Gotta Get A Meal Ticket

artist : elton john song : ( gotta get A ) meal ticket release date : 1975 Intro : D F D F [ Verse 1 ] : D i can hound you , if i need too . sip your brandy from a crystal shoe in the G F D Em Bm corner . in the corner . while the others climb , reaching dizzy heights , the G A# C D F D world’s in front of me in black and white . i’m on the bottom line , i’m on the F bottom line . [ Verse 2 ] : ( same progression as before . ) i’d have a cardiac , if i had such luck . lucky losers , lucky losers landing on skid row . landing on skid row . while the diamond jims , and the kings road pimps , breathe heavy in their brand new clothes . i’m on the bottom line , i’m on the bottom line . [ Chorus ] : Gm F Gm F Gm and i gotta get a meal ticket . to survive you need a meal ticket , to stay A D Gm F alive you need a meal ticket . feel no pain , no pain . no regret , no regret . Gm F Gm when the line’s been signed , you’re someone else . do yourself a favor , the A D meal ticket does the rest . [ Verse 3 ] : shake a hand , if you have too . trust in us , and we will love you anyway . anyway . don’t leave us stranded in the jungle , with fifty per cent , that’s hard to handle ain’t that so . ain’t that so . [ repeat Chorus ] [ repeat Intro . ] Solo [ repeat Chorus ] [ repeat Intro . until fade ]