Dolly Parton, 9 To 5 (1980)
Key: :[B] (w: Dolly Parton)
INTRO: [B5] ^
[Ab5]^
[A5]^
[A#5]^
[B5] [B5] :
[x2]
VERSE 1:
[B] Tumble outta bed, and stumble to the kitchen
[E] Pour myself a cup of ambition
[B] Yawnin' and stretchin' and try to come to
[F#] life
VERSE 2:
[B] Jump in the shower, and the blood starts pumpin'
[E] Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin'
With
[B] folks like me on the
[F#] job from 9 to
[B] 5
[B open]
CHORUS 1:
Workin'
[E] 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely
[B] gettin' by, it's all takin', and no givin'
They just
[E] use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's e-
[C#]-nough to drive you,
[F#] crazy if you let it
CHORUS 2:
[E] 9 to 5, for service and devotion
You would
[B] think that I, would deserve a fair promotion
Want to
[E] move ahead, but the boss won't seem to let me
I
[C#] swear sometimes that man
[F#] is out to get me
[B]
VERSE 3:
[B] They let your dream, just a' watch 'em shatter
[E] You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
[B] But you got dream he'll never take a-
[F#]-way
VERSE 4:
[B] In the same boat, with a lot of your friends
[E] Waitin' for the day, your ship 'll come in
[B] And the tide's gonna turn, and it's
[F#] all gonna roll
[B] your way
[B open]
CHORUS 3:
Workin'
[E] 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'
Barely
[B] gettin' by, it's all takin', and no givin'
They just
[E] use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's e-
[C#]-nough to drive you,
[F#] crazy if you let it
CHORUS 4:
[E] 9 to 5, yeah, they got you where they want you
There's a
[B] better life, and you think about it don't you
It's a
[E] rich man's game, no matter what they call it
And you
[C#] spend your life, putting
[F#] money in his wallet
REPEAT CHORUS 3 & 4: 