From the LP On The Line (1982)
(Written by Bruce Springsteen)
[Intro]
D, Bm, G, A7
[Verse]
D Bm
8 A.M., I'm up and my feet beatin' on the sidewalk
D Bm A
Down at the unemployment agency, all I get's talk
D Bm
I check the want ads but there just ain't nobody hiring
D Bm A
What's a man supposed to do when he's down and
[Chorus]
A D
Out of work
Bm G
I need a job, I'm out of work
A7 D
I'm unemployed, I'm out of work
Bm G
I need a job, I'm out of work
[Verse]
D Bm
I go to pick my girl up. Her name is Linda Brown
D Bm A
Her dad invites me in. He tells me to sit down
D Bm
The small talk that we're makin' is going pretty smooth
D Bm A
But then he drops a bomb "Son, what do you do?"
[Chorus]
A D
Out of work
Bm G
I need a job, I'm out of work
A7 D
I'm unemployed, I'm out of work
Bm G
I need a job, I'm out of work
[Solo] (x2)
D, Bm, G, A7
[Verse]
D Bm
Hey, Mr. President, I know you got good plans
D Bm A
You're doin' all you can now, to help the little man
D Bm
We got to do our best to whip that inflation down
D Bm A
Maybe you got a job for me just driving you around
D Bm
These tough times, they're enough to make a man lose his mind
D Bm A
Up there you got a job but down here below
[Chorus]
A D
Out of work
Bm G
I need a job, I'm out of work
A7 D
I'm unemployed, I'm out of work
Bm G
I need a job, I'm out of work