Verse 1
N.C.          E                            G#m 
Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired 
            C#m                       F# 
And you can have anyone that you have ever desired 
A                             B 
All you got to tell me now is why, why, why, why? 
 
Chorus
A                      C#m 
Welcome to the working week 
      A                           E 
Oh, I know it don't thrill you; I hope it don't k*ll you 
A              C#m     F# 
Welcome to the working week 
           A                                       B 
You got to do it till you're through it and so you better get to it 
 
Verse 2
E                         G#m 
All of your family had to k*ll to survive 
C#m                                 F# 
And they're still waiting for their big day to arrive 
A                                   B 
But if they knew how I felt, they'd bury me alive 
 
Chorus
A                      C#m 
Welcome to the working week 
      A                           E 
Oh, I know it don't thrill you; I hope it don't k*ll you 
A              C#m     F# 
Welcome to the working week 
           A                                   B 
You got to do it till you're through it so you better get to it 
 
Bridge
G#m                          C#m 
I hear you saying, "Hey, the city's alright." 
         F#   G#m              A    B 
When you only read about it in books 
G#m                          C#m 
Spend all your money getting so convinced 
         A                    B     N.C. 
That you never even bother to look 
 
Verse 3
E                            G#m 
Sometimes, I wonder if we're living in the same land 
C#m                F# 
 Why'd you want to be my friend 
       A                           B 
When I feel like a juggler running out of hands? 
 
Outro
A                      C#m 
Welcome to the working week 
        A                      E 
Oh, ah, welcome to the working week