Gary U.S. Bonds - Out Of Work

      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