Chords for Working At The Car Wash Blues - Jim Croce
Tempo:
132.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Em] [D]
[C] [A] [D]
Well, I had just got out [G] of the county prison [D] doing 90 days for [A] non-support.
[A]
[D] Tried to find me an executive position, but no matter how [F#] smooth [G] I talked,
they wouldn't listen to the fact that I was genius.
The man [C] said, we got all [B] that we [A] can use.
Now I got [G] them steady depressing [Em] low [G]-down mind [C]-messing, [G] working at the car wash [Dm] booth.
[G] Well, I should be sitting in an out-of-condition [D] office in a swivel chair,
[C#] [D] talking some trash to the secretary, [G] saying, hey now, papa, [F#] come on over here.
[Dm]
[G] Well, instead of stuck here rubbing these fenders with a rag [C] and walking home in [A] soggy old shoes,
with [G] them steady [B] depressing low [D]-down mind [C]-messing, working at [D] the car wash booth.
[G]
You [C] know a man of my ability, he should be smoking on [G] a big cigar.
[C] But till I get myself straight, I guess I'll just have to wait in [A] my rubber suit rubbing [Dm] his car.
[G] Well, all I can do is to shake my head.
[D] You might not believe it is [Am] true, but working at this end on Niagara Falls is [G] an undiscovered hour of news.
So baby, don't expect to see me with no double martini [C] in my eyebrows,
cause I [A] got them [D] steady [B]
depressing [E] low-down mind [C]-messing, [Bm] working at the car wash booth.
[G]
[C#] [D]
[G]
So baby, don't expect to see me with no double martini [C] in my eyebrows,
cause I got them [D] steady depressing [E] low [G]-down mind [C]-messing, working [A] at the car wash booth.
[D] Yeah, I got them steady [E] depressing [D] low-down mind [C]-messing, working at the [G] car wash booth.
[C] [A] [D]
Well, I had just got out [G] of the county prison [D] doing 90 days for [A] non-support.
[A]
[D] Tried to find me an executive position, but no matter how [F#] smooth [G] I talked,
they wouldn't listen to the fact that I was genius.
The man [C] said, we got all [B] that we [A] can use.
Now I got [G] them steady depressing [Em] low [G]-down mind [C]-messing, [G] working at the car wash [Dm] booth.
[G] Well, I should be sitting in an out-of-condition [D] office in a swivel chair,
[C#] [D] talking some trash to the secretary, [G] saying, hey now, papa, [F#] come on over here.
[Dm]
[G] Well, instead of stuck here rubbing these fenders with a rag [C] and walking home in [A] soggy old shoes,
with [G] them steady [B] depressing low [D]-down mind [C]-messing, working at [D] the car wash booth.
[G]
You [C] know a man of my ability, he should be smoking on [G] a big cigar.
[C] But till I get myself straight, I guess I'll just have to wait in [A] my rubber suit rubbing [Dm] his car.
[G] Well, all I can do is to shake my head.
[D] You might not believe it is [Am] true, but working at this end on Niagara Falls is [G] an undiscovered hour of news.
So baby, don't expect to see me with no double martini [C] in my eyebrows,
cause I [A] got them [D] steady [B]
depressing [E] low-down mind [C]-messing, [Bm] working at the car wash booth.
[G]
[C#] [D]
[G]
So baby, don't expect to see me with no double martini [C] in my eyebrows,
cause I got them [D] steady depressing [E] low [G]-down mind [C]-messing, working [A] at the car wash booth.
[D] Yeah, I got them steady [E] depressing [D] low-down mind [C]-messing, working at the [G] car wash booth.
Key:
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D
C
A
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Well, I had just got out [G] of the county prison [D] doing 90 days for [A] non-support.
[A] _
_ [D] _ Tried to find me an executive position, but no matter how [F#] smooth [G] I talked,
they wouldn't listen to the fact that I was genius.
The man [C] said, we got all [B] that we [A] can use.
Now I got [G] them steady depressing [Em] low [G]-down mind [C]-messing, [G] working at the car wash [Dm] booth. _
[G] Well, I should be sitting in an out-of-condition [D] office in a swivel chair, _
_ [C#] _ [D] talking some trash to the secretary, [G] saying, hey now, papa, [F#] come on over here.
[Dm] _
[G] Well, instead of stuck here rubbing these fenders with a rag [C] and walking home in [A] soggy old shoes,
with [G] them steady [B] depressing low [D]-down mind [C]-messing, working at [D] the car wash booth.
[G]
You [C] know a man of my ability, he should be smoking on [G] a big cigar. _
[C] But till I get myself straight, I guess I'll just have to wait in [A] my rubber suit rubbing [Dm] his car. _
_ _ _ _ [G] Well, all I can do is to shake my head.
[D] You might not believe it is [Am] true, but working at this end on Niagara Falls is [G] an undiscovered hour of news.
So baby, don't expect to see me with no double martini [C] in my eyebrows,
cause I [A] _ got them [D] steady [B]
depressing [E] low-down mind [C]-messing, [Bm] working at the car wash booth.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ So baby, don't expect to see me with no double martini [C] in my eyebrows,
cause _ _ I got them [D] steady depressing [E] low [G]-down mind [C]-messing, working [A] at the car wash booth.
[D] Yeah, I got them steady [E] depressing [D] low-down mind [C]-messing, working at the [G] car wash booth. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Well, I had just got out [G] of the county prison [D] doing 90 days for [A] non-support.
[A] _
_ [D] _ Tried to find me an executive position, but no matter how [F#] smooth [G] I talked,
they wouldn't listen to the fact that I was genius.
The man [C] said, we got all [B] that we [A] can use.
Now I got [G] them steady depressing [Em] low [G]-down mind [C]-messing, [G] working at the car wash [Dm] booth. _
[G] Well, I should be sitting in an out-of-condition [D] office in a swivel chair, _
_ [C#] _ [D] talking some trash to the secretary, [G] saying, hey now, papa, [F#] come on over here.
[Dm] _
[G] Well, instead of stuck here rubbing these fenders with a rag [C] and walking home in [A] soggy old shoes,
with [G] them steady [B] depressing low [D]-down mind [C]-messing, working at [D] the car wash booth.
[G]
You [C] know a man of my ability, he should be smoking on [G] a big cigar. _
[C] But till I get myself straight, I guess I'll just have to wait in [A] my rubber suit rubbing [Dm] his car. _
_ _ _ _ [G] Well, all I can do is to shake my head.
[D] You might not believe it is [Am] true, but working at this end on Niagara Falls is [G] an undiscovered hour of news.
So baby, don't expect to see me with no double martini [C] in my eyebrows,
cause I [A] _ got them [D] steady [B]
depressing [E] low-down mind [C]-messing, [Bm] working at the car wash booth.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ So baby, don't expect to see me with no double martini [C] in my eyebrows,
cause _ _ I got them [D] steady depressing [E] low [G]-down mind [C]-messing, working [A] at the car wash booth.
[D] Yeah, I got them steady [E] depressing [D] low-down mind [C]-messing, working at the [G] car wash booth. _ _ _ _ _ _
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