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