Dolly Parton, 9 To 5 (1980)
Key: :[F#] (w: Dolly Parton)
INTRO: [F#5] ^
[Eb5]^
[E5]^
[F5]^
[F#5] [F#5] :
[x2]
VERSE 1:
[F#] Tumble outta bed, and stumble to the kitchen
[B] Pour myself a cup of ambition
[F#] Yawnin' and stretchin' and try to come to
[C#] life
VERSE 2:
[F#] Jump in the shower, and the blood starts pumpin'
[B] Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin'
With
[F#] folks like me on the
[C#] job from 9 to
[F#] 5
[F# open]
CHORUS 1:
Workin'
[B] 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely
[F#] gettin' by, it's all takin', and no givin'
They just
[B] use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's e-
[G#]-nough to drive you,
[C#] crazy if you let it
CHORUS 2:
[B] 9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would
[F#] think that I, would deserve a fair promotion
Want to
[B] move ahead, but the boss won't seem to let me
I
[G#] swear sometimes that man
[C#] is out to get me
[F#]
VERSE 3:
[F#] They let your dream, just a' watch 'em shatter
[B] You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
[F#] But you got dream he'll never take a-
[C#]-way
VERSE 4:
[F#] In the same boat, with a lot of your friends
[B] Waitin' for the day, your ship 'll come in
[F#] And the tide's gonna turn, and it's
[C#] all gonna roll
[F#] your way
[F# open]
CHORUS 3:
Workin'
[B] 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely
[F#] gettin' by, it's all takin', and no givin'
They just
[B] use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's e-
[G#]-nough to drive you,
[C#] crazy if you let it
CHORUS 4:
[B] 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you
There's a
[F#] better life, and you think about it don't you
It's a
[B] rich man's game, no matter what they call it
And you
[G#] spend your life, putting
[C#] money in his wallet
REPEAT CHORUS 3 & 4: