{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2673333,"song":"Stupid Day Job","artist":"Wally Pleasant","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11522099-stupid-day-job-chords-by-wally-pleasant/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2673333?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  (x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWell I wake up in the morning and I crawl outta bed[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch] \r\nand I feel just like the living dead[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch] \r\nits time to start another day and as usual i'm running late[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch] \r\nso my mind starts going a hundred miles an hour[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch] \r\ndont even have time enough to take a shower[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nwhen I get in my car it feels like i'm barely alive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch] \r\nten minutes later I arrive[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt my stupid day job[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nstupid day job[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nmy stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]              \r\nstupid stupid stupid stupid day job[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch] \r\nWell I drink three cups of coffee for that extra kick[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch] \r\nbut I still feel crappy I should have called in sick[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch] \r\nmy boss says i'm late for a meeting at ten[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch] \r\nlooks like i'll be written up again[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] \r\noh well its just another day another dollar[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch] \r\nanother nail in the coffin another reason to feel smaller[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nsometimes I just wish I could drive off far away[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nbut my lack of financial security means ill have to stay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt my stupid day job[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nstupid day job[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nmy stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]              \r\nstupid stupid stupid stupid day job[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow I think its time everyone with a stupid day job unite against the forces that try to control us[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nyes every papercut riddin file clerk every greasy smelling burger flipper[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nevery short changing cashier it's time to unite[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'll start a stupid day jobs union[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand we can go on strike outside every retail establishment [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand fast food hell hole in the world fight the power[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                        \r\nand our platform will stand for dignity[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhigher wages and no more polyester uniforms[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I could be the spokesman for the under employed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\ni'd be like the Jimmy Hoffa of the janitors[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nor the Ghandi of the gas station attendents[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nbut some people won't agree with my ideas so they'll kill me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nand then I could be a martyr for the stupid day jobs movement[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nyeah that'd be pretty cool I think[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nnow I wrote all that stuff about the stupid day jobs union while I was on my lunch break[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nbut I couldn't write anymore 'cause I had to get back to work [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nso let's just pretend that I ended that part of the story with lyrics that were so inspiring[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthat they changed all your lives forever[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]         \r\nare you done pretending    ok  [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow its after lunch and i'm making copies while i'm day dreaming about my vacation[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\ni see myself lounging on the beach in an exotic location[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nsuddenly my tie gets caught in the copy machine[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nright in the middle of duplication[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand as I lie there chocking to death[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nall I can think about is workmans compensation[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nbut the the office manager comes by cuts my tie saving me from suffocation[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nhe looks at me like i'm a jerk and says get back to work and I feel so much frustration[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAt my stupid day job[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] \r\nstupid day job[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nmy stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]              \r\nstupid stupid stupid stupid day job[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWell i'm working for my family and i'm working for God[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nim working so people won't say i'm a lazy slob[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nim working to put food on the table and[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nim working so that I can say I looked up that union label[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nim working so that I can buy stuff that I don't need and[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nim working because nobody will pay me to watch tv[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nnow basically I feel so traumatized about my stupid day job [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nthat i'm going to start trying to start singing like Morrissey now[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStupid day job stupid day job stupid day job stupid day [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\njob stupid day job[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\n Sucks to be a tortured artist[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG D Em C  (x2)\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","D","Em","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}