| G | |
| Well, I had j | ust got out from the county prison |
| D7 | |
| Doin' | ninety days for non-support |
| Tried to find me an executive position |
| G | |
| But no matter how smooth I t | alked |
| They wouldn't listen to the fact that I was a genius |
| C7 | A | |
| The man say, "We | got all that we can | use." |
| G | B7 | Em | G | |
| Now I got them st | eadily de | pressin', low | down m | ind messin' |
| C7 | D7 | G | |
| workin' at the | car wash | blues |
| G | |
| Well, | I should be sittin' in an air conditioned office |
| D7 | |
| In a swivel | chair |
| Talkin' some trash to the secretaries |
| G | |
| Sayin', "Here, now mam-ma, come on over | here." |
| Instead, I'm stuck here rubbin' these fenders with a rag |
| C7 | A | |
| And | walkin' home in soggy old | shoes |
| G | B7 | Em | G | |
| With them st | eadily de | pressin', low | down m | ind messin' |
| C7 | D7 | G | |
| workin' at the | car wash | blues |
| C | C7 | G | |
| You know a | man of my ability he should be s | mokin' on a big | cigar |
| C | C7 | |
| But till I | get myself straight I guess I'll j | ust have to wait |
| A | D7 | |
| In my r | ubber suit a-rubbin' these | cars |
| G | |
| Well, | all I can do is a shake my head |
| D7 | |
| You m | ight not believe that it's true |
| For workin' at this end of Niagara Falls |
| G | |
| Is an undiscovered Howard H | ughes |
| So baby, don't expect to see me |
| C7 | A | |
| With no double martini in any h | igh-brow society n | ews |
| G | B7 | Em | G | |
| 'Cause I got them st | eadily de | pressin', low | down m | ind messin' |
| C7 | D7 | G | |
| workin' at the | car wash | blues |
| G | B7 | Em | G | |
| Yeah, I got them st | eadily de | pressin', low | down m | ind messin' |
| C7 | D7 | G | |
| workin' at the | car wash | blues |