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[Intro]
F    C  G    C  F    C  G
[Verse 1]
WCell, IF've got to workC  G  
BCut I'd rFather powder my nose CinsteGad
WCell, I'm dFoing all the work wChile you're sGitting on the sidelCines
(And we jFust don't know that's wChat we're doGing here)
WCell, I jFust didn't know that Cwas bGringing you down
YCou want Fme to write your soul
But I'm jFust not working right nGow
[Chorus]
I'm just dFoing all the wCork
If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it
(DFoing all the wCork)
(If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it)
Yeah, I'm just dFoing all the wCork
If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it
(DFoing all the wCork)
(If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it)
[Verse 2]
If I'm sFuch a fucking jerkC  G  C  
Then Fwhy don't you write it Call dGown?
CAre you rFeally doing work?
WCorking hGard or hardly working nCow?
(WForking on this song riCght nGow)
CSo I cFall up Rado Cand we're cGranking 'em out
CAnd we Feven get paid just to do itC  G  
Yeah, Cso tFhank you very much
Well, I'll be leaving right nCowG  
 CI gFotta get to work on the cFhorus of this song right nGow
[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm just dFoing all the wCork
If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it
(DFoing all the wCork)
Yeah
(If you gGot something to sG/Day then say it)
I'm just dFoing all the wCork
If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it
(DFoing all the wCork)
(If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it)
[Bridge]
D7
   Dm6/FFriends forever
   E7b9Friends don't lie
   Am7Write songs togetDm7her
   Friends forevDm6/Fer, all up in it
   E7b9Yo, be my friend but notG7hing more
   I'ma get weird for a minute
[Chorus]
DFoing all the wCorkG  G/D  
DFoing all the wCork
If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it
DFoing all the wCork
If you gGot something to G/Dsay then say it
[Outro]
WFork/(Doing all the wCork, if you)
WGork/(got something to G/Dsay then say it)
WForkC  G  G/D  
WForkC  
Doing wGork, hardly wG/Dorking now
WFork, hCah
HGuh, G/Dhah
HFuh, hCah
HGuh, G/Dhah

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Work

by Foxygen

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G/D

Dm6/F

E7b9

Am7

Dm7

[Intro]

F C G C F C G

[Verse 1]

C F C G

Well, I've got to work

C F C G

But I'd rather powder my nose instead

C F C G C

Well, I'm doing all the work while you're sitting on the sidelines

F C G

(And we just don't know that's what we're doing here)

C F C G

Well, I just didn't know that was bringing you down

C F

You want me to write your soul

F G

But I'm just not working right now

[Chorus]

F C

I'm just doing all the work

G G/D

If you got something to say then say it

F C

(Doing all the work)

G G/D

(If you got something to say then say it)

F C

Yeah, I'm just doing all the work

G G/D

If you got something to say then say it

F C

(Doing all the work)

G G/D

(If you got something to say then say it)

[Verse 2]

F C G C

If I'm such a fucking jerk

F C G

Then why don't you write it all down?

C F

Are you really doing work?

C G C

Working hard or hardly working now?

F C G

(Working on this song right now)

C F C G

So I call up Rado and we're cranking 'em out

C F C G

And we even get paid just to do it

C F

Yeah, so thank you very much

C G

Well, I'll be leaving right now

C F F G

I gotta get to work on the chorus of this song right now

[Chorus]

F C

Yeah, I'm just doing all the work

G G/D

If you got something to say then say it

F C

(Doing all the work)

Yeah

G G/D

(If you got something to say then say it)

F C

I'm just doing all the work

G G/D

If you got something to say then say it

F C

(Doing all the work)

G G/D

(If you got something to say then say it)

[Bridge]

Dm6/F

Friends forever

E7b9

Friends don't lie

Am7 Dm7

Write songs together

Dm6/F

Friends forever, all up in it

E7b9 G7

Yo, be my friend but nothing more

I'ma get weird for a minute

[Chorus]

F C G G/D

Doing all the work

F C

Doing all the work

G G/D

If you got something to say then say it

F C

Doing all the work

G G/D

If you got something to say then say it

[Outro]

F C

Work/(Doing all the work, if you)

G G/D

Work/(got something to say then say it)

F C G G/D

Work

F C

Work

G G/D

Doing work, hardly working now

F C

Work, hah

G G/D

Huh, hah

F C

Huh, hah

G G/D

Huh, hah

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