A

A               E
He's having a good time
A               E
But he's on the dole
A               E
He never has no money
A               E
But he's into rock 'n' roll

D
An' you know he's great
A
You know he's gonna make it
D                   E
So you, don'tcha stand around and hate it, cos he's

A   D     E
24 hour people
A             D       E
Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5
A             D       E
I said he's 24 hour people
A               D        E
Won't take that same old jive

A                  E
You know that she is living
A               E
In the fallout zone
A             E
Of new wave music
A             E
An' a broken home

D
But she’s got a young money
A
And she’s got a young mind
D                    E
So mister, don’t you treat her unkind cos she's

A   D     E
24 hour people
A             D       E
Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5
A             D       E
I said he's 24 hour people
A               D        E
Won't take that same old jive

[Solo]
B    F#  x4
D    A   x4
[stop]

A                    E
They're living in the city
A                      E
They know the whole thing's trash
A                      E
They don't want their new sub-culture
A                 E
Messed around for cash

D
An' you know he's great
A
You know he's gonna make it
D                   E
So you, don'tcha stand around and hate it, cos he's

A   D     E
24 hour people
A             D       E
Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5
A             D       E
I said he's 24 hour people
A               D        E
Won't take that same old jive, I said
A   D     E
24 hour people
A             D       E
Yeah he ain't no 9 to 5
A             D       E
I said he's 24 hour people
A               D        E
Won't take that same old jive