Welcome to the Working Week chords by Elvis Costello

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

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

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