On My Way To Work Chords
On My Way To Work by Paul McCartney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, Em, Am, F, A7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G
On my way to work
C Em
I rode a big green bus
Em
I could see everything
C G
From the upper deck
G
People came and went
C Em
Smoking cigarettes
Em
I picked the packets up
C G
When the people left
G Am
But all the time I thought of you
Am F
How far away the future seemed
F Am
How could I have so many dreams?
G A7 D7
And one of them not come true
G
On my way to work
C Em
I bought a magazine
Em
Inside a pretty girl
C G
Who liked to water-ski
G
She came from Chichester
C Em
To study history
Em
She had removed her clothes
C G
For the likes of me
--------Em-------
C Am
But all the time I thought of you
Am F
How would you know that I was there
F Am
How could I soul-search everywhere
G A7 D7
Without knowing what to do
G
On my way to work
C Em
As I was clocking in
Em
I could see everything
C G
How it came to be
G
People come and go
C Em
Smoking cigarettes
Em
I pick the packets up
C G
When the people leave
C Am
But all the time i think of you
Am F
How far away the future seems
F Am
How could I have so many dreams
G A7 D7
And one of them not come true
G
On my way to work
-----Em-----
C Am
But all the time I thought of you
Am F
How would you know that I was there
F Am
How could I soul search everywhere
G A7 D7
Without knowing what to do
G
On my way to work
Em
On my way to work