[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] It's Christmas [F] time, [G] there's no need to [C] be afraid At Christmas [F] time, we [G] let in light and we [C] banish shade And in our [F] world of [G] plenty we can [C] spread a smile of [F] joy Throw your [Dm] arms around the [G] world at Christmas [C] time
[Vamp - Drums in] [C]
[Verse] But say a [F] prayer, [G] pray for the [C] other ones At Christmas [F] time it's [G] hard, but when you're [C] having fun
[Bridge] There's a [F] world outside your [G] window And it's a [C] world of dread and [F] fear Where the [Dm] only water [G] flowing is The [C] bitter sting of [F] tears And the [Dm] Christmas bells that [G] ring there Are the [C] clanging chimes of [F] doom Well to [Dm] night, thank God, it's [G] them instead of [C] you
[Chorus] And there [F] won't be snow in [G] Africa this [C] Christmastime The [F] greatest gift they'll [G] get this year is [C] life (oh-oh-oh) Oh, where [F] nothing ever [G] grows No [C] rain or rivers [F] flow [Dm] Do they know it's [G] Christmastime at all
[Quick keyboard riff] [C][C][F][C]
[Middle 8 - Just bass drum] [Am] Here's to you Raise a [G] glass for everyone [Am] Here's to them Under [G] neath that burning sun [F] Do they know it's [G5] Christmastime at [C] all?
[Interlude] | C Csus4| F C | F C | Dm G | | C Csus4| F C | F C | Dm G | (C Csus4 C-x32013 - F at 5th fret, C at 3rd Csus4 C, then F at 5th fret then 8th, then C at 3rd fret then open Dm line is Dm, Dsus2 G is G5 Gsus4)
[Outro - Play second half of intro riff over "let them know"] [C] Feed the [F] wo- [C] orld..... [F] .. [C] .... [Dm] ... [G] ... [C] Feed the [F] wo- [C] orld..... [F] .. [C] .... [Dm] ... [G] ...
[C] Feed the [F] wo- [C] orld [F] Let them [C] know it's [Dm] Christmas [G] time ag [C] ain
[C] Feed the [F] wor [C] ld [F] Let them [C] know it's [Dm] Christmas [G] time ag [C] ain(repeat and fade)
[Intro Riff] [C][F][C][F][C][Dm][G] E 0-1-3---5--3-3-3---5--10--3--0--1-0-x-x------- B 1-x-x---6--5-3-5---6--12--5--1--3-3-3-1------- G 0-0-0---5--5-3-5---5--12--5--0--2-2-0-0------- D 2-2-2---7--5-3-5---7--12--5--2--0-0-0-0------- A 3-3-3---8--3-3-5---8--10--3--3------x-x-------- E --------5----------5--10--3---------3-3--------
