[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
[Fade to End]
[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)-
BPM 129 - verse play chords just on first part of each bar - big vox for love never ends [INTRO] 0232 0033 0220 0033 (think at points it may be a D at the end) D G/D A/D G/D D G/D A/D G/D (arp across strings e to g only) Drums in D G/D A/D D, D G/D A/D D
[VERSE 1] I [D] only knew you f [A] or a while I nev [Bm7] er saw your sm [G] ile 'Til it was t [D] ime to go, time [Cadd9] to go awa [Em7] y (time t [A7sus4] o go [A7] away) Somet [D] imes its hard to r [A] ecognise love com [Bm7] es as a surpri [G] se And its too la [D] te, its just t [Cadd9] oo late to sta [Em7] y, too late t [A7sus4] o sta [A7]
[CHORUS 1] D (riff - xx0232 xx0235 xx07710) Em7 [Em7] We'll always be toge [D/F#] ther, h [G] owever fa [A7] r it s [D] eems (love never end [Em7] s) We' [Em7] ll always be togeth [D/F#] er, tog [G] ether in ele [A7] ctric d [D] reams
[LINK] D G/D A/D D x 2
[VERSE 2] B [D] ecause the friendship th [A] at you gave has taug [Bm7] ht me to be bra [G] ve No matter where I g [D] o Ill never find a [Cadd9] better pri [Em7] ze (find a [A7sus4] bet [A7] ter prize) T [D] hough you're miles and mi [A] les away I see [Bm7] you every da [G] I dont have to tr [D] y, I just c [Cadd9] lose my eye [Em7] s, I close [A7sus4] my ey [A7] es
[CHORUS 1] D (riff - xx0232 xx0235 xx07710) Em7 [Em7] We'll always be toge [D/F#] ther, h [G] owever fa [A7] r it s [D] eems (love never end [Em7] s) We' [Em7] ll always be togeth [D/F#] er, tog [G] ether in ele [A7] ctric d [D] reams [Em7] We'll always be toge [D/F#] ther, h [G] owever fa [A7] r it s [D] eems (love never end [Em7] s) We' [Em7] ll always be togeth [D/F#] er, tog [G] ether in electric d [A] reams
[INSTRUMENTAL] - progression x 2 Bm Bm Bm (E (A7sus4 A7)) - final time hold A for longer
[CHORUS 1] D (riff - xx0232 xx0235 xx07710) Em7 [Em7] We'll always be toge [D/F#] ther, h [G] owever fa [A7] r it s [D] eems (love never end [Em7] s) We' [Em7] ll always be togeth [D/F#] er, tog [G] ether in ele [A7] ctric d [D] reams [Em7] We'll always be toge [D/F#] ther, h [G] owever fa [A7] r it s [D] eems (love never end [Em7] s) We' [Em7] ll always be togeth [D/F#] er, tog [G] ether in ele [A7] ctric d [D] reams
[CHORDS] (Capo on 1 for original)
D X-X-0-2-3-2 G/D X-X-0-7-8-7 A/D X-X-0-9-10-9 A X-0-2-2-2-0 Bm7 X-2-0-2-3-0 G 3-2-0-0-3-3 Cadd9 X-3-2-0-3-0 Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0 A7sus4 X-0-2-0-3-0 A7 X-0-2-0-2-0 D/F# 2-X-0-2-3-3
