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Capo 1st Fret
[Intro]
C Fmaj7 Am7 Bb
C Fmaj7 Am7 Bb
C Fmaj7 Am7 Bb F C
[Verse]
Am7 Dm7
Times are hard
G Cmaj7
You're afraid to pay the fee
F Bb
So you find yourself somebody
C G/B Am7 G
Who can do the job for free
Fmaj7 Am7 Dm7
When you need a bit of lovin'
G Cmaj7
Cause your man is out of town
F Bb
That's the time you get me runnin'
C Dm
And you know I'll be around
[Chorus]
C Fmaj7 Am7
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb
Oh yeah
C Fmaj7 Am7
I don't wanna do your dirty work
Bb
No more
C F Am7
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb C F
Oh yeah
[Verse]
Am7 Dm7
Light the candle
G Cmaj7
Put the lock upon the door
F Bb
You have sent the maid home early
C G/B Am7 G
Like a thousand times before
Fmaj7 Am7 Dm7
Like the castle in its corner
G Cmaj7
In a medieval game
F Bb
I foresee terrible trouble
C Dm
And I stay here just the same
[Chorus]
C Fmaj7 Am7
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb
Oh yeah
C Fmaj7 Am7
I don't wanna do your dirty work
Bb
No more
C F Am7
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb C F
Oh yeah
[Sax Solo]
G Em G Em F G Dm
[Chorus]
C Fmaj7 Am7
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb
Oh yeah
C Fmaj7 Am7
I don't wanna do your dirty work
Bb
No more
C F Am7
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb C F
Oh yeah
C Fmaj7 Am7
I don't wanna do your dirty work
Bb
No more
[Outro Fade]
C Fmaj7 Am7
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb
Oh yeah
C Fmaj7 Am7
I don't wanna do your dirty work
Bb
No more