One For The Money Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
One For The Money
Written and Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
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I've seen you standing there
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stunned in the
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I've seen the sweat streak of the
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pain on your
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face
Cause you're
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caught like a clown in a
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circle of
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strangers
Who do you
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screw to get
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out of this
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place
It's one for the
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money and too far to
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go
Three fingers of
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whiskey
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just for the
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soul
That lady you're
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pleasing is hungry and
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cold
Don't look in her
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eyes
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you see what you
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sold
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Too many bodies in
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too many
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bars
Too many feelings are
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falling
be
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hind
Cause you're
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easy to fool when you're
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lost in the
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stars
Shoot out that
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spotlight
be
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fore you go
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blind
It's one for the
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money and too far to
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go
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whiskey
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just for the
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soul
That lady you're
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pleasing is hungry and
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cold
Don't look in her
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eyes
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you see what you
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sold
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Take a look in her
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eyes
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and see what you
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sold
FAQ
Who sang the the song One For The Money?
- The song One For The Money was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).