Key: A major
Intro 1
E
A
E
Verse 1
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Work all day as a soda jerk
Em
On my feet all the time and oh man,
E
how they hurt
A
Don't make much, but I sure get the news
E
I don't have much time
for gettin' the blues
A
B
My friends drop in for sodas and pop
E
There'll all talking, friends,
about a new record hop
Verse 2
E
All day long I'm a-fillin' orders
orders
Takin' in nickels,
A
dimes and quarters
Cherry sodas and a
chocolate shake
E
Strawberry sundaes and a
A
lemon phosphate
B
Time to clean the fountain,
'cause it's almost five
E
You know me dad, after five I jive
Verse 3
E
I wanna jive, ah-ah-ah,
I I I wanna jive
A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, I I I wanna jive,
E
yes, after five
B
Oh-oh-oh, I I I wanna jive,
E
A
man alive, after five
E
Well,
Verse 4
A
E
I mop the floor and I wipe the counter
I just work here dad, I'm not the founder
A
I keep a-workin' and and
a-watchin' the the clock
E
A-peepin' out out the
window for my baby to stop
A
B
We'll head out of town to
a little night dive
E
Because you know me dad, after five I jive
Verse 5
E
All day long I'm a-fillin' orders
orders
Takin' in nickels,
A
dimes and quarters
Cherry cokes and tall root beer
E
A coat of vanilla with a chocolate smear
B
Time to clean the fountain,
'cause it's almost five
E
A
B
You know me dad, after five I jive
E
I wanna
Verse 6
A
E
jive, I wanna jive
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh,
A
E
A
and and and and then we jive
B
E
A
B
Yeah, I wanna jive, yes, man alive
E
A
Come on now cat, let's jive
Verse 7
E
Everybody rock, I wanna jive
Em
E
Ah-ah-ah, I I I wanna jive
A
Ooh-ooh-ooh, I I I wanna jive
E
B
Yes, I wanna jive
E
B
Man alive, I wanna jive
Jive, jive after five
E
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ChordsE A Em B
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