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Key: D
Chorus:
N.C
Take this job and shove it
G D
I ain't working here no more
D Bm E A
My woman left and took all the reasons I was working for
D G D
You better not try to stand in my way as I'm walking out the door
G D A D
Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more
Verse 1:
G
I've been working in this factory for now on fifteen years
All this time I watched my woman drowning in a pool of tears
And I've seen a lot of good people die who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off my back if I had the nerve to say:
Chorus:
N.C
Take this job and shove it
G D
I ain't working here no more
D Bm E A
My woman left and took all the reasons I was working for
D G D
You better not try to stand in my way as I'm walking out the door
G D A D
Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more
Verse 2:
D G D
That foreman, he's a regular dog, that line boss, he's a fool
G D A
Got brand-new skinhead haircuts, thinks that he looks so cool
D G D
One of these days I'll blow my top or somebody's gonna pay
G D A E
I'd hate to see the look on his face when I enter his factory and say:
Chorus:
N.C
Take this job and shove it
G D
I ain't working here no more
D Bm E A
My woman left and took all the reasons I was working for
D G D
You better not try to stand in my way as I'm walking out the door
G D A D
Take this job and shove it I ain't working here no more
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- Take This Job And Shove It (Tabs)
Song History
Published: October 23, 2024
Last Updated: March 25, 2026