Chords for Albert Cummings - Workin' Man Blues - Dimitris Lesini Greece

Tempo:
107.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Bbm

F

Eb

Ab

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Albert Cummings - Workin' Man Blues - Dimitris Lesini Greece chords
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[Ab] [Bbm]
[Bb]
Well, it's a hard job just getting by [Bbm] with not catching a whiff.
Well, I've been a [Bb] working man down here all my life.
Well, I keep [Eb] on working, as long as my two [Ab] hands are fit [Bb] to use.
[Db] [F] Well, I drink my beer at the [Bb] tavern, and I sing [Ab] a little bit of these [Bbm] working man blues.
Well, I keep my nose to the grindstone, work hard every [F] day.
[Bb] I go out on the weekends, after I draw my [Eb] pay, well, I keep on working.
Gonna find my kid a brand [Abm] new [Bbm] pair of shoes.
[F] Well, I drink a little beer that evening, [Bb] and I [Ab] sing a little bit of these [Bb] working man blues.
[Bbm] Sometimes I feel like leaving, and I'm still a little bobbing around.
I throw my bills out the window, I catch me a train [Db] to another town, [Bb] I keep on working.
[Eb] [Ebm] Monday morning, I'm right back with the crew.
[Bb] [F] Well, I drink my beer that evening, [Bb] and I [Abm] sing a little bit of these [Bbm] working man blues.
Yeah, [G] that's what I'm [Bb] talking about.
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Hey, hey, working man, working man like me.
I ain't never been a welfare, and that's [Cm] one place I won't [Eb] be, cause I keep on working.
As long as these two hands are [Bbm] fit to use.
[F] Well, I drink my beer at the tavern, [Bb] and I [Ab] sing a little bit of these [Bbm] working man blues.
Yeah, [Db] that's what a working man.
Yeah, [Bbm]
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To learn Albert Cummings - Workin Man Blues chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Db, Bbm, Db, Bb, F, Db, Ab, Bbm and F of chords. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, it's a hard job just getting by [Bbm] with not catching a whiff.
Well, I've been a [Bb] working man down here all my life.
Well, I keep [Eb] on working, _ as long as my two [Ab] hands are fit [Bb] to use. _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [F] Well, I drink my beer at the [Bb] tavern, and I sing [Ab] a little bit of these [Bbm] working man blues. _
_ _ _ _ Well, I keep my nose to the grindstone, work hard every [F] day.
[Bb] I go out on the weekends, after I draw my [Eb] pay, well, I keep on working. _
Gonna find my kid a brand [Abm] new [Bbm] pair of shoes. _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] Well, I drink a little beer that evening, [Bb] and I [Ab] sing a little bit of these [Bb] working man blues. _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ Sometimes I feel like leaving, and I'm still a little bobbing around.
I throw my bills out the window, I catch me a train [Db] to another town, [Bb] I keep on working. _
[Eb] _ [Ebm] Monday morning, I'm right back with the crew. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] Well, I drink my beer that evening, [Bb] and I [Abm] sing a little bit of these [Bbm] working man blues. _
Yeah, [G] that's what I'm [Bb] talking about. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Hey, hey, working man, working man like me.
I ain't never been a welfare, and that's [Cm] one place I won't [Eb] be, cause I keep on working. _
As long as these two hands are [Bbm] fit to use. _
_ _ _ _ [F] Well, I drink my beer at the tavern, [Bb] and I [Ab] sing a little bit of these [Bbm] working man blues. _
Yeah, [Db] that's what a working man.
Yeah, [Bbm] _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song, written by Merle Haggard, is featured on the album Blues Make Me Feel so Good: The Blind Pig Years.

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