[Bass intro]
C#m G#m A B
G|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
D|------------|-------1----|------------|--------------|
A|-4--2-----2-|----2-----2-|----4--7--4-|-2--------2-2-|
E|-------4----|-4----------|-5----------|----4--2------|
[Intro]
C#m (the piano plays the notes C#, G#, G)
C#m A-A-B
C#m G#m A B
[Verse]
C#m G#m A B
You~re working at your leisure to learn the things you~ll need
C#m G#m A B
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
C#m G#m A B
I~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.
C#m G#m A B
I~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me
[Chorus]
E B A
Working for the rat race
E B A
You know you~re wasting your time
E B A C#m
Working for the rat race
A A B
You~re no friend of mine
[Verse]
You plan your conversation to impress the college bar
Just talking about your mother and daddy~s Jaguar
Wear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf
Discussing the world situation, but just for a laugh
You~ll be working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
[Break]
C#m G#m A B
[Chorus]
Working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
[Verse]
Just working at your leisure to learn the things you don~t need
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
I~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.
I~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me
[Chorus]
Working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
You~re working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine
