WELCOME TO THE WORKING WEEK Elvis Costello
Guitar Chords
WELCOME TO THE WORKING WEEK Elvis Costello
E G#m7
Now that your picture's in the paper bein' rythmic'lly admired
C#m7 F#
And you can have anyone that you have ever desired,
A B
All you gotta tell me now is why, why, why why.
A C#m
Welcome to the working week.
A
Oh, I know it don't thrill you.
E
I hope it don't kill you.
A C#m F#
Welcome to the working week.
A B
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it.
E G#m
All of your fam'ly had to kill to survive,
C#m F#
And they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive.
A B
But if they knew how I felt, they'd bury me alive.
A C#m
Welcome to the working week.
A
Oh, I know it don't thrill you.
E
I hope it don't kill you.
A C#m F#
Welcome to the working week.
A B
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it.
G#m C#m
I hear you sayin', "Hey, the city's all right,"
F#m G#m A B
When you only read about it in books.
G#m C#m
Spend all your money gettin' so convinced
A B
That you never even bother to look
E G#m C#m
Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land.
F#
Why d'you wanna be my friend
A B
When I feel like a juggler runnin' outta hands?
A C#m
Welcome to the working week,
A E
Oh ah, welcome to the working week.
From: jstaton@math.lsa.umich.edu (Joseph L Staton)
The first verse hit the chords once each and let's them ring-- the first
chorus and after the chords are struck once on the first downbeat followed
by two half beats (a "one and two" syncopated count if you wasted
years as a high-school band-nazi)
Welcome to the Working Week- Elvis Costello
Verse: (tacit until picture)
E G#m
Now that your pictureÕs in the paper bein' publicly admired
C#m
You can have anyone
F#
That you have ever desired
A B
All you gotta do is tell me why, why, why, why...
Chorus
A E
Welcome to the workin' week
A
Oh, I know it donÕt thrill you
E
I hope it don't kill you
A F#
Welcome to the workin' week
A
You gotta do it 'til you do it
B
So you'd better get to it
Verse 2:
Not like your family had to kill to survive
They're still waitin' for their
Big day to arrive
If they knew how I felt
They'd bury me alive
Chorus
Bridge
G# C#m
I hear you sayin' that the cityÕs all right
F#m G#m A B
But you've only read about it in books
G# C#m
Spent all your money gettin' so convinced
A B
That you never even bothered to learn
Verse 3:
Not like we're even livin' in the same land
Why you want to be my friend
When I'm actin' like a juggler
Runnin' outta hands
A E
Welcome to the workin' week
A E
Well now, welcome to the workin' week
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Joe Staton jstaton@umich.edu
Department of Biology Joe.Staton@um.cc.umich.edu
University of Michigan
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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