Mailbox Money

[Intro]
[G] [C] [G]

[G]Sweet water [C]hidden river
[G]Flows right [G]by my place
[C]Life is [G]slow, fishin's good
[G]That's how I [C]spend my days
[G]I've got a [G]sun-browned local lady
[C]She hails [G]from Bon Secour
[G]She makes the best [C]fried shrimp and collard greens
[G]Cold Rosé [G]is her pour
[C]By now, you must be [G]wonderin' how I earn my pay
[G]I write words and music, [C]fact I write them every day
[G]Mailbox money
[G]Been so [C]good to me
[G]When my ship comes sailin' [G]in, I feel like royalty
[C]That old song just keeps [G]playin' from sea to shinin' sea
[G]That mailbox money's sure [C]been good to me
[G]♪
[G]The postman [C]starts his outboard
[G]'Cause we get [G]our mail by boat
[C]That song I penned in [G]'81 still keeps our world afloat
[G]If it wasn't for the [C]radio and those Parrot-headed fans
[G]I'd have to get a day [G]gig, which would surely spoil my plans
[C]Mailboat money
[G]Been so [G]good to me
[C]When my ship comes sailin' [G]in, I feel like royalty
[G]They still hum that [C]melody from France to Newfoundland
[G]Mailbox money made [G]me what I am
[C](Put it [G]in the mailbox)
[G](Put it [C]in the mailbox)
[G]Now the postman, he retired [G]two or three years back
[C]Now he fishes every day, [G]and I take up the slack
[G]I load that 15-foot [C]Pirogue US mailboat down
[G]Jump start my Johnson [G]and spread the love around
[C]Junk mail, bills, and birthday cards [G]on the last boat that remains
[G]I'm a one-man crew, but I [C]still get through those floods and hurricanes
[G]Mailboat money
[G]♪
[C]Down in LA, that's [G]how our mail arrives
[G]Drop us a line [C]at zip code 36555
[G]I love that mailbox money [G]from sea to shinin' sea
[C]Nothing else comes [G]close to stackin' up
[G]'Cept the [C]Full Moon Jubilee
[G]Giggin' big fat flounders [G]with Jimbo at slack tide
[C]Mailbox money [G]sure seems bonafide
[G]That old song just keeps [C]playin' from sea to shinin' sea
[G]Mailbox money, sure [G]been good to me
[C](Put it [G]in the mailbox)
[G]Just keeps [C]comin' in
[G](Put it [G]in the mailbox)
[C]What a boat [G]ride this has been
[G](Put it [C]in the mailbox)
[G](Put it [G]in the mailbox)
[C]Whole lotta jingle [G]in that single
[G](Put it in [C]the mailbox) Ching
[G](Put it [G]in the mailbox)
[C]Ooh, well maybe we'll go [G]look at a new Johnson
[G]Maybe get [C]a new guitar
[G]I'm gon' [G]be a star

The song is played in its original key of G without a capo.

This song is built on the key of G. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory: