------5-4-3-| 
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
                             G F# F   E                        G F# F 

 
                                     <------- Repeat this once ------->