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