Tom: D
Introdução:
A E
I work all day to pay the rent
D A
Before the money's earned, well it's all been allocated
F#m D A E
I got nothin' on my plate, but I wish that I were fat
D A E A
Nine more gallons and I'll have me a hat
A E
Workin' nights, I'm always tired
D A
I hope my boss doesn't get me laid off
F#m D A E
It's hard to pull an empty load even if you're stuck
D A E A
Seventeen more wheels and I'll have me a truck
Chorus
D A D Bm
Two more times a lady, three more hundred blows
D A B7 E
Four more easy pieces, five more days on the road
D A D A
Seven more days a week now, eight more lives a cat
D A E A
Nine more gallons and I'll have me a hat
Verse
A E
Workin' weekends to pay the bills
D A
I wish I lived someplace like Beverly Sills
F#m D A E
I'd love to have her autograph right here on these checks
D A E A
Fifty-one more cards and I'll be playin' with a full deck