Intro: FCBbGm7FBbCFCBbGm7FBbCFGmF
In the middle of late last night
Abmaj7
I was sittin' on a curb
BbF
I didn't know what about
Eb
But I was feelin' quite disturbed
GmFA street sweeper came whistlin' by
Abmaj7
He was bouncin' every step
C7DmG7
It seemed strange how good he felt
Gm7
So I asked him while he swept
C7F
He said, "It's my job
CBbGm7
To be cleaning up this mess
FBbC
And that's enough reason to go for me
F
It's my job
CBbGm7
To be better than the rest
FBbC7F
And that makes the day for me."
GmF
I got an uncle who owns a bank
Abmaj7
He's a self-made millionaire
BbF
He never had anyone to love
Bb
Never had no one to care
Gm7F
He always seemed kinda sad to me
Abmaj7C7
And I asked him why that was
DmG7
And he told me it's because
Gm7
In my contract there's this clause
Chorus:
C7F
That says, "It's my job
CBbGm7
To be worried half to death
FBbC
And that's the thing people respect in me
F
It's my job
CBbGm7
But without it I'd be less
FBbC7F
Than what I expect from me."
Instrumental:
FBbFBbFBbGm7C7FGmF
Now I've been lazy most all my life
Abmaj7
Writin' songs and sleepin' late
BbF
And any manual labor I've done
Eb
Was purely by mistake
Gm7F
If street sweepers can smile
Abmaj7C7
Then I've got no right to feel upset
DmG7
But sometimes I still forget
Gm7
'Til the lights go on and the stage is set
FBbC
And the song hits home and you feel that sweat
Chorus: F
It's my job
CBbGm7
To be different than the rest
FBbC7
And that's enough reason to go for me
F
It's my job
CBbGm7
To be better than the best
FBbC7F
And that's a rough break for me
Ending:
DGD
It's my job
CAm7
To be cleaning up this mess
GCD
And that's enough reason to go for me
G
It's my job
DCAm7
To be better than the rest
GCD7G
And that makes the day for me
GCGCGCAm7D7G
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.