Tom: C
[Intro]
C
E|----------|-----------|
B|----8-8-8-|----9-11-9-|
G|8-9-------| 8-9--------| x2
D|----------|-----------|
A|----------|-----------|
E|----------|-----------|
C
E|----------|---------|----------|-------------|
B|----8-8-8-|-----8---|----------|-------------|
G|8-9-------| 8-9----7b9--5--7b8--|5\-----------|
D|----------|---------|----------|-------------|
A|----------|---------|----------|-------------|
E|----------|---------|----------|-------------|
(C major chord played rhythmically beneath lead guitar for intro)
[Verse 1]
F
This back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin'
C
Two more hours to go
Bb
Yes, it's keepin' me alive, doin' nine to five
G C
And I ain't got nothin' to show
F
Pretty soon I'll be leavin' with the wages I'm receivin'
C
But I know it's gonna be all right
Bb Dm
Come on, babe, and take me away
G Bb/C F
We got some money to spend tonight
[Chorus]
C C C#m Dm
Pick me up at the station
Dm Eb
Meet me at the train
Bb F
Have a meal and a shower and a change of clothes
C C C#m Dm
I can't afford a vacation
Dm Eb
But I can take the strain
Bb G/B
Long as I can be with you
C N.C.
Find a way to burn it as quickly as I earn it
[Verse 2]
F
And it's back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin'
C
Two more hours to go
Bb
Seven long years for the same corporation
G C
And I ain't got nothin' to show
F
And tonight when I'm leavin' I'll be just breakin' even
C
But I know it's gonna be all right
Bb Dm
I shake off my blues when you put on your shoes
G Bb/C F
We got some money to spend tonight
[Intro]
[Bridge]
G
I don't want to stand here and sound accusin'
F N.C.
Everybody does their share of losin'
C/G G C N.C.
If I'm gonna lose it I might as well be doin' it right
[Guitar solo]
F | C | Bb | G C |
F | C | Bb | Dm | G Bb/C F |
[Chorus]
C C C#m Dm
Pick me up at the station
Dm Eb
Meet me at the train
Bb F
Have a meal and a shower and a change of clothes
C C C#m Dm
I can't afford a vacation
Dm Eb
But I can take the strain
Bb G/B
Long as I can be with you
C N.C.
Find a way to burn it as quickly as I earn it
[Verse 3]
F
And it's back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin'
C
Two more hours to go
Bb
Yes, it's keepin' me alive, doin' nine to five
G C
And I ain't got nothin' to show
F
Pretty soon I'll be leavin' with the wages I'm receivin'
C
But I know it's gonna be all right
Bb Dm
Come on, babe, and take me away
G Bb/C F
We got some money to spend tonight
[Outro]
Bb
Come on, babe,
Dm
Take me away
G7 C9 F
Got some money to spend tonight
