Work's All Right (If It's A Proper Job) chords by Mj Hibbett

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Verse 1
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I was a bin man.
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I was a rope sweeper.
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I  worked in  shops between the turns.
Then I found prosperity in epidemiology.
I am the nice young man
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on the ground floor.
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When I was a boy,
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I   used to dread
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the very idea of getting out of bed
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To go to work, to earn a wage,
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but now I find I've reached an age
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Where getting up is almost easy,
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though I've never got used to it
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And once you get there,
you get a nice cup of tea,
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and plenty of time to drink it
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Because work's alright when
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it's a proper job
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Don't be put off by a holiday job
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Because work's alright
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when it's a proper job
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You can have a lot of fun
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Sat at your desk talking to someone
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Who could be up to 30
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years older than you
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Play with your email, swap in the gossip
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Sit around for hours
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and venture back to Boston though
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They may force you to wear a shirt
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and white's the best part
of the day
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Suggesting that you might do some work
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but at least you're getting paid
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Because work's alright when
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it's a proper job
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Don't be put off by a Saturday job
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Because work's alright
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when it's a proper job
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You can have a lot of fun
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Picking bits of stationery,
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getting pissed at the Christmas party.
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Looking forward to the weekend,
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maybe  even making a few new friends.
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Getting up is still not easy
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and I'll never get used to it
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But when I'm there I get a nice cup of tea
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And plenty of time to drink it, yeah
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Works alright when it's a proper job
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Don't be put off by holiday jobs,
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Works alright when it's a proper job
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You can have a cup of tea
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I'd look up the T  for me