Today I'm Gonna Get Myself A Real Job chords by Cory Wong
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C C+ Am C+ (x2)
C C+ Am C+
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
C F G
It's time to be a standard working man
Am D
Oh this music thing's been fun
Dm F
But I think that I am done
C F Ddim C
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
C C+ Am C+
I'm contemplating getting on the payroll
C F G
No stress about what other people think
Am D
No ticket sales, no critics
Dm F
Or spotify statistics
C F Ddim C
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
Gm C
Now my insecurities
F Ddim
Got the best part of me
C F Ddim C
I'm gonna quit guitar and get a real job
Instrumental:
C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--12---12/14--12--12-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------14/15--14--14---14/15--14--14---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------15/17--15--15---15/17--15---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------15/17--15---------------------|
(x2)
C C+ Am C+
Today I'm gonna get myself a real job
(He might just get a real job)
C F G
In the family business making food
(Making food at Wong's)
Am D
I poured my heart out in these songs
Dm F
Now it's time to cook at Wong's
C F Ddim C
I think someday I might just get a real job
Gm C F Ddim
I spent half my life on a bus or on a flight
C F Ddim C
I'm getting off the road and getting a real job
Instrumental:
C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--12---12/14--12--12-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------14/15--14--14---14/15--14--14---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------15/17--15--15---15/17--15---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------15/17--15---------------------|
(x2)
C C+ Am C+
C F G
Am D Dm F
C F Ddim C
Gm C
Now my friends have always said:
F Ddim
"This is all just in your head
C F
Now get out of your bed (This is your)
C F
Don't read the comment threads (This is your)
C F
Go write a song instead (This is your)
Ddim C
This is your real job"
Instrumental:
C
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--13-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12--12---12/14--12--12-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------14/15--14--14---14/15--14--14---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------15/17--15--15---15/17--15---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------15/17--15---------------------|
(x2)
C C+ Am C+
I was never meant to have a real job
C F G
This passion's burned inside since I was twelve
Am D
Now I may not be the best
Dm F
But I know that I can rest
C F Ddim C
Knowing today that I don't ever need a real job
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