Tap          your trou-bles a-way, 
You've  bounced__ a big   check,
your mom___ has the va      -     pors.
Tap          your trou-bles a-way, 
Your car____  had   a      wreck,
they're serv-ing  you   pa      -     pers.
When  you're  the   one  that  it al - ways  rains       on,
Sim - ply   try   put-ting  your  Ma - ry  Janes  on.

Your   boss       just   gave__ you  the ax,
There's years  ___  of   back    tax
you  sim  - ply  can't pay.__________
If    a    sky   full    of   crap 
al-ways    lands  in     your  lap
Make  a   curt-sy   and   tap  your  trou-bles a- way. 

Tap          your trou-bles a-way, 
You're   sued___    for   di - vorce, 
your broth - er  gets locked     up. 
Tap          your trou-bles a-way, 
You're  fat___ as a    horse,
and find__ that you're knocked    -   up.
When you  need  some-thing to turn your mind      off,
Why  not try tap - ping your poor  be - hind  off.

You're boat    goes  o-ver the falls, 
The plane___ you're on   stalls,
the pi - lot yells  "Pray!"__________
When  your   par - a  -  chute strap 
is be  -  gin-ning   to  snap, 
Smile a  big  smile  and  tap  your trou-bles a - way.

Tap          your trou-bles a-way,
A   rag  - ing ty - phoon, 
an earth - quake in Jav     -     a.
Tap          your trou-bles a-way, 
The rats___ in Ran - goon, 
the  on - coming   lav     -    a.
Some  peo - ple con - stant - ly  take  a  lick  - ing,
But you'll nev - er know when your cleats are click - ing.

So through   the   mi - re and mud,
Through fi - re  and  flood,
sin-cere-ly  I  say:_________
When the wolf's at   your   door,
There's a  blue - bird in store 
if you  glide  cross  the   floor, 
till your ank-les   get   sore,
Just   tap          your trou-bles  a - way!_____