Welcome To The Working Week — Elvis Costello
Chords and lyrics for Welcome To The Working Week by Elvis Costello (key of E).
Verse 1
(From the 1977 Album MY AIM IS TRUE)
Verse 1
Now that your [E]picture's in the paper being [G#m]rhythmically admired
And you can [C#m]have anyone that you have [F#]ever desired
[A]All you got to tell me now is [B]why, why, why, why?
Chorus
[A]Welcome to the working [C#m]week
Oh, I [A]know it don't thrill you; I [E]hope it don't kill you
[A]Welcome to the [C#m]working [F#]week
You got to [A]do it till you're through it and so you [B]better get to it
Verse 2
[E]All of your family had to [G#m]kill to survive
[C#m]And they're still waiting for their [F#]big day to arrive
[A]But if they knew how I felt, they'd [B]bury me alive
Chorus
[A]Welcome to the working [C#m]week
Oh, I [A]know it don't thrill you; I [E]hope it don't kill you
[A]Welcome to the [C#m]working [F#]week
You got to [A]do it till you're through it so you [B]better get to it
Bridge
[G#m]I hear you saying, "Hey, the [C#m]city's alright."
When you [F#]only [G#m]read about it in [A]books[B]
[G#m]Spend all your money getting [C#m]so convinced
That you [A]never even bother to [B]look
Verse 3
[E]Sometimes, I wonder if we're [G#m]living in the same land
[C#m] Why'd you want to [F#]be my friend
When I [A]feel like a juggler running [B]out of hands?
Outro
[A]Welcome to the working [C#m]week
Oh, ah, [A]welcome to the working [E]week
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