F

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

1

2-я

1

3-я

2

4-я

3

5-я

6-я

1

Bb

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

1

2-я

4

3-я

3

4-я

5-я

1

6-я

C

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

2-я

1

3-я

4-я

2

5-я

3

6-я

G

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

1-я

3

2-я

3-я

4-я

5-я

1

6-я

2

Americana (1998)
Why Don't You Get A Job

This is a VERY easy song…It has a very similar pattern
throughout the chorus and verse, and the break is nothing
special either…enjoy!

Chords:            F         Bb         C           G
e---1----------1---------3-----------3------------|
B---1----------3---------5-----------3------------|
G---2----------3---------5-----------4------------|
D---3----------3---------5-----------5------------|
A---3----------1---------3-----------5------------|
E---1--------------------------------3------------|

(No guitar this verse!!)
VERSE 1:    My friend's got a girlfriend
Man he hates that bitch
He tells me every day
He says "Man I really gotta lose my chick
In the worst kind of way"

F
VERSE 2:    She sits on her ass
Bb
He works his hands to the bone
F                       C
To give her money every payday
F                                 Bb
But she wants more dinero just to stay at home
F                   C       F
Well my friend, you gotta say

F                            Bb
CHORUS:        I won't pay, I won't pay ya, No Way-ay-ay-ay
F                C             F
Na na, why don't you get a job?
F                          Bb
Say no way, say no way-ah, no way-ay-ay-ay
F                C             F
Na na, why don't you get a job?

F                              Bb
VERSE 3:    I guess all his money, well it isn't enough
F                              C
To keep her bill collectors at bay
F                              Bb
I guess all his money, well it isn't enough
F                     C              F
Cause that girl's got expensive taste

CHORUS

Bb
BREAK:        Well I guess it ain't easy
                 F
Doing nothing at alllllllll  ohhhh yeahhhh
Bb
But hey man free rides just don't
       G            C
Come along every day
(Let me tell you about my other friend now)

F
VERSE 4:    My friend's got a boyfriend
        Bb
Man she hates that dick
F                     C
She tells me every day
F                            Bb
He wants more dinero just to stay at home
F                   C        F
Well my friend, you gotta say

CHORUS } x2

F                                Bb
ENDING:        I won't give you no money, I'll always pay
F                C             F
Na na, why don't you get a job?
F                          Bb
Say no way, say no way-ah, no way-ay-ay-ay
F                C               F
Na na, why don't you get a job?

Well, that's it! During the chorus, break, and
ending, play the chords in the "ska upstroke" (just
hit the highest 4 strings). It's not too hard.