Chords with lyrics
Dear Employer (The Reason I Quit)
The Minus 5
Capo 2
D MajorD
Dear Employer -
A augmentedA E minorEm
I'd like to tell you that it's been wonderful these last few
G+G
years
D MajorD A augmentedA
But now you know I've got a new shoe
E minorEm G+G
And I'll be wearing it so far from here
D MajorD
Dear Employer -
A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
Your escalators are very dangerous on the way down
D MajorD A augmentedA
They rip the skin and they pull you in
E minorEm G+G
Spit out the boney bits and coffee grounds
D MajorD
Dear Employer -
A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
I heard a story When you were just knee-high Higher than I
D MajorD A augmentedA
You built the wings The propeller, too
E minorEm G+G
With balsa wood and glue you made it fly
D MajorD
Dear Employer -
A augmentedA E minorEm G+G
You commanded me Your commendations now don't mean as much
D MajorD A augmentedA
I'm a lost cause Causing a problem
E minorEm G+G
But I promise to be way out of touch
D MajorD
Dear Employer -
A augmentedA E minorEm
When you hear the news Please save the saintly words for
G+G
saintly souls
D MajorD A augmentedA
I'll be long-gone Long-gone and rotting
E minorEm G+G
Long-gone and ulcerous A augmentedA thing untold
D MajorD A augmentedA C majorC G+G
D MajorD A augmentedA
That's the reason that I quit
C majorC G+G
The reason that I quit
D MajorD A augmentedA
That's the reason that I quit
C majorC G+G
The reason that I quit
D MajorD A augmentedA
That's the reason that I quit
C majorC G+G
The reason that I quit
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason
That's the reason