workin at the car wash blues
as performed by jim croce
just listen to the track for rhythm and timing . you’re gonna have to infer some of
the passages like in the bridge . the G and D chords in the verse are actually
played like A G – Gsus4 and D – Dsus4 rhythm style but throw your own styling in there .

intro :
| | G / B7 / | Em / G / | C C/B A E F# | G / D / |

G
well i had just got out of the county prison doing

D
ninety days for non – support
trying to find me an executive position
but no matter how smooth i

G
talked they wouldn’t listen to the fact
that i was genius the man said ,

C C B A# A A7
“we got all that we can use , ” now i got them

G B7 Em G
steadily depressin’ , low down mind messin’

C C/B A E F# G
working at the car wash blues .

G
well , i should be sittin’ in an air – conditioned

D
office in a swivel chair talkin’ some trash to the secretaries ,
sayin’ , “here , now mam – ma , come on over here . ”

G
instead , i’m stuck here rubbin’ these fenders with a rag

C C B A# A
and walkin’ home in soggy old shoes with them

G B7 Em G
steadily depressin’ , low down mind messin’

C C/B A E F# G
workin’ at the car wash blues .

Cadd9
you know a man of my ability ,

G
he should be smokin’ on a big cigar .

Cadd9
but till i get myself straight
i guess i’ll just have to wait

A7 [ ch ] D7#9 [ /Ch ] ( hendrix chord )
in my rubber suit A – rubbin’ these cars .

well , all i can do is A – shake my head
you might not believe that it’s true ,
for workin’ at this indoor niagara falls
is an undiscovered howard hughes .
so baby , don’t expect to see me
with no double martini in any high – brow society news ,
’cause i got them steadily depressin’ , low down mind messin’ ,
workin’ at the car wash blues .

( lead break over verse pattern )

so , baby , don’t expect to see me
with no double martini in any high – brow society news ,
’cause i got them steadily depressin’ , low down mind messin’ ,
workin’ at the car wash blues .