Learn to play "Rich and Miserable" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A#m7 F# C# Green grass, help the cows graze, hedgefund 401 A#m7 F# C# Keg and milk and honey in the land of the free A#m7 F# New York Times, Farmer's Almanac C# Too busy to call our mamas A#m7 F# C# Back porch ain't what it used to be A#m7 F# We don't know what we want G#sus4 But we want it and we want it all right now Chorus: A#m7 F# We're too young until we're too old C# We're all lost on the yellow brick road A#m7 F# We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows C# We're born, we work, we die, it's spiritual A#m7 F# Enough is never enough C# American dream never wakes up A#m7 F# Too much is never too much C# We won't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable Go to school to get a job Don't make enough to pay it off And on and on it goes Right wing blue jean, gotta get the new thing Whatever it takes to make the world look at you thing Chorus: We're too young until we're too old We're all lost on the yellow brick road We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows We're born, we work, we die, it's spiritual Enough is never enough American dream never wakes up Too much is never too much We won't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh And maybe we'll get it (And maybe we'll get it) Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh And maybe we won't (Maybe we won't) But even when we get it (But even when we get it) Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Really we don't Chorus: We're too young until we're too old We're all lost on the yellow brick road We climb the ladder but the ladder just grows We're born, we work, we die, it's spiritual Enough is never enough American dream never wakes up Too much is never too much We won't be happy 'til we're rich and miserable Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Come on, get rich and miserable Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh Come on, get rich and miserable You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#m7 ![]() C# ![]() F# ![]() G#sus4 ![]() Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Rich and Miserable" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Rich and Miserable" by Kenny Chesney.