I Wish That Theyd Sack Me
Chumbawamba
Capo 1 (Chords relative to capo) G C Bm7 Em Six in the morning don’t want to wake G C Em C Sun laying low and the world sleeping late G C Bm7 Em Hate like the river runs heavy and deep G C D G Oh I wish that they’d sack me and leave me to sleep (x2) G C Bm7 Em Five days from seven the week’s hardly mine The alarm clocks gone over to enemy lines G C Bm7 Em Waste my time working for cowards and creeps G C D G Oh I wish that they’d sack me and leave me to sleep D Em Rain strikes the window heralds the day C D Rain won’t you wash these eight hours away? G C Bm7 Em Rain feeds the river runs heavy and deep G C D G Oh I wish that they’d sack me and leave me to sleep (x2) G C Bm7 Em Birds at my window sing in the dawn G C Em C By the time that I’m home all this day will be gone G C Bm7 Em Spend my life sowing what others will reap G C D G Oh I wish that they’d sack me and leave me to sleep D Em Rain strikes the window heralds the day C D Rain won’t you wash these eight hours away? G C Bm7 Em Rain feeds the river runs heavy and deep G C D G Oh I wish that they’d sack me and leave me to sleep Instrumental D Em Rain strikes the window heralds the day C D Rain won’t you wash these eight hours away? G C Bm7 Em Rain feeds the river runs heavy and deep G C D G Oh I wish that they’d sack me and leave me to sleep [Repeat last verse] (x2) End on G