A 1. Maybe you collect or maybe you pay (whether)A Still got to work that eight hour dayD A E Whether you like that job or notD You'd better keep it on iceA E While you're lining up your long shotB D Which is to say, hey hey, heyA A7 R: Keep your day jobD D7 Don't give it away,A A7 Keep your day job,D D7 Whatever they sayA F#7 Keep your day jobB D E A D B7 E 'Till your night job pays. 2. Steady boys starting that eight day hour Never underrate that paycheck power By now you know that the face on your dollar Got a thumb on its nose and a hand on your collar Which is to say, hey, hey, hey R: Keep your day job... 3. Daddy may drive a Sting-Ray 'Vette Mama may bathe in champagne yet God bless the child that's got his own stash Nine to five and a place to crash Which is to say, hey, hey, hey R: Keep your day job... 4. Sunday comes forget about work, Ring that bell for whatever it's worth. If you ask me, which I know you don't, I'd tell you to do what I know you won't Which is to say, hey, hey, hey