A
I've got a real important job in a large office buildin'
E
Ridin' people in an elevator
A
I drive a '57 Chevrolet With busted tail lights
E
Burned out valves and a leaky radiator
D
I wear a twenty dollar suit
A
I bought from J.C. Penney's
A G#m F#m
Back in 19 6 2
B
But I've got somethin' to brag about
B7
Somethin' to brag about
B A
Somethin' to brag about in you
(T.W.)
D
I'm a short-order cook at an all night cafe
A
Down on 18th avenue and 12th street
D
I wear a swingin' mini dress that I made for myself
A
From mama's kitchen curtains and old bed sheets
G
I've got 17 pages
A
Of Top Value stamps
A A F#m E7
And one old pair of shoes
E
But I've got somethin' to brag about
E7
Somethin' to brag about
E D
Somethin' to brag about in you
G
When you're with the fellas, I know you start braggin' 'bout
D
My hour glass figure and my big brown eyes
( G.J.)
G
You tell your girlfriends 'bout my sweet, sweet lovin'
A7 A7 D
And that's one better that money can't buy
(both)
G
So let's get married in the not-to-distant future
D
We'll rent a little flat on 29th street
G
You know we'll hang our washin' on the clothes line from the window
D
We'll feast on corn bread, butter beans and lunch meat
C
We won't have a thermostat
G
A big long Cadillac
G F# E
But we'll have a love that's true
( G.J.)
A
I?ll have, somethin' to brag about
(T.W.)
A7
Yeah and I'll have, somethin' to brag about
(both)
A G A G
Yeah, somthin' to brag about in you.