Piece Of The Action

INTRO: G  C  G  C  D  G

                     Em
Somewhere a red-eyed waitress
            C                Em    Am
Glances at another movie magazine

Down on the corner there's a grocery boy
         C                    D       C
Stuffing boxes full of hungry dreams
                          Am
Someone's cleaning up the offices
    Em             D      Em    C
One window burning in the dark
                            Am         D
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
          C                      Em    Am
About the freedom I been working for

Felt like a prisoner 'til I looked in your eyes
          C                 D       C
And saw a million wide open doors
                          Am
Ya tell me, "Put a little money away
            Em                D      Em
Well, every dog will have his day in time"
             C                            Am
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:
         C                     Am
I want a piece, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
         C                      Am
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
      D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
      C                         D                   G
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings



Been living just like my old man did
            C                      Em    Am
And neither one of us could get it right

Punching in when the day begins
             C                     D       C
And punching out the local boys at night
                             Am
There's someone leaning on a peeling porch
            Em           D      Em
And someone leaving on a silver plane
      C                        Am
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:
         C                     Am
I want a piece, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
         C                      Am
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
      D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
      C                         D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings


BRIDGE:
           Am                  C
Well, they hand you a paycheck every week
            Em
And steal a piece of your soul every day
            C                     Am
And I don't need no gold watch in fifty years
D
Baby, let's be golden today


CHORUS:
         C                     Am
I want a piece, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
         C                      Am
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
      D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
         C                      Am
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
         C                              Am
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:
         C                     Am
I want a piece, a piece of the action
Em
Give me a shot at the real thing
         C                      Am
I want a piece of the action, a piece of the action
      D
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings
      C                         D                  G
Gonna turn on the master, gonna cut these strings


OUTRO:   (## slow to end ##)
                     Em
Somewhere a red-eyed waitress
            C                Em    Am
Glances at another movie magazine

Down on the corner there's a grocery boy
         C                    D
Stuffing boxes full of hungry dreams