9 To 5 bass tab by Dolly Parton

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Key: F#

Difficulty: Novice

INTRO:
 D    D    D    D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:99999999|99999678|99999999|99999678|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|

VERSE:
 D
 Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen
 G
 Pour myself a cup of ambition
 D                   A
 Yawning, stretching trying to come to life
 D
 Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping
 G
 Out on the street the traffic starts jumping
    D          A       D
 With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

 D    G    D    A    D    G    D  A  D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:99999999|--------|99999999|--------|99999999|--------|9999----|99999\\\|2
E:--------|77777777|--------|99999999|--------|77777777|----9999|--------|

CHORUS:
     G             G
 Working 9 to 5       What a way to make a living
     D              D
 Barely getting by     It's all taking and no giving
      G             G
 They just use your mind  And they never give you credit
    E          A
 It's enough to drive you  Crazy if you let it

 G    G    D    D    G    G    E    A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|-----123|4---4---|4-------|--------|--------|--------|--112233|
A:2---2---|2---2---|--4---4-|--4----1|2---2---|2---2210|--112233|44------|
E:--2---2-|--2-----|--------|----234-|--2---2-|--2-----|44------|--------|

CHORUS:
 A               A
 9 to 5           For service and devotion
      E           E
 You would think that I   Would deserve a fair promotion
     A             A
 Want to move ahead     But the boss won't seem to let me
  F#             B
 I swear sometimes that man is out to get me

 G    G    D    D    G    G    E    A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|-----123|4---4---|4-------|--------|--------|--------|--112233|
A:2---2---|2---2---|--4---4-|--4----1|2---2---|2---2210|--112233|44------|
E:--2---2-|--2-----|--------|----234-|--2---2-|--2-----|44------|--------|

BRIDGE:
 D    D
G:--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|
A:99999999|99999678|
E:--------|--------|

VERSE:
    D
 They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
     G
 You're just a step on the boss-man's ladder
   D                A
 But you got dreams he'll never take away
     D
 You're in the same boat with a lot of your friends
 G
 Waiting for the day your ship will come in
     D             A          D
 And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll your way

 D    G    D    A    D    G    D  A  D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:99999999|--------|99999999|--------|99999999|--------|9999----|99999\\\|2
E:--------|77777777|--------|99999999|--------|77777777|----9999|--------|

CHORUS:
     G             G
 Working 9 to 5       What a way to make a living
     D              D
 Barely getting by     It's all taking and no giving
      G            G
 They just use your mind  And you never get the credit
 E             A
 It's enough to drive you  Crazy if you let it

 G    G    D    D    G    G    E    A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|-----123|4---4---|4-------|--------|--------|--------|--112233|
A:2---2---|2---2---|--4---4-|--4----1|2---2---|2---2210|--112233|44------|
E:--2---2-|--2-----|--------|----234-|--2---2-|--2-----|44------|--------|

 G                 G
 9 to 5           They got you where they want you
      D            D
 There's a better life   And you think about it don't you?
     G           G
 It's a rich man's game   No matter what they call it
     E            A
 And you spend your life putting money in his wallet

 G    G    D    D    G    G    E    A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|-----123|4---4---|--------|--------|--------|--------|--112233|
A:2---2---|2---2---|--4---4-|--4----1|2---2---|2---2210|--112233|44------|
E:--2---2-|--2-----|--------|2---234-|--2---2-|--2-----|44------|--------|

 G                 G
 9 to 5           What a way to make a living
     D              D
 Barely getting by     It's all taking and no giving
      G            G
 They just use your mind  And they never give you credit
 E             A
 It's enough to drive you  Crazy if you let it

 G    G    D    D    G    G    E    A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|-----123|4---4---|--------|--------|--------|--------|--112233|
A:2---2---|2---2---|--4---4-|--4----1|2---2---|2---2210|--112233|44------|
E:--2---2-|--2-----|--------|2---234-|--2---2-|--2-----|44------|--------|

 G                G
 9 to 5       Yeah, They got you where they want you
      D            D
 There's a better life   And you think about it don't you?
     G           G
 It's a rich man's game   No matter what they call it
     E            A
 And you spend your life putting money in his wallet

 G    G    D    D    G    G    E    A
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|-----123|4---4---|4-------|--------|--------|--------|--112233|
A:2---2---|2---2---|--4---4-|--4----1|2---2---|2---2210|--112233|44------|
E:--2---2-|--2-----|--------|----234-|--2---2-|--2-----|44------|--------|


Tabbed by Michael Oxner
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca
March 10, 2018