[Intro BPM 106 - Just bass drum] (Strum is 1 2&3 4&1&2&3 4 - snare on second 4) E7 x 2 - chromatic run A 456 - then play high strings for horn stab
[Verse 1 - Just bass drum] [E7] Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen [A7] Pour myself a cup of ambition [E7] Yawnin' and stretchin' and try to come to life [B7] [E7] Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin' [A7] Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin' [E7] With folks like me on the [B7] job from 9 to [E7] 5 (stop on B)
[Chorus] (Snare) Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin' Barely, [E7] gettin' by it's all takin' and no [Fig1] givin' They just, [A7 - play barre at 5] use your mind, and they never give you credit (Chromatic descend to F#7 - E 543) It's eno [F#7] ugh to drive you, [B7] crazy if you let it [A7] 9 to 5, for service and devotion You would [E7] , think that I, Would deserve a fair promotion Want to [A7] , move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me I s [F#7] wear sometimes, that man is [B7] out to get me
[Verse 2] [E7] They let your dream just a' watch 'em shatter [A7] You're just a step on the boss man's ladder [E7] But you got dream he'll never take a [B7] way (fig 2) [E7] In the same boat with a lot of your friends [A7] Waitin' for the day your ship 'll come in [E7] And the tide's gonna turn an' it's [B7] all gonna roll you [E7] away
[Chorus 1] Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin' Barely [E7] , gettin' by it's all takin' and no givin' They just [A7] , use your mind, and they never give you credit It's eno [F#7] ugh to driv [B7] e you, crazy if you let it
[Chorus 2] 9 to 5, [A7] yeah, they got you where they want you There' [E7] s a, better life, and you think about it don't you It's a ri [A7] ch man's game, no matter what they call it And you [F#7] spend your life, putting mon [B7] ey in his wallet
[Chorus 3] Workin' [A7] 9 to 5 ,what a way to make a livin' Barely [E7] , gettin' by it's all takin' and no givin' They just [A7] , use your mind, and they never give you credit It's eno [F#7] ugh to drive you, crazy if you let [B7] it
[Chorus 4] 9 to 5, [A7] yeah, they got you where they want you There' [E7] s a better life, and you think about it don't you It's a ri [A7] ch man's game, no matter what they call it And you [F#7] spend your life, putting money [B7] in his wallet
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[Notes - NOTE - these are in the key of G - move down] [Fig1] F#7 in chorus G 9 7 D 8p7 A 10 f f T S Actually can play F# at 9th fret and finger notes with little finger x 10 12 12 12 - x 10 14 12 12 - x 10 12 12 12 But line does not really ring out
[Fig 2] E -----4s2------ B -------------------------- G 2s4(keep-ring)-
[Intro - BPM 129] [Intro - BPM 127 - Capo 2 for original] [E][E][E][E] (can play low E and pluck these to fill out) B 0-2-3---0-2-3-2-0---3-2-0-----
B 3-5-7---3-5-7-5-3---7-5-3-----
B 7-9-10--7-9-10--9--14--12-----
[Verse] [A] Where it began [D] I can't begin to knowin' [A] But then I know it's growin' [E] strong [A] Was in the spring, [D] then spring became a summer [A] Who'd have believed you'd come a [E] long
[Chorus] [A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D-x5777x][D/C#-x4777x][D/F#-2x0232]) good times never seemed so [E] good [A] I'd be inc [D] lined (Run [D][D/C#][D/F#]) to believe they never [E] would [D] But [C#m] now [Bm] I'm
[Verse 2] [A] Look at the night [D] and it don't seem so lonely [A] We fill it up with only [E] two [A] And when I hurt, [D] hurting runs off my shoulder [A] How can I hurt when holdin' [E] you
[Chorus] [A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D][D/C#][D/F#]) good times never seemed so [E] good [A] I'd be inc [D] lined (Run [D][D/C#][D/F#]) to believe they never [E] would [D] Oh [C#m] no [Bm] no
[Instrumental - Horn intro part] [E][E][E][E]
[Chorus] [A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D][D/C#][D/F#]) good times never seemed so [E] good [A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D][D/C#][D/F#]) I believe they never [E] could [A] Sweet Caro [D] line, (Run [D][D/C#][D/F#]) good times never seemed so [E] good
(fade out) [End] [Additional notes] [Horn Intro full for beginning] (pluck all notes and play low E at all times) B--0-2-3---0-2-3-2-0---3-2-0