| Am///D///C///D/// |
| Em | G | |
| A thousand dollar car it | ain't worth nothin' |
| D | C | |
| A thousand dollar car it | ain't worth shit |
| Em | G | |
| Might as well take your t | housand dollars |
| D | C | |
| And set fire to | it |
| Em | G | |
| A thousand dollar car ain't | worth a dime |
| D | C | |
| You lose your thousand dollars e | very time |
| Em | G | D | |
| Oh why did | I ever | buy |
| Em | |
| A thousand dollar car |
| A thousand dollar car is gonna let you down |
| More than it's ever gonna get you around |
| Replace your gaskets and paint over your rust |
| You'll still end up with something that you'll never trust |
| A thousand dollar car's life was through |
| 'Bout fifty thousand miles before it got to you |
| Oh why did I ever buy |
| A thousand dollar car |
| Bridge |
| Am | D | |
| A thousand dollar car ai | n't gonna roll |
| G | G/F# | C | |
| Until you put at | least another th | ousand in the hole |
| Am | D | |
| Sink your money in it , and t | here you are |
| C | D | |
| The owner | of a two thousand dollar t | housand dollar car |
| Verse 3 |
| If you only got a thousand dollars |
| You might as well buy a good guitar |
| Learn how to play, it'll get you farther |
| Than any old thousand dollar car |
| If a thousand dollar car was to worth a damn |
| Then why would anybody ever spend ten grand |
| Oh why did I ever buy |
| A thousand dollar car |
| That's it. Hope everyone enjoys it. |