Chord Workin At The Car Wash Blues by Jim Croce

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 .