Chords for Fonzi Thornton - I Work For A Living (Nile Rodgers Long Version)
Tempo:
115 bpm
Chords used:
Em
F
Am
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Come on y [D]'all, [Dm] [Em] [F]
[Am] [G] [Am]
[Em] sing along [F] with me.
Big fun [Am] whenever I can.
[Em] [F]
Don't you [Am] understand?
[Em] I work [F]
for a living.
[Am] I have big, big [G] fun whenever [F] I can.
Don't you [Am] understand?
I [G] work [F]
for a living.
[Am] I have a real good time with friends of mine.
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[Am] [Em] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [F]
[Am] [Em] [F]
[Am] [Em] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[Am] Working hard [Em] night and day.
Hard times won't go away.
[Am] Sweeter times, what can [Em] I say?
It's a stay, stay, stay.
[Am] I'm taking care of [Em] basic needs.
I've got a big side, not a big [Am] deal.
And there's [Em] nothing left for [G] me.
[Dm] I work [Em] [Am] [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have big, big [Em] fun whenever [F] I can.
[Am] Don't you understand?
I [G] work [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have a real good [F] time [Am] with friends of mine.
I still [Dm] [Em] remember back in early, early days.
[Dm] Me and some [Em] friends took a little holiday.
[Am] I couldn't [Em] relax, everything was so [Am] tight.
And sleepover [Em] each and every night.
[Am] Well, Mark, you gotta keep [Em] the pace.
And all my hide in this rat grave.
[Am] Just fall in line and [Em] spend time.
Never get me [D] tired.
I [Am] work, I work [Dm]
for a living.
[Am] I have big, big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
[Dm] I work [Em] [Am] [Dm] for a living.
I [Am] have a real good time [F]
[Am] with friends of mine.
I [Em] work [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have big, big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
[Em] I work [Am] [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have a real good [G] time [Am]
with friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have a real good [Em]
time with friends of mine.
I [F] work [Em] for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
I [F] work [Em] for a living.
[G] [Am] I have a real good [Em] time with [G] friends of mine.
[F] I work for a [Em]
[C] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[C] [E]
[D] [F] living.
[Em]
[G] [F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[G] [F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] I can.
[G]
[F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] I can.
[Em]
[G] [Am] Work whenever [Em]
[F] I can.
[Em]
[F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] I can.
[Em]
[Bm] [F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[G] [F] Work whenever I can.
[Em]
Work whenever [F] I can.
[Em]
[F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] I can.
[Em]
[G] [F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[D] I can.
Work whenever I can.
I [F] work for a living.
[Em]
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work [Em] for a living.
[F] I have a real good [Em]
time with [G] friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have a real good time [Em]
with [D] friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[G] [F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
for [F] [Em]
[G] [F] [Em]
a living.
[F] I work for a living.
I have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work [Em] for a living.
I have [F] a real good time [Em] with [G] friends of mine.
[F] Come on, y'all!
[Em] You can sing along, bitch!
[Am] I have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
I [F] work [Em] for a living.
I have a real [F] good time [Em]
[G] with [D] friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em] for a living.
[F] I have big, [Em] big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
I work for
[Am] [G] [Am]
[Em] sing along [F] with me.
Big fun [Am] whenever I can.
[Em] [F]
Don't you [Am] understand?
[Em] I work [F]
for a living.
[Am] I have big, big [G] fun whenever [F] I can.
Don't you [Am] understand?
I [G] work [F]
for a living.
[Am] I have a real good time with friends of mine.
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[Am] [Em] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [F]
[Am] [Em] [F]
[Am] [Em] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[Am] Working hard [Em] night and day.
Hard times won't go away.
[Am] Sweeter times, what can [Em] I say?
It's a stay, stay, stay.
[Am] I'm taking care of [Em] basic needs.
I've got a big side, not a big [Am] deal.
And there's [Em] nothing left for [G] me.
[Dm] I work [Em] [Am] [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have big, big [Em] fun whenever [F] I can.
[Am] Don't you understand?
I [G] work [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have a real good [F] time [Am] with friends of mine.
I still [Dm] [Em] remember back in early, early days.
[Dm] Me and some [Em] friends took a little holiday.
[Am] I couldn't [Em] relax, everything was so [Am] tight.
And sleepover [Em] each and every night.
[Am] Well, Mark, you gotta keep [Em] the pace.
And all my hide in this rat grave.
[Am] Just fall in line and [Em] spend time.
Never get me [D] tired.
I [Am] work, I work [Dm]
for a living.
[Am] I have big, big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
[Dm] I work [Em] [Am] [Dm] for a living.
I [Am] have a real good time [F]
[Am] with friends of mine.
I [Em] work [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have big, big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
[Em] I work [Am] [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have a real good [G] time [Am]
with friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have a real good [Em]
time with friends of mine.
I [F] work [Em] for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
I [F] work [Em] for a living.
[G] [Am] I have a real good [Em] time with [G] friends of mine.
[F] I work for a [Em]
[C] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[C] [E]
[D] [F] living.
[Em]
[G] [F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[G] [F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] I can.
[G]
[F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] I can.
[Em]
[G] [Am] Work whenever [Em]
[F] I can.
[Em]
[F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] I can.
[Em]
[Bm] [F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[G] [F] Work whenever I can.
[Em]
Work whenever [F] I can.
[Em]
[F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] I can.
[Em]
[G] [F] Work [Em]
whenever [F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[D] I can.
Work whenever I can.
I [F] work for a living.
[Em]
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work [Em] for a living.
[F] I have a real good [Em]
time with [G] friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have a real good time [Em]
with [D] friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[G] [F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F] [Em]
for [F] [Em]
[G] [F] [Em]
a living.
[F] I work for a living.
I have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work [Em] for a living.
I have [F] a real good time [Em] with [G] friends of mine.
[F] Come on, y'all!
[Em] You can sing along, bitch!
[Am] I have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
I [F] work [Em] for a living.
I have a real [F] good time [Em]
[G] with [D] friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em] for a living.
[F] I have big, [Em] big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
I work for
Key:
Em
F
Am
G
Dm
Em
F
Am
Come on y [D]'all, _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] sing along [F] with me.
Big fun [Am] whenever I can.
_ [Em] _ [F] _
Don't you [Am] understand?
[Em] I work [F] _
for a living.
[Am] _ I have big, big [G] fun whenever [F] I can.
Don't you [Am] understand?
I [G] work [F] _
for a living.
[Am] _ I have a real good time _ with friends of mine.
[Dm] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Working hard [Em] night and day.
Hard times won't go away.
[Am] Sweeter times, what can [Em] I say?
It's a stay, stay, stay.
[Am] I'm taking care of [Em] basic needs.
I've got a big side, not a big [Am] deal.
And there's [Em] nothing left for [G] me.
[Dm] I work [Em] _ [Am] [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have big, big [Em] fun whenever [F] I can.
[Am] Don't you understand?
I [G] work [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have a real good [F] time [Am] with friends of mine.
I still [Dm] [Em] remember back in early, early days.
[Dm] Me and some [Em] friends took a little holiday.
_ _ [Am] I couldn't [Em] relax, everything was so [Am] tight.
And sleepover [Em] each and every night.
_ [Am] Well, Mark, you gotta keep [Em] the pace.
And all my hide in this rat grave.
[Am] Just fall in line and [Em] spend time.
Never get me [D] tired.
I [Am] work, I work [Dm]
for a living.
[Am] _ I have big, big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
[Dm] I work [Em] _ [Am] [Dm] for a living.
I [Am] _ have a real good time [F] _
[Am] with friends of mine.
I [Em] work [Dm] for a living.
_ [Am] _ I have big, big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
[Em] I work [Am] [Dm] for a living.
[Am] _ I have a real good [G] time [Am] _
with friends of mine.
[F] I work _ [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work _ _ [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have a real good _ [Em]
time with friends of mine.
I [F] work _ [Em] for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
I [F] work _ [Em] for a living.
_ [G] [Am] I have a real good [Em] time with [G] friends of mine.
[F] I work for a [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ living.
[Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] Work _ _ [Em]
whenever _ _ _ [F] I can.
[G] _
_ _ _ [F] Work _ _ [Em] _
_ whenever _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] Work whenever _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [F] Work _ _ [Em]
whenever _ _ _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] Work whenever I can.
[Em]
Work whenever _ _ _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [F] Work _ _ [Em] _
whenever _ _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] Work _ [Em]
whenever _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ [D] I can.
Work whenever I can.
I [F] work for a living.
_ [Em] _
_ _ I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work _ [Em] for a living.
_ [F] I have a real good _ [Em]
time with [G] friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
_ I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work _ [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have a real good time [Em] _
with [D] friends of mine.
[F] I work _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em]
for _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em]
a living.
_ _ [F] I work for a living.
I have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work _ [Em] for a living.
I have [F] a real good time [Em] with [G] friends of mine.
[F] Come on, y'all!
[Em] You can sing along, bitch!
[Am] I have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
I [F] work _ [Em] for a living.
I have a real [F] good time [Em] _
[G] with [D] friends of mine.
[F] I work _ [Em] for a living.
_ _ [F] I have big, [Em] big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
I work _ for
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] sing along [F] with me.
Big fun [Am] whenever I can.
_ [Em] _ [F] _
Don't you [Am] understand?
[Em] I work [F] _
for a living.
[Am] _ I have big, big [G] fun whenever [F] I can.
Don't you [Am] understand?
I [G] work [F] _
for a living.
[Am] _ I have a real good time _ with friends of mine.
[Dm] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ Working hard [Em] night and day.
Hard times won't go away.
[Am] Sweeter times, what can [Em] I say?
It's a stay, stay, stay.
[Am] I'm taking care of [Em] basic needs.
I've got a big side, not a big [Am] deal.
And there's [Em] nothing left for [G] me.
[Dm] I work [Em] _ [Am] [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have big, big [Em] fun whenever [F] I can.
[Am] Don't you understand?
I [G] work [Dm] for a living.
[Am] I have a real good [F] time [Am] with friends of mine.
I still [Dm] [Em] remember back in early, early days.
[Dm] Me and some [Em] friends took a little holiday.
_ _ [Am] I couldn't [Em] relax, everything was so [Am] tight.
And sleepover [Em] each and every night.
_ [Am] Well, Mark, you gotta keep [Em] the pace.
And all my hide in this rat grave.
[Am] Just fall in line and [Em] spend time.
Never get me [D] tired.
I [Am] work, I work [Dm]
for a living.
[Am] _ I have big, big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
[Dm] I work [Em] _ [Am] [Dm] for a living.
I [Am] _ have a real good time [F] _
[Am] with friends of mine.
I [Em] work [Dm] for a living.
_ [Am] _ I have big, big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
[Em] I work [Am] [Dm] for a living.
[Am] _ I have a real good [G] time [Am] _
with friends of mine.
[F] I work _ [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work _ _ [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have a real good _ [Em]
time with friends of mine.
I [F] work _ [Em] for a living.
I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
I [F] work _ [Em] for a living.
_ [G] [Am] I have a real good [Em] time with [G] friends of mine.
[F] I work for a [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ living.
[Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] Work _ _ [Em]
whenever _ _ _ [F] I can.
[G] _
_ _ _ [F] Work _ _ [Em] _
_ whenever _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] Work whenever _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [F] Work _ _ [Em]
whenever _ _ _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ [F] Work whenever I can.
[Em]
Work whenever _ _ _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [F] Work _ _ [Em] _
whenever _ _ [F] I can.
[Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] Work _ [Em]
whenever _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Em] _
_ [D] I can.
Work whenever I can.
I [F] work for a living.
_ [Em] _
_ _ I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work _ [Em] for a living.
_ [F] I have a real good _ [Em]
time with [G] friends of mine.
[F] I work [Em]
for a living.
_ I [F] have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work _ [Em]
for a living.
I [F] have a real good time [Em] _
with [D] friends of mine.
[F] I work _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em]
for _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em]
a living.
_ _ [F] I work for a living.
I have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
[F] I work _ [Em] for a living.
I have [F] a real good time [Em] with [G] friends of mine.
[F] Come on, y'all!
[Em] You can sing along, bitch!
[Am] I have big, big fun whenever [Em] I can.
Don't you understand?
I [F] work _ [Em] for a living.
I have a real [F] good time [Em] _
[G] with [D] friends of mine.
[F] I work _ [Em] for a living.
_ _ [F] I have big, [Em] big fun whenever I can.
Don't you understand?
I work _ for