Capo 1 (Chords relative to capo) Em Six in the morning, don't want to wake C Sun laying low and the world sleeping late Em Hate like the river, runs heavy and deep G Oh I wish that they'd sack me and leave me to sleep D (x2) Em Five days from seven the week's hardly mine C The alarm clocks gone over to enemy lines Em Waste my time working for cowards and creeps G Oh I wish that they'd sack me and leave me to sleep
Em Rain strikes the window, heralds the day D Rain won't you wash these eight hours away? Em Rain feeds the river, runs heavy and deep G Oh I wish that they'd sack me and leave me to sleep D (x2) Em Birds at my window sing in the dawn C By the time that I'm home all this day will be gone Em Spend my life sowing what others will reap G Oh I wish that they'd sack me and leave me to sleep Em Rain strikes the window, heralds the day D Rain won't you wash these eight hours away? Em Rain feeds the river, runs heavy and deep G Oh I wish that they'd sack me and leave me to sleep Instrumental Em C Em G Em Rain strikes the window, heralds the day D Rain won't you wash these eight hours away? Em Rain feeds the river, runs heavy and deep G Oh I wish that they'd sack me and leave me to sleep [Repeat last verse] D (x2) End on G