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