Bm                    Em
Anthony works in the grocery store
A                           D
saving his pennies for someday
Bm                 Em
Mama Leone left a note on the door
           A                       D
She said, "Sonny, move out to the country"
Bm                              E7
Working too hard can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack!
G                     A
You ought to know by now
Bm                        Em
Who needs a house out in Hackensack?
   A                           D
Is that all you get with your money?
   G                     A        F#                    Bm
It seems such a waste of time, if that's what it's all about
         G                     F#7
Mama, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out

[Instrumental]
Bm  Em  A  D  (x2)

[Verse]
Bm                   Em
Sergeant O'Leary is walking the beat
A                           D
At night he becomes a bar tender
Bm                    Em
He works at Mister Cacciatore's down on Sullivan Street
A                           D
Across from the Medical Center
Bm                              E7
And he's trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac-ac!
G                     A
You ought to know by now
Bm                        Em
And if he can't drive with a broken back
A                           D
At least he can polish the fenders
G                     A        F#                    Bm
It seems such a waste of time, if that's what it's all about
G                      F#7
Yeah, if that's movin' up then I'm movin' out

[Instrumental]
Bm  Em  A  D  (x2)

[Verse]
Bm                              E7
You should never argue with a crazy mind-mind-mind-mind-mind-mind!
G                     A
You ought to know by now
Bm                        Em
You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime
A                        D
Is that all you get for your money?
G                             A        F#                    Bm
And it seems such a waste of time, if that's what it's all about
G                     F#7
Good luck movin' up cuz I'm movin' out