[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 1] [Am] (Turn around) Every now and then I get a li [G] ttle bit lonely, and you're never coming round [Am] (Turn around) Every now and then I get a li [G] ttle bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
[C] (Turn around) Every now and then I get a li [Bb] ttle bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by [C] (Turn around) Every now and then I get a li [Bb] ttle bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
[Eb] (Turn around, [Ab] Bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart [Eb] (Turn around, [Ab] Bright eyes) Every now and the I fall a
[Chorus] [G] part And I [Em] need you now, to [C] night, and I [D] need you more than [G] ever And if you [Em] only hold me [C] tight we'll be [D] holding on for [G] ever And we'll [Em] only be making it [C] right ' cause we'll [D] never be wrong To [C] gether we can take it to the [D] end of the line Your [Em] love is like a shadow on me [A] all of the time
I [G] don't know what to do and I'm [D] always in the dark We're [Em] living in a powder keg and [A] giving off sparks
I really need you ton [G] ight, for [D/F#] ever's gonna [G] start to [C] night For [D] ever's gonna start tonight (falling apart - just 1 2 3 4 with C C and C/D C/D)
[G] Once upon a time I was [Em] falling in love but [B7] now I'm only falling a [C] part [C/D] There's [Am] nothing I can do, a [D] total eclipse of the [G] heart [Em][C][D]
[G] Once upon a time there was [Em] light in my life but [B7] now there's only love in the [C] dark (no C/D - shorter) [Am] Nothing I can say, a [D] total eclipse of the [G] heart [Em][C][D][G]
[Instrumental] Am G Am G C Bb C Bb
[Verse 2] [Eb] (Turn around, [Ab] Bright eyes) Every now and the I fall apart [Eb] (Turn around, [Ab] Bright eyes) Every now and the I fall a
[Chorus] [G] part And I [Em] need you now, to [C] night, and I [D] need you more than [G] ever And if you [Em] only hold me [C] tight we'll be [D] holding on for [G] ever And we'll [Em] only be making it [C] right 'cause we'll [D] never be wrong
To [C] gether we can take it to the [D] end of the line Your [Em] love is like a shadow on me [A] ll of the time I [G] don't know what to do and I'm [D] always in the dark We're [Em] living in a powder keg and [A] giving off sparks
I really need you to [G] night, for [D/F#] ever's gonna [G] start to [C] night For [D] ever's gonna start tonight
[Outro] [G] Once upon a time I was [Em] falling in love but [B7] now I'm only falling a [C] part [C/D] [Am] Nothing I can say, a [D] total eclipse of the [G] heart [Em][C] A [D] total eclipse of the [G] heart [Em][C] A [D] total eclipse of the [G] heart [Em][C][D][G][Em][C]