[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)-
Coming into Chorus - don't play whole riff - don't go back to final E7 [BPM 120 - Intro] Capo at 1 for original key but play without
[Verse 1] I was [E7] dreamin' when I [D/E] wrote this For [E7] give me if it goes astray [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] But when I [E7] woke up this [D/E] mornin' Coulda [E7] sworn it was judgment day [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] The [E7] sky was all [D/E] purple, There were [E7] people runnin' everywhere [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] Tryin' 2 [E7] run from the [D/E] destruction, U know I didn't [E7] even care [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7]
[Chorus 1 - intro riff at end of each line] say say two [Amaj7] thousand zero zero party [C#m7] over, Oops out of time [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] So [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's [C#m7] 1999 [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7]
[Verse 2] I was [E7] dreamin' when I [D/E] wrote this So [E7] sue me if I go 2 fast [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] But [E7] life is just a [D/E] party, and [E7] parties weren't meant 2 last [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] [E7] War is all a [D/E] round us, my [E7] mind says prepare 2 fight [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] So [E7] if I gotta [D/E] die I'm gonna [E7] listen 2 my body tonight [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7]
[Chorus 2 intro riff at end of each line] Yeah they say two [Amaj7] thousand zero zero party over, Oops [C#m7] out of time [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] So [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's [C#m7] 1999 [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7]
[Verse 3] Lemme tell ya somethin' If U [E7] didn't come 2 party, [D/E] Don't [E7] bother knockin' on my door [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] I got a [E7] lion in my pocket, [D/E] And [E7] baby he's ready 2 roar [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] Yeah, every [E7] body's got a bomb [D/E] We [E7] could all die any day [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] But b [E7] efore I'll let that happen, [D/E] I'll [E7] dance my life away [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7]
[Chorus 3 intro riff at end of each line] Yeah they say two [Amaj7] thousand zero zero party over, Oops [C#m7] out of time [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] So [Amaj7] tonight I'm gonna party like it's [C#m7] 1999 [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7]
[Chorus 4 intro riff at end of each line] Yeah they say two thousand zero [Amaj7] zero party over, Oops [C#m7] out of time [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] So tonight [Amaj7] I'm gonna party like it's [C#m7] 1999p [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7]
Yeah, 1999 (1999) [E7] Don'tcha wanna go (1999) [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7] [E7] Don'tcha wanna go (1999) [E7][D/E][E7][D/E][E7]
