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[Intro]
D7
[Verse 1]
D7I was visiting a country that I did not understand
D7Felt like I was drowning, being swallowed by the land
In the G7workaday, in the D7workaday
D7I was talking to a woman whom I could not understand
D7She was loud and she was pushy, she was probably a man
In the G7workaday, in the D7workaday
AMake the most of every minute
A7Welcome to it, now you're in itD7  
[Verse 2]
D7I was standing at the airport with a very nervous man
D7Said he had to go to Sydney or the deal was through his hands
In the G7workaday, in the D7workaday
D7I was talking to a singer who was very very wrong
D7He was totally convinced that I was stealing all his songs
In the G7workaday, in the D7workaday
ANone of us is any badder
A7There you go, you're up the ladderD7  
[Chorus]
FSo right, Gso cold
Keep F7on the way you're goin' and you D7won't get old
FNew dreams, Gnew fears
F7Droppin' in your forties in the D7recent years
[Verse 3]
D7You can take the power with you so you're never out of touch
D7Makes it easier to deal with those who haven't quite as much
In the G7workaday, in the D7workaday
D7There's a girl who needs a favour, there's a girl who needs a break
D7There's a girl who's horizontal, it's a lot of give and take
In the G7workaday, in the D7workaday
AMake the most of every minute
A7Welcome to it, now you're in itD7  
[Chorus]
FSo right, Gso cold
Keep F7on the way you're goin' and you D7won't get old
FNew dreams, Gnew fears
F7Droppin' in your forties in the D7recent years
FNew dreams, Gnew fears
F7Droppin' in your forties in the D7recent years
Fade
D7In the workaday

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The Workaday

by Burton Cummings

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I was visiting a country that I did not understand

Felt like I was drowning, being swallowed by the land

G7 D7

In the workaday, in the workaday

I was talking to a woman whom I could not understand

She was loud and she was pushy, she was probably a man

G7 D7

In the workaday, in the workaday

Make the most of every minute

A7 D7

Welcome to it, now you're in it

[Verse 2]

I was standing at the airport with a very nervous man

Said he had to go to Sydney or the deal was through his hands

G7 D7

In the workaday, in the workaday

I was talking to a singer who was very very wrong

He was totally convinced that I was stealing all his songs

G7 D7

In the workaday, in the workaday

None of us is any badder

A7 D7

There you go, you're up the ladder

[Chorus]

F G

So right, so cold

F7 D7

Keep on the way you're goin' and you won't get old

F G

New dreams, new fears

F7 D7

Droppin' in your forties in the recent years

[Verse 3]

You can take the power with you so you're never out of touch

Makes it easier to deal with those who haven't quite as much

G7 D7

In the workaday, in the workaday

There's a girl who needs a favour, there's a girl who needs a break

There's a girl who's horizontal, it's a lot of give and take

G7 D7

In the workaday, in the workaday

Make the most of every minute

A7 D7

Welcome to it, now you're in it

[Chorus]

F G

So right, so cold

F7 D7

Keep on the way you're goin' and you won't get old

F G

New dreams, new fears

F7 D7

Droppin' in your forties in the recent years

F G

New dreams, new fears

F7 D7

Droppin' in your forties in the recent years

Fade

In the workaday

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