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