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9 To 5

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[Intro]
E F Bb F C7 F C7 F
[Verse 1]
C7You tasted the Fporridge
CAnd ran before the grizzlies took your Flife
CBut you tried to iFgnore it
The yen that wreathes the Ccorners of your Fmind?
[Chorus]
BbAll you said you Gmwanted
Was some Ftime alone to look over the Treaty of Versailles
BbBut all you really Cwanted
Was a F9 to 5
To pay the Cbills on timeF  C  F  
[Verse 2]
C7You dug from the sFtorage
CA tapestry that could not weave to sFcale
CYour shoes stuck to the mFortgage
Like Czebra muscles sticking to the Fshale (shale!)
[Chorus]
BbAll you said you Gmwanted
Was some Ftime alone to look over the Treaty of Versailles
BbBut all you really Cwanted
Was a F9 to 5
To pay the C7bills on timeF  C7  F  
[Bridge]
To pay the C7bills on timeF  C  Dm  
Dm("OBbh!" scream)Gm  F  
FLa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-Bbla!C  F  
[Chorus]
BbAll you said you Gmwanted
Was some Ftime alone to reassess your life
BbAll you really Cwanted
Was a F9 to 5
N.C.
To pay the bills on time
(End on F)

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9 To 5

by Smallpools

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E F Bb F C7 F C7 F

[Verse 1]

C7 F

You tasted the porridge

C F

And ran before the grizzlies took your life

C F

But you tried to ignore it

C F

The yen that wreathes the corners of your mind?

[Chorus]

Bb Gm

All you said you wanted

Was some time alone to look over the Treaty of Versailles

Bb C

But all you really wanted

Was a 9 to 5

C F C F

To pay the bills on time

[Verse 2]

C7 F

You dug from the storage

C F

A tapestry that could not weave to scale

C F

Your shoes stuck to the mortgage

C F

Like zebra muscles sticking to the shale (shale!)

[Chorus]

Bb Gm

All you said you wanted

Was some time alone to look over the Treaty of Versailles

Bb C

But all you really wanted

Was a 9 to 5

C7 F C7 F

To pay the bills on time

[Bridge]

C7 F C Dm

To pay the bills on time

Dm Bb Gm F

("Oh!" scream)

F Bb C F

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!

[Chorus]

Bb Gm

All you said you wanted

Was some time alone to reassess your life

Bb C

All you really wanted

Was a 9 to 5

N.C.

To pay the bills on time

(End on F)

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