| G | C | D | G | |
| How many | ti- | imes have you heard someone | say: |
| D | C | G | |
| "If I had his | money, I would | do things my | way." |
| D | G | |
| But little they | know, that it's so hard to | find |
| D | C | G | |
| One rich man in | ten with a | satisfied | mind. |
| D | G | |
| Once I was | living in fortune and | fame. |
| D | C | G | |
| I had all that I | needed to get a | start in life's | game. |
| C | G | |
| Then suddenly it | happened, I lost every | dime. |
| D | C | G | |
| But I'm richer by | far, with a | satisfied | mind. |
| 'Cause money can't buy back your youth when you're old. |
| Or a friend when you're lonely, or a love that's grown cold. |
| The wealthiest person is a pauper at times |
| Compared to the man with a satisfied mind. |
| When my life has ended and my time has run out. |
| My friends and my loved ones will weep, there's no doubt. |
| But one thing's for certain, when it comes my time, |
| I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind. |
| Yes, I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind. |