JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Mr. Penny Pincher" dipopulerkan oleh Steppenwolf yang rilis pada September 1975.
Lagu tersebut menjadi trek terakhir dari delapan lagu dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Hour of the Wolf.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Steppenwolf
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Mr. Penny Pincher" dari Steppenwolf di bawah ini:
[Intro]
Cm Cm Ab Ab Fm Fm
Db Db Bb Bb G G
[Verse 1]
Cm Cm Bb Ab
There goes Mr. Penny Pincher
Ab
Trying to make ends meet
Bb Ab
Some kind of super human
Eb Gm
Calculator
[Verse 2]
Cm Cm Bb Ab
Providing for his family
Ab
Is not an easy feat
Bb Ab
Even though a conscientious
Eb Gm
Money saver
[Chorus]
Ab Eb
He stays working overtime
Bb Cm
Burning the midnight oil
Ab Eb
Cutting every corner
Bb Cm
In his never ending toil
Cm Cm Ab Ab Fm Fm
Db Db Bb Bb G G
[Verse 3]
Cm Cm Bb Ab
There goes Mr. Penny Pincher
Ab
Running for the bus
Bb Ab
The car is too expensive
Eb Gm
To be driving
[Verse 4]
Cm Cm Bb Ab
He reads the morning paper
Ab
But he leaves it in disgust
Bb Ab
Because the cost of living
Eb Gm
Keeps on rising
[Chorus]
Ab Eb
His dream of long vacations
Bb Cm
And lazy carefree days
Ab Eb
Grows even more impossible
Bb Cm
With every bill he pays
Cm Cm Ab Ab Fm Fm
Db Db Bb Bb G G
[Moog solo]
Cm
[Bridge]
Cm Ab Fm
Db Bb G G
[Chorus]
Ab Eb
Mr. Penny Pincher
Bb Cm
You're on a downhill grade
Ab Eb
'Cause living for the dollar
Bb Cm
Is an account that's never paid
[Chorus]
Ab Eb
Mr. Penny Pincher
Bb Cm
You're on a downhill grade
Ab Eb
'Cause living for the dollar
Bb Cm
Is an account that's never paid
[Outtro]
Cm Cm Ab Ab Fm Fm
Db Db Bb Bb G G