Workin' At The Carwash Blues chords by Jerry Reed

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