I Used To Work In Chicago
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Intro
E
I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Verso 1]
E
A man and his wife came in for a hose
"What kind of hose" said I
B7
"Rubber" she said - rub her I did!
E
And I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Verso 2]
E
A man and his wife came in for some playing cards
"What kind of playing cards" said I
B7
"Poker" she said - poke her I did!
E
And I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Verso 3]
E
A man and his wife came in for a Ford
"What kind of Ford" said I
B7
"Explorer" she said - explore her I did!
E
And I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Verso 4]
E
A man and his wife came in for beverage
"What kind of beverage" said I
B7
"Liquor" she said - lick her I did!
E
And I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Verso 5]
E
A man and his wife came in for a cake
"What kind of cake" said I
B7
"Layered" she said - lay her I did!
E
And I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Ponte]
A E
Hey, you know it ain't easy, you know how hard it can be!
B7 E
The way things are going, they gonna cuss it by me
[Verso 6]
E
A man and his wife came in for a roofing tool
"What kind of roofing tool" said I
B7
"Nailer" she said - nail her I did!
E
And I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Verso 7]
E
A man and his wife came in for two tickets to Maine
"What city in Maine" said I
B7
"Well, Banger" she said - bang her I did!
E
And I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
[Verso 8]
E
A man and his wife came in for a german airplane
"What kind of german airplane" said I
B7
"Focker" she said - fuck her I did!
E
And I can never go back anymore
[Refrão]
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
Outro
E
ah- ah- ah- I used to work in Chicago in a department store
B7 E
I thought i did a pretty good job, I can never go back anymore
How to play I Used To Work In Chicago
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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