[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 - Capo 3 - BPM 119] --[Dm]---------[G]-------[C]-[G/B][Am] E 1-1-1-0---0---X---0-3-0--0---3---0--------- B 1-1-3-3---3---3---0------1---0---1---------- G 2-2-2-2---2---0---0------0---0---2-------- D 0-0---0---0---0---0------2---0---2--------- A --------------x---X------3---2---0-------- E --------------3---3---------------------
[Verse] We get it on [Dm] Most every night [G] when that [C] moon is [G/B] big and bright [Am] It's a super [Dm] natural delight [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Verse] Everybody [Dm] here is out of sight , [G] they don't [C] bark and they [G/B] don't bite [Am] They keep things [Dm] loose they keep it tight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus] [Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's [C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a [Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Verse] We like our [Dm] fun and we never fight, [G] you can't [C] dance and stay [G/B][Am] uptight It's a super [Dm] natural delight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing [G/B] in the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus] [Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's [C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a [Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Verse] We get it on [Dm] Most every night [G] when that [C] moon is [G/B] big and bright [Am] It's a super [Dm] natural delight [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[Chorus] [Dm] Dancing in the moonlight, [G] everybody's [C] feeling warm [G/B] and bright [Am] It's such a [Dm] fine and natural sight, [G] everybody's [C] dancing in [G/B] the [Am] moonlight
[End] Low chords Fm (133111 13x113 133111) Bb (x1333x ---- xx3333 xx3336 xx3333) Eb (x6888x) A#/D (x5336x xx53363) Cmin keyboard riff - play Dm with Open E - arpeggio up to - then G with D as highest note then play 0 to 3 to 0 on high E then C then open E to 3rd fret on B whilst change to G/B the open E to 3rd fret on B then Am arp is G 2 B 1