Chords with lyrics
Verse:
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Traded in my tennis shoes
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For steel-toed rubber boots
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I've got my own uniform to wear
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They've given me a plastic hat,
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Ear plugs and a funny net for my head
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I'm well prepared
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Time comes when you have to choose
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An occupation you can use
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Well, they say it should be something you like
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But hard times just don't allow
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A augmentedA poor boy to be choosy how he provides
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How you get by
Chorus:
FF
Watch out now, here they come
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My God, what have I done?
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The temporary blues are gonna bring me down
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One day we're gonna make a change
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We're gonna turn this mess around
Verse:
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Underneath fluorescent light
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Night is day, and day is night
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Oh, we're waiting on a break to come
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For some coffee with a honey bun
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And small talk about the things we wish we'd done
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When we were young
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Time's up boy!
Chorus:
FF
Watch out now, here they come
FF
My God, what have I done?
Bb majorBb FF
The temporary blues are gonna bring me down
C majorC
One day we're gonna make a change
Bb majorBb FF
We're gonna turn this mess around
Bridge:
DmDm
Down the line,
DmDm
Down the line
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We're sending it down the line,
FF
Down the line
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We're putting in overtime,
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Overtime,
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We're gonna stay late
Chorus:
FF
Watch out now, here they come
FF
My God, what have I done?
Bb majorBb FF
The temporary blues are gonna bring me down
C majorC
One day we're gonna make a change
Bb majorBb FF