Workin' At The Carwash Blues chords by
Jerry Reed
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Key: G major

Verse 1
G G 
 
B B 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Well, I had
G G 
 
just got
D D 
 
G G 
 
out from the county prison,
D D 
 
doing 90 days for non -support.
Tried to find me an executive position,
but no matter how smooth I talked,
G G 
 
Gm Gm 
 
A A 
 
they wouldn't listen to the
G G 
 
fact that I was a genius.
C C 
 
A A 
 
The man said, we got all that we can use.
D D 
 
Now I've got them steadily
G G 
 
B B 
 
depressin'
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Look how I'm a -messin'
C C 
 
D D 
 
Workin' at the car wash blues
G G 
 
D D 
 
Well, I should be sittin' in
G G 
 
some air -conditioned office
D D 
 
In a swivel chair
Talkin' me some trash
to the secretary
A A 
 
D D 
 
Sayin', hey, honey,
G G 
 
come on over here
Instead I'm stuck here
rubbin' these fenders with a rag
C C 
 
A A 
 
And walkin' home in soggy old shoes
D D 
 
G G 
 
B B 
 
Em Em 
 
With them steadily depressin' bones
G G 
 
C C 
 
Got my medicine workin'
D D 
 
G G 
 
at the car wash blues
C C 
 
You know a man of my ability
He should be smokin' on a big cigar
G G 
 
C C 
 
But till I get myself straight
G G 
 
C C 
 
I  guess I'll just have to wait
A A 
 
In my rubber suit a
D D 
 
-rubbin' these cars
G G 
 
Well all I can do is shake my head
D D 
 
Cause you might not
believe that it's true
Boy, workin' at this end of Niagara Falls
Is an undiscovered Howard Hughes
G G 
 
So baby, don't expect to see me
with no double martini
C C 
 
A A 
 
In any highbrow society news
D D 
 
G G 
 
B B 
 
Cause I got them steadily depressin'
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
low -down mind -messin'
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Workin' at the Carlos Blues
G G 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
B B 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
B B 
 
I've got that steady, depressing,
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
low -down mindness
C C 
 
D D 
 
Inverting at the collage blues

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