Intro
B C+ G#m C+ (x2)
B C+ G#m C+
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
B E F#
It's time to be a standard working man
G#m C#
Oh this music thing's been fun
C#m E
But I think that I am done
B E Ddim B
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
B C+ G#m C+
I'm contemplating getting on the payroll
B E F#
No stress about what other people think
G#m C#
No ticket sales, no critics
C#m E
Or spotify statistics
B E Ddim B
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
F#m B
Now my insecurities
E Ddim
Got the best part of me
B E Ddim B
I'm gonna quit guitar and get a real job
[Instrumental]
B
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G|----------9/10---9--9-----5/7--5--5----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5/7--5~~~~~~~~-----|
A|--------------------------------------5/7--5~~~~~~~~-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(x2)
B C+ G#m C+
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
(He might just get a real job)
B E F#
In the family business making food
(Making food at Wong's)
G#m C#
I poured my heart out in these songs
C#m E
Now it's time to cook at Wong's
B E Ddim B
I think someday I might just get a real job
F#m B E Ddim
I spent half my life on a bus or on a flight
B E Ddim B
I'm getting off the road and getting a real job
[Instrumental]
B
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B|--8--8----8/10---8--8-----5/6--5--5----------------------|
G|----------9/10---9--9-----5/7--5--5----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5/7--5~~~~~~~~-----|
A|--------------------------------------5/7--5~~~~~~~~-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(x2)
B C+ G#m C+
B E F#
G#m C# C#m E
B E Ddim B
F#m B
Now my friends have always said:
E Ddim
"This is all just in your head
B E
Now get out of your bed (This is your)
B E
Don't read the comment threads (This is your)
B E
Go write a song instead (This is your)
Ddim B
This is your real job"
[Instrumental]
B
e|--8--8---------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8----8/10---8--8-----5/6--5--5----------------------|
G|----------9/10---9--9-----5/7--5--5----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5/7--5~~~~~~~~-----|
A|--------------------------------------5/7--5~~~~~~~~-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(x2)
B C+ G#m C+
I was never meant to have a real job
B E F#
This passion's burned inside since I was twelve
G#m C#
Now I may not be the best
C#m E
But I know that I can rest
B E Ddim B
Knowing today that I don't ever need a real job
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