Tom: E A Well I done a lot a singing about stick it to the man E F# B7 Today's the day he's gonna stick it right back if he can E A Having trouble with authority works better in a song E B7 E They're gonna take that job and shove it right back at me all day long [Verse 1] E A E Well my last couple hit a records they wasn't hits E F# B7 And the turnout at my shows well it's been down a little bit A E I never thought the party'd ever stop A B7 E I never thought I'd punch another clock [Verse 2] E A E Well the foreman said "Hey rock star! Welcome back!" E F# B7 "Fill out these forms now, we're gonna need your autograph" A E Well I remember what I told him when I quit A B7 E I remembered, and I cringed a little bit [Chorus] A Well I done a lot a singing about stick it to the man E F# B7 Today's the day he's gonna stick it right back if he can E A Having trouble with authority works better in a song E B7 E They're gonna take that job and shove it right back at me all day long [Verse 3] E A E "Well here's your backstage pass to the warehouse boiler room" E F# B7 That's what he said as he handed me my broom A E "Now don't be sittin' down now son it ain't your break time yet" A B7 E "I guess you're used to them 75 minute sets [Verse 4] E A E "Well I picked up the pen with the purchase order slips E F# B7 The boss said "Watch him boys! He's gonna write a hit!" A E "You an artist man, ain't no bout a doubt it!" A B7 E "So when you paint the back fence be kind of sensitive about it" [Chorus] A Well I done a lot a singing about stick it to the man E F# B7 Today's the day he's gonna stick it right back if he can E A Having trouble with authority works better in a song E B7 E They're gonna take that job and shove it right back at me all day long [Verse 5] E A E Well I woke up on the tour bus in a sweat E F# B7 From about as bad a nightmare as you can get A E Well after all maybe these bad guys ain't so bad A B7 E Considering the kind of dreams that I just had A E And after all maybe this drive don't seem too long E I think I'm gonna work a little harder on these songs [Chorus] A Well I done a lot a singing about stick it to the man E F# B7 Today's the day he's gonna stick it right back if he can E A Having trouble with authority works better in a song E B7 E They're gonna take that job and shove it right back at me all day long E B7 E Yeah they're gonna take that job and shove it right back at me all day long