Intro
A C+ F#m C+ (x2)
A C+ F#m C+
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
A D E
It's time to be a standard working man
F#m B
Oh this music thing's been fun
Bm D
But I think that I am done
A D Ddim A
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
A C+ F#m C+
I'm contemplating getting on the payroll
A D E
No stress about what other people think
F#m B
No ticket sales, no critics
Bm D
Or spotify statistics
A D Ddim A
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
Em 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+ F#m C+
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
(He might just get a real job)
A D E
In the family business making food
(Making food at Wong's)
F#m B
I poured my heart out in these songs
Bm D
Now it's time to cook at Wong's
A D Ddim A
I think someday I might just get a real job
Em 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+ F#m C+
A D E
F#m B Bm D
A D Ddim A
Em 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+ F#m C+
I was never meant to have a real job
A D E
This passion's burned inside since I was twelve
F#m B
Now I may not be the best
Bm 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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