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Weekend Song Billy Joel |--------|---------| |--9-9-9-|--9h11-9-| |89------|89-------| x3 |--------|---------| |--------|---------| |--------|---------| |--------|---------|---------| |--9-9-9-|--9------|---------| |89------|89-79-57-|5--------| |--------|---------|---------| |--------|---------|---------| |--------|---------|---------| (C major chord played rhythmically beneath lead guitar for intro)
FIt's back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin' CTwo more hours to go Yes, it's Bbkeepin' me alive, doin' nine to five And I Gain't got nothin' to Cshow FPretty soon I'll be leavin' with the wages I'm receivin' But you Cknow it's gonna be all right BbCome on, babe, and Dmtake me away We got some Gmmoney to Cspend the Fnight
[Chorus] C C C/C# Pick me up at the station
DmMeet me at the Ebtrain BbHave a meal and a shower and a change of FclBb/FothesF Bb/F F C C C/C# I can't afford a vacation DmBut I can take the Ebstrain BbAs long as I can G/Bbe with you C (implied) I'll find a way to burn it as quickly as I earn it
Yes, it's back-breakin' bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin' Two more hours to go Seven long years for the same corporation and I ain't got nothin' to show And tonight when I'm leavin' I'll be just breakin' even but I know it's gonna be all right I'll shake off my blues when you put on your shoes We got some money to spend the night [Intro, slightly modified guitar part]
GI don't want to stand here and sound accusin' F (implied) Everybody does their share of losin' C F C [Piano run] If I'm gonna lose it I might as well be doin' it right
[Guitar solo over verse chords] [Chorus] Pick me up at the station Meet me at the train Have a meal and a shower and a change of clothes I can't afford a vacation But I can take the strain Long as I can be with you I'll find away to burn it as quickly as I earn it Yes, it's back-breakin', bone-shakin', belly-achin', hard-workin' Two more hours to go Yes, it's keepin' me alive doin' nine to five and I ain't got nothin' to show And tonight when I'm leavin' I'll be just breakin' even but I know it's gonna be all right Come on babe, and take me away We got some money to spend the night [Slowly]
BbCome on babe DmTake me away G Bb F (minor pentatonic run) We've got some money to spend the night