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Well, I had (G)just got out from the coun ty pris on, do in’ (D7)nine ty days for non sup port.
Tried to find me an ex ec u tive po si tion but no mat ter how smooth I talked they would n’t lis ten to the fact that I was a ge nius.
The man say, “We (C)got all that we can use.” Now I got them (G)stead i ly de (B7)press in’, (Em)low down (G7)mind mess in’ (C)work in’ at the (D7)car wash (G)blues.
Well, I (G)should be sit tin’ in an air con di tioned of fice in a swiv el chair.
Talk in’ some trash to the sec re tar ies, say in’, (G)“Here, now, mam ma, come on o ver here.”
In stead, I’m stuck here rub bin’ these fen ders with a rag and (C)walk in’ home in sog gy old (A7)shoes
with them (G)stead i ly de (B7)press in’, (Em)low down (G7)mind mess in’ (C)work in’ at the (D7)car wash (G)blues.
You know a (C)man of my a bil i ty, he should be smok in’ on a big ci gar.
But till I (C)get my self straight I guess I’ll just have to wait in my (A7)rub ber suit a rub bin’ these cars.
Well, all I can do is a shake my head, you (D)might not be lieve that it’s true,
for work in’ at this end of Ni ag a ra Falls is an un dis cov ered How ard Hughes.
So ba by, don’t ex pect to see me with no dou ble mar ti ni in an y (C)high brow so ci et y news, ’cause I got them (G)stead i ly de (B7)press in’, (Em)low down (G7)mind mess in’ (C)work in’ at the (D7)car wash (G)blues.
Yeah, I got them (G)stead i ly de (B7)press in’, (Em)low down (G7)mind mess in’ (C)work in’ at the (D7)car wash (G)blues.
Yeah, I got them
Workin' At The Car Wash Blues — Easy Piano Notes for Beginners
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- Workin' At The Car Wash Blues is arranged in the key of G on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
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- Who composed "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues"?
- "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues" was originally performed by Jim Croce. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues"?
- This arrangement uses 8 chords: A7, B7, C, D, D7, Em, G, G7.
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