Welcome to the Working Week chords by Elvis Costello

SimplifiedA · D · F#m · Bm · E …

Capo: Fret 2

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Verse 1
A 
D 
Now  (A major) that your  (D major) picture's in the paper
F#m 
being  (F sharp minor) rhythmically admired
Bm 
And you can  (B minor) have anyone
E 
that you have  (E major) ever desired
G 
A 
 (G major) All you gotta tell me now is  (A major) why,

Verse 2
why, why, why?
G 
Bm 
 (G major) Welcome to the working week  (B minor) 
G 
Oh, I know  (G major) it don't thrill you,
D 
I  (D major) hope it don't kill you
G 
Bm 
E 
 (G major) Welcome to the  (B minor) working  (E major) week
G 
You gotta  (G major) do it till you're through it,
A 
so you  (A major) better get to it

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Verse 3

All of your family had to kill to survive

And they're still waitin' for

their big day to arrive

But if they knew how I felt,

they'd bury me alive

Verse 4
G 
Bm 
 (G major) Welcome to the working  (B minor) week
G 
Oh, I know  (G major) it don't thrill you,
D 
I  (D major) hope it don't kill you
G 
Bm 
E 
 (G major) Welcome to the  (B minor) working  (E major) week
G 
You gotta  (G major) do it till you're through it,
A 
so you  (A major) better get to it

Verse 5
F#m 
 (F sharp minor) I hear you sayin', "Hey,
Bm 
E 
F#m 
G 
A 
the  (B minor) city's alright," when you  (E major) only read about  (F sharp minor) it in  (G major) books  (A major) 
F#m 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) Spend all your money gettin'  (B minor) so   convinced
G 
A 
that you  (G major) never even bother to  (A major) look
D 
 (D major) Sometimes I wonder if we're
F#m 
Bm 
 (F sharp minor) livin' in the same land  (B minor) 
E 
G 
Why d'you want to  (E major) be my friend when I  (G major) feel
A 
like a juggler running  (A major) out of hands?