The Working Man Chords by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Tempo:
116 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

E

A

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Working Man chords
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[F#] [E] [C#]
I was born on a Sunday, [F#] the first day [C#] I had me a job.
I [E]
[F#] was born on a Sunday, [A] the first day [C#] I was working out on the job.
[C#m]
[G#] I ain't never had no day [C#m] off [F#] since I learned right from [C#m] wrong.
[C#] Said I was bad, [F#] I did something to [C#] her head.
[E]
[F#] Mama said I was bad, [A] I did something to [C#] her head.
[E]
[A] [F#]
I've done [E] my way, [F#m] [G] [G#] [B]
[C] [C#] [F#]
[C#m] [C#]
[F#] [A]
[C#] [E]
[F#]
[C#m] [C#]
I [A] ain't never been in trouble.
I ain't got the dust, I don't mess around with magic child.
Well I got em all, [C#] whatever you say [F#] Lord, well that's what [Em] I'm gonna do.
[C#]
[F#] Whatever you [A] say, [Em] well that's what I'm gonna [C#] do.
[A] Cause I'm the working man, [F#] I'll do the job [E] for you.
[F#] [C#] [G#] [B]
[C] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [C#m]
[F#] [A]
[C#] [E]
[C#m] [F#]
[E] [C#] [C#m]
I ain't never been in trouble, I ain't got the dust, I don't mess around with magic child.
Well I got em, [C#] every Friday, [F#] well that's when I [C#] get paid.
[F#] Don't take me on Friday Lord, [A] cause that's when [C#] I get paid.
[A] Let me die on Saturday night, [F#] before Sunday [Em] gets my head.
[C#m] [E]
[C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
E
2311
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To learn Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Working Man chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, C#, F#, C#, E, F# and C#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 58 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 116. Given the song's key of C# Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F#] _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I was born on a Sunday, [F#] _ the first day [C#] I had me a job.
_ I [E] _
[F#] was born on a Sunday, [A] _ the first day [C#] I was working out on the job.
_ _ [C#m] _
[G#] I ain't never had no day [C#m] off [F#] _ since I learned right from [C#m] wrong. _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ Said I was bad, [F#] _ I did something to [C#] her head.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[F#] Mama said I was bad, [A] _ I did something to [C#] her head.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
I've done [E] my way, [F#m] _ [G] _ _ [G#] _ [B] _
[C] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
I [A] ain't never been in trouble.
I ain't got the dust, I don't mess around with magic child.
Well I got em all, [C#] whatever you say [F#] Lord, well that's what [Em] I'm gonna do.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] Whatever you [A] say, _ [Em] well that's what I'm gonna [C#] do. _ _ _ _
[A] Cause I'm the working man, [F#] _ I'll do the job [E] for you.
[F#] _ [C#] _ [G#] _ _ [B] _
[C] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
I ain't never been in trouble, _ I ain't got the dust, I don't mess around with magic child.
Well I got em, [C#] _ every Friday, [F#] _ well that's when I [C#] get paid. _ _ _ _ _
[F#] Don't take me on Friday Lord, [A] _ cause that's when [C#] I get paid. _ _ _ _
[A] Let me die on Saturday night, [F#] _ before Sunday [Em] gets my head.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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