[Verse]
F
Traded in my tennis shoes
F
For steel-toed rubber boots
Bb F
I've got my own uniform to wear
C
They've given me a plastic hat,
Bb F
Ear plugs and a funny net for my head
F
I'm well prepared
F
Time comes when you have to choose
F
An occupation you can use
Bb F
Well, they say it should be something you like
C
But hard times just don't allow
Bb F
A poor boy to be choosy how he provides
F
How you get by
[Chorus]
F
Watch out now, here they come
F
My God, what have I done?
Bb F
The temporary blues are gonna bring me down
C
One day we're gonna make a change
Bb F
We're gonna turn this mess around
[Verse]
F
Underneath fluorescent light
F
Night is day, and day is night
Bb F
Oh, we're waiting on a break to come
C
For some coffee with a honey bun
Bb F
And small talk about the things we wish we'd done
F
When we were young
F C Bb
Time's up boy!
[Chorus]
F
Watch out now, here they come
F
My God, what have I done?
Bb F
The temporary blues are gonna bring me down
C
One day we're gonna make a change
Bb F
We're gonna turn this mess around
[Bridge]
Dm
Down the line,
Dm
Down the line
Dm F
We're sending it down the line,
F
Down the line
C
We're putting in overtime,
Bb
Overtime,
C
We're gonna stay late
[Chorus]
F
Watch out now, here they come
F
My God, what have I done?
Bb F
The temporary blues are gonna bring me down
C
One day we're gonna make a change
Bb F
We're gonna turn this mess around