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From the LP On The Line (1982)
(Written by Bruce Springsteen)
[Intro]
|    D|   Bm|    G|    A| x2
[Verse 1]
D8 A.M., I'm up and my Bmfeet beatin' on the sidewalk
DDown at the unemployment Bmagency, Aall I get's talk
DI check the want ads but there Bmjust ain't nobody hiring
DWhat's a man supposed to do Bmwhen he's Adown and
[Chorus]
Out of Dwork
BmI need a job, I'm out of Gwork
AI'm unemployed, I'm out of Dwork
BmI need a job, I'm out of GworkA  
[Verse 2]
DI go to pick my girl upBm, her name is Linda Brown
DHer dad invites me in, Bmhe tells me Ato sit down
DThe small talk that we're makin'Bm, is going pretty smooth
DBut then he drops a bomb, Bm"Son, what do you Ado?"
[Chorus]
I'm out of Dwork
BmI need a job, I'm out of Gwork
AI'm unemployed, I'm out of Dwork
BmI need a job, I'm out of Gwork
  AYeah, yeah, yeah
[Solo]
|    F|   Dm|   Bb|    C| x2
[Verse 3]
  DHey, Mr. PresidentBm, I know you got good plans
DYou're doin' all you can nowBm, to help the Alittle man
DWe got to do our best to Bmwhip that inflation down
DMaybe you got a job for Bmme just driving Ayou around
DThese tough times, they're enough to Bmmake a man lose his mind
GUp there you've got a job but Adown here below
[Chorus]
I'm out of Dwork
BmI need a job, I'm out of Gwork
AI'm unemployed, I'm out of Dwork
BmI need a job, I'm out of GworkA  
[Outro]
I'm out of DworkBm  
I'm out of GworkA  
I'm out of DworkBm  
I'm out of GworkA  
I'm out of DworkBm  
I'm out of GworkA  
I'm out of DworkBm  
I'm out of Gwork
(fade out)

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Out Of Work

by Gary U.S. Bonds

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Chords in this song · guitar

From the LP On The Line (1982)

(Written by Bruce Springsteen)

[Intro]

D Bm G A

| | | | | x2

[Verse 1]

D Bm

8 A.M., I'm up and my feet beatin' on the sidewalk

D Bm A

Down at the unemployment agency, all I get's talk

D Bm

I check the want ads but there just ain't nobody hiring

D Bm A

What's a man supposed to do when he's down and

[Chorus]

Out of work

Bm G

I need a job, I'm out of work

A D

I'm unemployed, I'm out of work

Bm G A

I need a job, I'm out of work

[Verse 2]

D Bm

I go to pick my girl up, her name is Linda Brown

D Bm A

Her dad invites me in, he tells me to sit down

D Bm

The small talk that we're makin', is going pretty smooth

D Bm A

But then he drops a bomb, "Son, what do you do?"

[Chorus]

I'm out of work

Bm G

I need a job, I'm out of work

A D

I'm unemployed, I'm out of work

Bm G

I need a job, I'm out of work

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Solo]

F Dm Bb C

| | | | | x2

[Verse 3]

D Bm

Hey, Mr. President, I know you got good plans

D Bm A

You're doin' all you can now, to help the little man

D Bm

We got to do our best to whip that inflation down

D Bm A

Maybe you got a job for me just driving you around

D Bm

These tough times, they're enough to make a man lose his mind

G A

Up there you've got a job but down here below

[Chorus]

I'm out of work

Bm G

I need a job, I'm out of work

A D

I'm unemployed, I'm out of work

Bm G A

I need a job, I'm out of work

[Outro]

D Bm

I'm out of work

G A

I'm out of work

D Bm

I'm out of work

G A

I'm out of work

D Bm

I'm out of work

G A

I'm out of work

D Bm

I'm out of work

(fade out)

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