INTRO: GCGCDGEm
Somewhere a red-eyed waitress
CEmAm
Glances at another movie magazine
Down on the corner there's a grocery boy
CDC
Stuffing boxes full of hungry dreams
Am
Someone's cleaning up the offices
EmDEmC
One window burning in the dark
AmD
Somebody's crying, is there any way in hell
G
To light a comet from a single spark?
Working so hard I can't remember much
CEmAm
About the freedom I been working for
Felt like a prisoner 'til I looked in your eyes
CDC
And saw a million wide open doors
Am
Ya tell me, "Put a little money away
EmDEm
Well, every dog will have his day in time"
CAm
Well, I been slaving like a dog and I got nothing to show ya
D
But a collar and a fist full of nickels and dimes
CHORUS:
CAm
I want a piece, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
CAm
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
CDG
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
Been living just like my old man did
CEmAm
And neither one of us could get it right
Punching in when the day begins
CDC
And punching out the local boys at night
Am
There's someone leaning on a peeling porch
EmDEm
And someone leaving on a silver plane
CAm
And I finally know the man I'd rather be
D
Girl, I won't be back to getcha 'til they know my name
CHORUS:
CAm
I want a piece, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
CAm
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
CD
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
BRIDGE:
AmC
Well, they hand you a paycheck every week
Em
And steal a piece of your soul every day
CAm
And I don't need no gold watch in fifty years
D
Baby, let's be golden today
CHORUS:
CAm
I want a piece, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
CAm
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
CAm
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
CAm
I want a piece of the action, I've been breaking my back
D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
Lead Break: C Am Bm Em C Am D
CHORUS:
CAm
I want a piece, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
CAm
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
CDG
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
OUTRO: (## slow to end ##)
Em
Somewhere a red-eyed waitress
CEmAm
Glances at another movie magazine
Down on the corner there's a grocery boy
CD
Stuffing boxes full of hungry dreams