Jim Croce – Workin At The Car Wash Blues (Guitar)

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Written by: Jim Croce [Intro] G B7 Em G7 C7 D7 G [Verse 1]
            G
Well, I had just got out from the county prison

      D7
Doin' ninety days for non-support

D7
Tried to find me an executive position

       G
But no matter how smooth I talked

                            G
They wouldn't listen to the fact that I was genius

                 C7                  A
The man say, "We got all that we can use."
[Chorus]
               G          B7        Em       G7
Now I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'

C7             D7       G
workin' at the car wash blues
[Verse 2]
        G
Well, I should be sittin' in an air conditioned

D7
Office in a swivel chair

D7
Talkin' some trash to the secretaries

         G
Sayin', "Here now mamma, come on over here."

            G
Instead I'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag

    C7                        A
And walkin' home in soggy old shoes
[Chorus]
          G          B7        Em       G7
With them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'

C7             D7       G
workin' at the car wash blues
[Bridge]
           C                              C7                  G
You know a man of my ability he should be smokin' on a big cigar

           C                                C7
But till I get myself straight I guess I'll just have to wait

      A                           D7
In my rubber suit a-rubbin' these cars
[Verse 3]
      G
Well, all I can do is to shake my head

    D7
You might not believe that it's true

    D7
For workin' at this indoor Niagara Falls

     G
Is a undiscovered Howard Hughes

         G
So baby, don't expect to see me

                              C7                A
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
[Chorus]
                  G          B7        Em       G7
'Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'

C7             D7       G
workin' at the car wash blues
[Interlude] | G | G | D7 | D7 | | D7 | D7 | G | G [Pre-Chorus]
         G
So baby, don't expect to see me

                              C7                A
With no double martini in any high-brow society news
[Chorus]
                  G          B7        Em       G7
'Cause I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'

C7             D7       G
workin' at the car wash blues

                 G          B7        Em       G7
Yeah, I got them steadily depressin', low down mind messin'

C7             D7       G
workin' at the car wash blues