| C | G | Am | G | C | G | |
| Men of good | fortune, | often | cause | empires to | fall |
| C | G | Am | G | C | G | |
| While men of poor | beginnings, | often | can't do any | thing at | all |
| A5 | A5 | G5 | |
| The rich son waits for his father to | die |
| F5 | F5 | G5 | |
| The poor just drink and | cry |
| A5 | G5 | F5 | |
| And me | I just don't care at | all |
| Men of good fortune, very often can't do a thing |
| While men of poor beginnings, often can do anything |
| At heart they try to act like a man |
| Handle things the best way they can |
| They have no rich daddy to fall back on |
| C | Em | Am |
| Men of good fortune, often cause empires to fall |
| While men of poor beginnings, often can't do anything at all |
| It takes money to make money they say |
| Look at the Fords, but didn't they start that way |
| Anyway, it makes no difference to me |
| Men of good fortune, often wish that they could die |
| While men of poor beginnings want what they have |
| And to get it they'll die |
| All those great things that live has to give |
| They wanna have money and live |
| But me, I just don't care at all |
| C | Em | Am | |
| Men of good fortune |
| C | Em | Am | |
| Men of poor beginnings |