This song is inflenced by three songs;two Yardbirds covers (I'm A Man,Aint Got You)and Muddy Waters classic "Mannish Boy".It Takes Money features a repeating stop-time figure on one chord throughout the song.(From "Mannish Boy",Wikipedia)The lyrics were influenced by Ain't Got You,the idea from I'm A Man,and the time signature from Mannish Boy.
It Takes Money
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Buy diamonds at Tiffany's
Drive a classic Corvette
Have a personal pilot
For my airplane or jet
Bought a mansion
On top of the hill
Always with women
That dress to kill
It takes money,honey
Yes,it does
Lots of money,honey
That's spending loot
It takes money,honey
To live the way I do
Only date models
With the silkiest hair
Even my chauffeur
Is a millionaire
Wear Armani suits
And Gucci shoes
Bought me a picker
To play the blues
It takes money,honey
Yes,it does
Lots of money,honey
That's spending loot
It takes money,honey
To live the way I do
Own a tropical island
With a fleet of boats
Only custom made shirts
With matching fur coats
Got season tickets
On the 50 yard line
Eat at the places
Where Movie Stars dine
It takes money,honey
Yes,it does
Lots of money,honey
That's spending loot
It takes money,honey
To live the way I do
Dance in my Ballroom
In my own Movie Palace
Bred thoroughbred horses
At my ranch in Dallas
Pay a staff of Doctors
In case I get sick
Cause,I seem to know
Which medicine to pick
It takes money,honey
Yes,it does
Lots of money,honey
That's spending loot
It takes money,honey
To live the way I do