[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)-
[Verse - very little chords - mainly just bass] [Em] Steve walks warily down the street with the [Em] brim pulled way down [Am] low [Em] Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet, [Em] machine guns ready to [Am] go Are you [C] ready, hey! Are you [G] ready for this? Are you [C] hanging on the edge of your seat? [G] [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] to the sound of the [B] beat.
[Chorus - still mainly bass] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Verse - Guitar comes in] [Em] How do you think I'm going to get along, [Em] Without you when you're gone [Am] [Em] You took me for everything that I had, And [Em] kicked me out on my [Am] own Are you [C] happy, are you [G] satisfied ? How [C] long can you stand the heat [G] ? [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] to the sound of the [B] beat.
[Chorus][################# SCROLL DURING Em ###########] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A- [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Vamp] Just drums "Another bites the dust" x 4 with hand claps Bass back in for 4 times
[Verse] [Em] There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man, And [Em] bring him to the [Am] ground [Em] You can beat him ,you can cheat him, you can treat him bad and [Em] leave him when he's down [Am] But I'm [C] ready, yes I'm [G] ready for you, I'm [C] standing on my own two feet [G] [C] Out of the doorway the [G] bullets rip, [Am] Repeating to the sound of the beat [B]
[Chorus] [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [Em] And another one gone, and another one gone, [Em] Another One Bites The [Am] Dust [F#m(F5)] Hey! I'm gonna [A] get you too. A- [F#m(F5)] nother One [A] Bites The [B] Dust. [G]
[Funk vamp - over verse chords] Em Am x 3 C (C/D for passing note) G x 3 Am B [End]