Dirty Work Chords
by Steely Dan
Dirty Work by Steely Dan is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords C, F, Am, Bb, B, Dm, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C F Am Bb Bb B C
Am Dm G C
Times are hard, you're afraid to pay the fee
F Bb C G
So you find yourself somebody who can do the job for free
Am Dm G C
When you need a bit of lovin' cause your man is out of town
F Bb C Dm
That's the time you get me runnin' and you know I'll be around.
C F Am
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb Bb->B->C
Oh yeah
C F Am
I don't want to do your dirty work
Bb Bb->B->C
No more
C F Am
I'm a fool to do your dirty work
Bb Bb B C
Oh yeah
Am Dm G C
Light the candle, put the lock upon the door
F Bb C G
You have sent the maid home early like a thousand times before
Am Dm G C
Like a castle in a corner in a medieval game
F Bb C Dm
I forsee terrible trouble and I stay here just the same
Chorus
Break: G Em G Em F G Dm