Performed by: Jimmy Buffett
Intro: F C Bb Gm7 F Bb C
[F] [C] [Bb] [Gm7] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Gm]In the middle of late[F] last night
I was s[Abmaj7]ittin' on a curb
[Bb]I didn't know what abo[F]ut
But I was [Eb]feelin' quite disturbed
[Gm]A street sweeper came w[F]histlin' by
He was bo[Abmaj7]uncin' every step
[C7]It seemed strange [Dm]how good he f[G7]elt
So I [Gm7]asked him while he swept
Chorus:
H[C7]e said, "It's my j[F]ob
[C]To be[Bb] cleaning up this [Gm7]mess
And that's [F]enough r[Bb]eason to [C]go for me
It's my [F]job
[C]To be be[Bb]tter than the [Gm7]rest
And t[F]hat makes the[Bb] day [C7]for [F]me."
[Gm]I got an uncle who o[F]wns a bank
He's a s[Abmaj7]elf-made millionaire
[Bb]He never had anyone[F] to love
Never h[Bb]ad no one to care
[Gm7]He always seemed kinda [F]sad to me
And I [Abmaj7]asked him why that [C7]was
And he told [Dm]me it's beca[G7]use
In my co[Gm7]ntract there's this clause
Chorus:
Tha[C7]t says, "It's my j[F]ob
T[C]o be wo[Bb]rried half to [Gm7]death
And th[F]at's the thing [Bb]people r[C]espect in me
It's my j[F]ob
B[C]ut w[Bb]ithout it I'd be l[Gm7]ess
Than w[F]hat I e[Bb]xpect [C7]from [F]me."
Instrumental:
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
N[Gm]ow I've been lazy most a[F]ll my life
Writin' s[Abmaj7]ongs and sleepin' late
[Bb]And any manual la[F]bor I've done
Was p[Eb]urely by mistake
I[Gm7]f street sweepers can sm[F]ile
Then I've got no [Abmaj7]right to feel up[C7]set
But sometimes [Dm]I still forg[G7]et
'T[Gm7]il the lights go on and the stage is set
And the song hits h[F]ome and [Bb]you feel that s[C]weat
Chorus: F
It's my job
[C]To be d[Bb]ifferent than the r[Gm7]est
And that's[F] enough [Bb]reason to [C7]go for me
It's my [F]job
[C]To be b[Bb]etter than the b[Gm7]est
And th[F]at's a rough [Bb]break [C7]for [F]me
Ending:
[D]It's my[G] jo[D]b
To be[C] cleaning up thi[Am7]s mess
And that's [G]enough r[C]eason to g[D]o for me
It's my j[G]ob
T[D]o be be[C]tter than the [Am7]rest
And that m[G]akes the [C]day [D7]for [G]me
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [Am7] [D7] [G]
4th[Abmaj7]
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D --- -X- --- ---
A --- --- -X- ---
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Intro: F C Bb Gm7 F Bb C
[F] [C] [Bb] [Gm7] [F] [Bb] [C] [F]
[Gm]In the middle of late[F] last night
I was s[Abmaj7]ittin' on a curb
[Bb]I didn't know what abo[F]ut
But I was [Eb]feelin' quite disturbed
[Gm]A street sweeper came w[F]histlin' by
He was bo[Abmaj7]uncin' every step
[C7]It seemed strange [Dm]how good he f[G7]elt
So I [Gm7]asked him while he swept
Chorus:
H[C7]e said, "It's my j[F]ob
[C]To be[Bb] cleaning up this [Gm7]mess
And that's [F]enough r[Bb]eason to [C]go for me
It's my [F]job
[C]To be be[Bb]tter than the [Gm7]rest
And t[F]hat makes the[Bb] day [C7]for [F]me."
[Gm]I got an uncle who o[F]wns a bank
He's a s[Abmaj7]elf-made millionaire
[Bb]He never had anyone[F] to love
Never h[Bb]ad no one to care
[Gm7]He always seemed kinda [F]sad to me
And I [Abmaj7]asked him why that [C7]was
And he told [Dm]me it's beca[G7]use
In my co[Gm7]ntract there's this clause
Chorus:
Tha[C7]t says, "It's my j[F]ob
T[C]o be wo[Bb]rried half to [Gm7]death
And th[F]at's the thing [Bb]people r[C]espect in me
It's my j[F]ob
B[C]ut w[Bb]ithout it I'd be l[Gm7]ess
Than w[F]hat I e[Bb]xpect [C7]from [F]me."
Instrumental:
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
N[Gm]ow I've been lazy most a[F]ll my life
Writin' s[Abmaj7]ongs and sleepin' late
[Bb]And any manual la[F]bor I've done
Was p[Eb]urely by mistake
I[Gm7]f street sweepers can sm[F]ile
Then I've got no [Abmaj7]right to feel up[C7]set
But sometimes [Dm]I still forg[G7]et
'T[Gm7]il the lights go on and the stage is set
And the song hits h[F]ome and [Bb]you feel that s[C]weat
Chorus: F
It's my job
[C]To be d[Bb]ifferent than the r[Gm7]est
And that's[F] enough [Bb]reason to [C7]go for me
It's my [F]job
[C]To be b[Bb]etter than the b[Gm7]est
And th[F]at's a rough [Bb]break [C7]for [F]me
Ending:
[D]It's my[G] jo[D]b
To be[C] cleaning up thi[Am7]s mess
And that's [G]enough r[C]eason to g[D]o for me
It's my j[G]ob
T[D]o be be[C]tter than the [Am7]rest
And that m[G]akes the [C]day [D7]for [G]me
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [Am7] [D7] [G]
4th[Abmaj7]
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