[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)-
[Intro - play Doobie Brothers Listen to the Music Riff] BPM 104 Dxxx xGGG is rhythm
[Verse - Just bass drum] Oh place your [D] hands [G] , [D] on my [D] hope [G][D] Run your [G] fin.............gers through my [D] soul, [G] alr [D] ight Oh and the [Em] way that I feel right [G] now Oh Lord it may [D] go [G]
[Verse - Full drums] [D] So place your [D] hands, [G][D] on my [D] hope [G][D] Run your [G] fin............gers through my [D] soul, [G] alr [D] ight Oh and the [Em] way that we feel right [G] now Oh Lord it may [D] go
[Chorus - Chords at beginning and end mainly] [D] Put your hands on, put your hands on [G] [D] Put your hands on, put your hands on [G] [D] Put your hands on, [D] put your hands on [G] [D] Put your hands on, [D] put-
[Bridge] You know you cannot [Bm] hide, [D-G] from what's ins [Bm] ide [D-G] You know you cannot [Bm] hide, [D-G] from what's ins [Bm] ide, [D] so I [G] ask of you to help me through I [G] ask of you this thing to do
[Chorus] [D] Put your hands on, put your hands on [G] [D] Put your hands on, [D] put your- (hands on)
[Verse] So lay me [D] down, [G][D] for a [D] while [G][D] Join my [G] bo...............dy with my [D] mind. [G] al [D] right now Oh and I [Em] cried at the Common [G] One For weeks after he [D] died
[Chorus] [D] Put your hands on, put your hands on [G] [D] Put your hands on, put your hands.... [G] ... [D] on
[Drum break - no chords - bring both hands over to play - sextuplet paraddidles etc]
[Chorus - Play the G to D phrase then bring left hand over for drum soloing - simple funky drummer stuff and sextuplet paradiddles] [D][N.C.] Put your hands on, put your hands on [G] [D][N.C.] Put your hands on, put your hands on [G] [D][N.C.] Put your hands on, put your hands on [G] [D][N.C.] Put your hands on, put your hands on
'Cause the [Em] way that we feel right [G] now Oh Lord it may [D] go. [G] .. [D] a.. [G] ...... [D] way [G][D][G]