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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 2 half steps down [ -2 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 2 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Verse:
Gb
Tumble outta bed and a`stumble to the kitchen
B
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Gb                                         Db
And yawn n` stretch n` and try to come to life


Gb
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumpin`
B
Out on the streets the traffic starts jumpin`
     Gb                    Db             Gb 
With folks like me on the job from 9 to 5

Chorus:
        B
Workin` 9 to 5 - what a way to make a livin`
       Gb
Barely gettin` by - it`s all takin` and no givin`
          B
They just use your mind - and they never give you credit
     Ab                  Db
It`s enough to drive you crazy if you let it


B
9 to 5 - for service and devotion
          Gb
You would think that I would deserve a fair promotion
       B
Want to move ahead but the boss won`t seem to let me
  Ab                         Db              Gb
I swear sometimes that man is out to get me mmmmmmm

Verse:
Gb
They let you dream just to watch `em shatter
       B
You`re just a step on the boss man`s ladder
    Gb                                Db
But you got dreams he`ll never take away


Gb
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
B
Waitin` for the day your ship`ll come in
        Gb                          Db                   Gb
And the tide`s gonna turn an` it`s all gonna roll your way

Chorus:
        B
Workin` 9 to 5 - what a way to make a livin`
      Gb
Barely gettin` by - it`s all takin` and no givin`
         B
They just use your mind - and you never get the credit
     Ab                  Db
It`s enough to drive you crazy if you let it


B
9 to 5, yeah - they got you where they want you
         Gb
There`s a better life - and you think about it don`t you
      B
It`s a rich man`s game - no matter what they call it
        Ab                      Db
And you spend your life putting money in his wallet


B
9 to 5 - what a way to make a livin`
       Gb
Barely gettin` by - it`s all takin` and no givin`
         B
They just use you mind - and they never give you credit
     Ab                  Db
It`s enough to drive you crazy if you let it


B
9 to 5, yeah - they got you where they want you
         Gb
There`s a better life - and you dream about it don`t you
      B
It's a rich man`s game - no matter what they call it
        Ab                      Db
And you spend your life putting money in his wallet
+66
-2
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amy

if anyone is wondering the tabs for the guitar solo is
A 7-6-4slide2-2-2h4-2-2-2
E ——————————-5-4

i can continue but idk how to write tabs so heres my offering, if i get enough upvotes…maybe i’ll continue?

I Had to Change My Name so I Wouldn't Get Sued

+1 is easy and sounds more like the original

This song is crazy hard

cavetownfan

if you have an “average girl voice” i recommend 3rd capo and transpose to +1, works best for me.

Lemon boi

I use +1, it is easy. And the strumming is quickU quickD and D hope this helped!
-Lemon boi

Weird human being

I think -4 is really easy

Im really struggling to find a strumming pattern that fits

jayla

i love this song

Beemo

Does anyone know what the strumming pattern is in this song, also I dont know much about music, so would the strum pattern change if I moved along the transposer? Thanks to everyone for the help. This song is so good, I love cavetown. <3

jillian roy

hello i am transposing it +1, but i found the bridge to be too low when i was trying to sing it, so i moved my capo to +2 and used the same +1 chords. found it easier for female voices, and still sounds just as good

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Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946 in Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S.) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, producer, entrepreneur, author and actress.

Parton began performing as a child, singing on local radio and television in East Tennessee. At age 12 she was appearing on Knoxville TV, and at 13, she was recording on a small label and appearing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. When she graduated from high school in 1964 she moved to Nashville

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