Originally in D, I play in A capo 3
Intro
| A | G | D | G |
| x4 |
Passing bVII chords keep going the whole song, but I’m not writing them all out
Vox on the 3
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | work |
| A | D | |
| I want to | bang on the drum all | day |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | play |
| A | D | |
| I just want to | bang on the drum all | day |
Vox on the 5 of the chord
| E |
| Ever since I was a tiny boy |
| F#m | |
| I | don’t want no candy, I don’t need no toy |
| E |
| I took a stick and an old coffee can |
| B | |
| I | bang on that thing ‘til I got |
| D |
| Blisters on my hand because |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | work |
| A | D | |
| I want to | bang on the drum all | day, yes I do |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | play |
| A | D | |
| I just want to | bang on the drum all | day, that’s right |
| E |
| When I get older they think I’m a fool |
| F#m |
| The teacher told me I should stay after school |
| E |
| She caught me pounding on the desk with my hands |
| B | |
| But my | licks were so hot |
| D | |
| I made the | teacher wanna dance and that’s why |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | work |
| A | D | |
| I want to | bang on the drum all | day, hey why not |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | play |
| A | D | |
| I just want to | bang on the drum all d | ay, I wanna bang yeah |
Bass solo
| A | G | D | G |
| x8 |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | work |
| A | D | |
| I want to | bang on the drum all | day, and I can bang that sucker |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | play |
| A | D | |
| I just want to | bang on the drum all | day, listen to this |
| E |
| Every day when I get home from work |
| F#m | |
| I | feel so frustrated, the boss is a jerk |
| E | |
| And I | get my sticks and go out to the shed |
| B | |
| And I | bang on that drum |
| D | |
| Like it | was the boss’s head because |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | work |
| A | D | |
| I want to | bang on the drum all | day, hey, hey |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | play |
| A | D | |
| I just want to | bang on the drum all | day, I can bang that drum |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | work |
| A | D | |
| I want to | bang on the drum all | day, hey, hey, hey |
| A | D |
| I don’t want to | play |
| A | D | |
| I just want to | bang on the drum all | day |
| A |