Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Key: E
Verse 1:
E5 G5
You say I need a job
A5 E5
I've got my own business
E5 G5
You want to know what I do?
A5 E5
None of your fucking business
D5 B5
But now I'm lying here
E5 G5
And knowing that business
A5 E5
I had a name, but now I'm a number
Chorus:
E5 G5 A5
1-2-3 Repeater
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G5
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A5 E5
1, 2, 3
G5
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A5
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Verse 2:
E5 G5
Down by law
A5 E5
I've got this nasty habit
E5 G5
When I need something
A5 E5
I just reach out and grab it
D5 B5
Once upon a time I had a name and a way
E5 G5
But to you I'm nothing but a number
Chorus:
E5 G5 A5
1-2-3 Repeater
E5
Repeater
G5
Repeater
A5 E5
1, 2, 3
G5
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A5
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Verse 3:
E5 G5
Did you hear something outside?
A5 E5
It sounded like a gun
E5 G5
Stay away from that window, boy
A5 E5
It's not anyone that we know
D5 B5
Only about ourselves and
E5 G5
What we read in the paper
A5 E5
Don't you know ink washes out
G5 E5
Easier than blood
A5 D5
But we don't have to try it
E5 G5
And we don't have to buy it
Bridge:
E5
You've got
G5
You've got
A5
You've got
Outro:
E5 G5 A5
1, 2, 3 go!
E5
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Song History
Published: November 20, 2025
Last Updated: November 20, 2025