Weekend Song

weekend song billy joel | - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | | - - 9 - 9 - 9 - | - - 9h11 - 9 - | | 89 - - - - - - | 89 - - - - - - - | x3 | - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | | - - 9 - 9 - 9 - | - - 9 - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | | 89 - - - - - - | 89 - 79 - 57 - | 5 - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | | - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - | ( C major chord played rhythmically beneath lead guitar for Intro ) F it’s back - breakin’ , bone - shakin’ , belly - achin’ , hard - workin’ C two more hours to go A# yes , it’s keepin’ me alive , doin’ nine to five G C and i ain’t got nothin’ to show F pretty soon i’ll be leavin’ with the wages i’m receivin’ C but you know it’s gonna be all right A# Dm come on , babe , and take me away Gm C F we got some money to spend the night [ Chorus ] C C C/C# pick me up at the station Dm D# meet me at the train A# F A#/F F A#/F F have a meal and a shower and a change of clothes C C C/C# i can’t afford a vacation Dm D# but i can take the strain A# G/B as long as i can be with you C ( implied ) i’ll find a way to burn it as quickly as i earn it yes , it’s back - breakin’ bone - shakin’ , belly - achin’ , hard - workin’ two more hours to go seven long years for the same corporation and i ain’t got nothin’ to show and tonight when i’m leavin’ i’ll be just breakin’ even but i know it’s gonna be all right i’ll shake off my blues when you put on your shoes we got some money to spend the night [ Intro , slightly modified guitar part ] G i don’t want to stand here and sound accusin’ F ( implied ) everybody does their share of losin’ C F C [ piano run ] if i’m gonna lose it i might as well be doin’ it right [ guitar Solo over Verse chords ] [ Chorus ] pick me up at the station meet me at the train have a meal and a shower and a change of clothes i can’t afford a vacation but i can take the strain long as i can be with you i’ll find away to burn it as quickly as i earn it yes , it’s back - breakin’ , bone - shakin’ , belly - achin’ , hard - workin’ two more hours to go yes , it’s keepin’ me alive doin’ nine to five and i ain’t got nothin’ to show and tonight when i’m leavin’ i’ll be just breakin’ even but i know it’s gonna be all right come on babe , and take me away we got some money to spend the night [ slowly ] A# come on babe Dm take me away G A# F ( minor pentatonic run ) we’ve got some money to spend the night