[Intro]
[Strophe]
C 
Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me
Bb              Am 
I think they're okay.
   C 
If they don't give me proper credit
Dm     G     C 
I just walk away 
C 
They can beg and they can plead
    Bb                 Am 
But they can't see the light, that's right
C 
Cause the boy with the cold hard cash
   Dm     G      C 
Is always Mister Right, 'cause we are
[Refrain]
F  G           G      Am 
Living in a material world
    F         G       Am 
And I am a material girl
    C 
You know that we are
F  G           G      Am 
Living in a material world
    F         G     C 
And I am a material girl
[Strophe]
C 
Some boys romance, some boys slow dance
Bb                    Am 
That's all right with me
   C 
If they can't raise my interest then I
Dm      G        C 
Have to let them be
C 
Some boys try and some boys lie but
Bb               Am 
I don't let them play
C 
Only boys who save their pennies
Dm      G     C 
Make my rainy day, 'cause they are
[Refrain]
F  G           G      Am 
Living in a material world
    F         G       Am 
And I am a material girl
    C 
You know that we are
F  G           G      Am 
Living in a material world
    F         G     C 
And I am a material girl
C 
Living in a material world (material)
C 
Living in a material world
[Strophe]
C 
Boys may come and boys may go
Bb                       Am 
And that's all right you see
C 
Experience has made me rich
    Dm          G     C 
And now they're after me, 'cause everybody's
[Refrain]
F  G           G      Am 
Living in a material world
    F         G       Am 
And I am a material girl
C 
You know that we are
F  G           G      Am 
Living in a material world
    F         G     C 
And I am a material girl
[Refrain]
F  G           G      Am 
Living in a material world
    F         G       Am 
And I am a material girl
F  G           G      Am 
Living in a material world
    F         G     C 
And I am a material girl
[Outro]
C 
A material, a material, a material, a material world
C 
Living in a material world (material)
C                Bb            Am 
Living in a material world