A
Maybe you collect or maybe you pay (whether)
A
Still got to work that eight hour day
DAE
Whether you like that job or not
D
You'd better keep it on ice
AE
While you're lining up your long shot
BD
Which is to say, hey hey, hey
AA7
Keep your day job
DD7
Don't give it away,
AA7
Keep your day job,
DD7
Whatever they say
AF#7
Keep your day job
BDEADB7E
'Till your night job pays.
Steady boys starting that eight day hour
Never underrate that paycheck power
By now you know that the face on your dollar
Got a thumb on its nose and a hand on your collar
Which is to say, hey, hey, hey
Chorus
Daddy may drive a Sting-Ray 'Vette
Mama may bathe in champagne yet
God bless the child that's got his own stash
Nine to five and a place to crash
Which is to say, hey, hey, hey
Chorus
Sunday comes forget about work,
Ring that bell for whatever it's worth.
If you ask me, which I know you don't,
I'd tell you to do what I know you won't
Which is to say, hey, hey, hey
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.