Intro (piano arr. for guitar {2X; continue into verse}) 
 
       F     Fmaj7/A Bb          Gm  C 
       v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
      -1-------1-0-----  |  -------1--------- 
      -1-----1---1--1h3  |  -----3---3-3-5-5- 
      -2---2-----2---3-  |  ---3-----3-3-5-5- 
      -3-3-------3---3-  |  ---------5-5-5-5- 
      -----------0---1-  |  -------------3-3- 
      -1---------------  |  ---------3-3----- 
 
Verse 1: 
 
                F              F7M/A  Bb  Gm 
      Well I know it sounds funny 
            C       F              F7M/A Bb  Gm 
      But I'm not in it for the money,   no 
        C      F         F7M/A  Bb  Gm 
      I don't need no reputation 
           C      F            F7M/A  Bb  Gm  
      And I'm not in it for the show 
 
      {band enters} 
          C    F       F7M/A    Bb  Gm 
      I just want a hit record, yeah 
       C     F           F7M/A Bb  Gm 
      Wanna hear it on the radio 
       C      F      F7M/A  Bb  Gm 
      Want a big hit record, yeah 
       C        F        F7M/A   Bb 
      One that everybody's got to know  

 Post-Chorus: 
                    C                            Eb/Bb Bb 
      Well if the program director don't pull it 
            C                  Eb/Bb   Bb 
      It's time to get back the bullet 
                    C 
      So bring the group down to the station 
                         Eb/Bb Bb   Eb/Bb Bb 
      You're gonna be an overnight sensation 
 

      Eb7M     Bb7M     Eb7M/G   Abmaj9 

      Bb - D - Eb - G  A - Bb - D - F   G - Bb - D - Eb  C - Eb - G - Bb   
<- r.h. keyboard voicings 
 
{guitar solo over intro chord progression, 1X} 
 
Verse 2: 
 
      I've been tryin' to write the lyric 

      Non-offensive but satiric too 

      And if you put it in the A-slot 

      It's just got to make a mint for you 
 
{repeat Chorus} 
 
{repeat post-Chorus w/sax solo until "overnight sensation"} 
 
Bridge: 
        Gb/Db      Db         Gb/Db   Db 
      I fit those words to a good melody 
      Gb/Db           Db           Gb/Db    Db 
      Amazing how success has been ignoring me 
         Db/Cb  Cb  Db/Cb  Cb 
      So long 
       Gb/Db    Db          Gb/Db     Db 
      I use my bread making demos all day 
      Gb/Db           Db              Gb/Db    Db 
      Writing in the night while in my head I hear 
          Db/Cb   Cb  Db/Cb  Cb 
      The record play 
              AaddB  Gm  C 
      Hear it play 
 
Coda: 
 
      {through radio}: 
      F   F7M/A  Bb  Gm  C 
      Hit record, yeah 
      ( C )    F  F7M/A  Bb   Gm  C  
      Wanna hit record, yeah 
 
      {band fades in} 
             F  F7M/A  Bb            Gm  C 
      Wanna hit record, yeah                  {9X; drums enter 3rd time} 

                       (4,6,8: number one) 
 
      {band drops out} 
 
      {piano/vocal improvisation intro chords, 6X (fade 3rd time)} 
 
      {2-bar drum fill w/overdubbed firecrackers} 
 
      {band re-enters} 
             F  F7M/A  Bb   Gm  C  
      Wanna hit record, yeah                  {repeat to fade}