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Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen – Paid In Advance Chords

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G

[Chorus]
            G
You get the bill in the mornin'
        D
marked  paid in advance
                  G
paid in full by a friend
You may be good-lookin'
        D
and you don't need romance
                     G
but everyone needs a friend

[Verse]
            C
I watch the dice as they roll
outta my right hand like a fool
                        Bb
I thought I still had a chance
       Eb
When a good lookin' mama from
the south of Siam  said
D            Eb    D
honey do you wanna dance
D
I said  yeah

[Chorus]
            G
You get the bill in the mornin'
        D
marked  paid in advance
                  G
paid in full by a friend
You may be good-lookin'
        D
and you don't need romance
                     G
but everyone needs a friend

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[Verse]
       C
Well I may be right and I may
be wrong  but I can tell
                       Bb
you if the song  it is real
Eb
I've been singin'  for oh
               D
so long  I can tell it
       Eb          D
by the way that it feels
D
It feels good

[Chorus]
            G
You get the bill in the mornin'
        D
marked  paid in advance
                  G
paid in full by a friend
You may be good-lookin' and
    D
you don't need romance

but everyone needs a friend
                     G
[Instrumental]
C  Bb
Eb  D  Eb  D
G  D  G
D  G

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[Verse]
            C
I watch the dice as they roll
outta my right hand like a fool
                        Bb
I thought I still had a chance
       Eb
When a good lookin' mama
from the south of Siam
      D            Eb    D
said  honey do you wanna dance
D
I said  yeah

[Chorus]
            G
You get the bill in the mornin'
        D
marked  paid in advance
                  G
paid in full by a friend
You may be good-lookin' and
    D
you don't need romance
                     G
but everyone needs a friend
You may be good-lookin' and
    D                 N.C.
you don't need romance
                     G
but everyone needs a friend
D                G       D  G
Everyone needs a friend

How to play Paid In Advance: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Paid In Advance by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Paid In Advance by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: G, D, C, Bb and Eb.

Listen for G – D – G – C (I – V – I – IV in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes E, B, A, G, C (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Paid In Advance chords: questions

What key is Paid In Advance in?

Paid In Advance by Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Paid In Advance?

Paid In Advance uses 5 chords: G, D, C, Bb, Eb.

What is the chord progression of Paid In Advance?

The main progression is G – D – G – C (I – V – I – IV).

Is Paid In Advance easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes E, B, A, G, C (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

How to play Paid In Advance: key, chords and progression

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Paid In Advance chords: questions

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