Welcome To The Working Week

Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired and you can have anyone that you have ever desired, all you gotta tell me now is why, why, why, why. Welcome to the workin' week. Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you. Welcome to the workin' week. You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it. All of your family had to kill to survive, and they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive. But if they knew how I felt they'd bury me alive. Welcome to the workin' week. Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you. Welcome to the workin' week. You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it. I hear you sayin', "Hey, the city's all right when you only read about it in books. Spend all your money gettin' so convinced that you never even bother to look. Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land, Why d'you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler running out of hands? Welcome to the workin' week, oh, welcome to the working week.

Welcome To The Working Week Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by Nick Lowe Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar John McFee - guitar Sean Hopper - keyboards, backing vocals Johnny Ciambotti - bass, backing vocals Mickey Shine - drums Nick Lowe - backing vocals Recorded late 1976-early 1977, Pathway Studios, London Released May 27, 1977 Albums My Aim Is True, 1977 Viva England, 1982 (Spain) Singles Alison, 1977 Collections Stiff Box Set No. 2, 1981 2½ Years, 1993 Singles, Volume 1, 2003 Various Artists collections Anarchy The Best Of Punk, 1993 Promos Rock Australia Magazine, 1978 - Our Aim Is True, 1978 Visa Sampler, 2007 Length 1:23 First known performance:  July 21, 1977, Manchester, England      (103 known performances) Alternate versions Welcome To The Working Week (Pathway Studios Demo) Performed by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Recorded late 1976, Pathway Studios, London Released May 1, 2007 Albums My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition, 2007 Collections Rock And Roll Music, 2007 Length 1:35 Welcome To The Working Week (Live 1977) Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded August 7, 1977, London, England Released September 11, 2007 Albums My Aim Is True: Deluxe Edition, 2007 Length 1:18 Welcome To The Working Week (Live 1978) Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded March 6, 1978, Toronto, ON, Canada Released 1978 (promo-only release) October 15, 1993 (commercial release) Albums Live At The El Mocambo, 1978 Collections 2½ Years, 1993 Length 1:19

Chords

	           E			           G#m7	
Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired 
	       C#m7		        F#		
and you can have anyone that you have ever desired, 
A			  B
all you gotta tell me now is why, why, why, why. 

A		           C#m
Welcome to the workin' week. 
A			      E	
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you. 
A		C#m   F#
Welcome to the workin' week. 
	   A				B		
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it. 

All of your family had to kill to survive, 
And they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive. 
But if they knew how I felt they'd bury me alive. 

Welcome to the workin' week. 
Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you. 
Welcome to the workin' week. 
You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it. 

G#m		C#m
I hear you sayin', "Hey, the city's all right 
F#m		G#m		A	B
when you only read about it in books. 
G#m	               	C#m
Spend all your money gettin' so convinced 
	A			B
that you never even bother to look. 

E			     G#m
Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land, 
C#m		  F#		       A
Why d'you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler 
	B
running out of hands? 
A		           C#m 	A 		           E 
Welcome to the workin' week, oh, welcome to the working week.

Translation

• Welcome To The Working Week (français)

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: My Aim Is True  •  lyrics  •  chords  •  MAIT info page  •  Viva England  •  Rykodisc/Demon MAIT reissue  •  Rhino/Edsel MAIT reissue
• Lyrics  •  Covers

External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: My Aim Is True