Chords for David Alexander Working Man
Tempo:
99.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
C
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
It's a working man I am, [D] and I've been down [A] underground,
and I swear to God if I ever see [E] the sun,
[A] for any [D] length [A] of time, [D] I can hold it in [A] my mind.
I never again [Em] will go down [A] [D] [A]
at the age of sixteen years,
[D] with my father [A] close to tears,
as he vowed never again to send [E] his son
[A] to the dark recess of the minds,
[D] where you age before [A] your time,
and the coal dust [E] lies heavy on [A] your lungs.
It's a working man I am, [D] and I've been down underground,
[A]
and I swear to God if I ever see [E] the sun,
[A] for any length of time, [D] I can hold it in [A] my mind.
I never again [E] will go down [A] underground.
At the age of sixty-five, I [D] pray to God I'm [A] still alive,
and the wheels above the mines no [E] longer whine,
[A] and they finally close the hole,
[D] where for years we [A] clawed coal,
and never again [E] will we go down [D] underground.
[G]
[C] It's a working man I am, [F] and I've been down [C] underground,
and I swear to God if I ever see [G] the sun,
[C] for any length of time, I [F] can hold it in [C] my mind.
I never again [G] will go down [C] underground.
It's a working man I am, [F] and I've been down [C] underground,
and I swear to God if I ever see [G]
[C] the sun,
for any length of time, I [F] can hold it in my [C]
mind.
I never again [G] will [F] go down underground.
[C]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
It's a working man I am, [D] and I've been down [A] underground,
and I swear to God if I ever see [E] the sun,
[A] for any [D] length [A] of time, [D] I can hold it in [A] my mind.
I never again [Em] will go down [A] [D] [A]
at the age of sixteen years,
[D] with my father [A] close to tears,
as he vowed never again to send [E] his son
[A] to the dark recess of the minds,
[D] where you age before [A] your time,
and the coal dust [E] lies heavy on [A] your lungs.
It's a working man I am, [D] and I've been down underground,
[A]
and I swear to God if I ever see [E] the sun,
[A] for any length of time, [D] I can hold it in [A] my mind.
I never again [E] will go down [A] underground.
At the age of sixty-five, I [D] pray to God I'm [A] still alive,
and the wheels above the mines no [E] longer whine,
[A] and they finally close the hole,
[D] where for years we [A] clawed coal,
and never again [E] will we go down [D] underground.
[G]
[C] It's a working man I am, [F] and I've been down [C] underground,
and I swear to God if I ever see [G] the sun,
[C] for any length of time, I [F] can hold it in [C] my mind.
I never again [G] will go down [C] underground.
It's a working man I am, [F] and I've been down [C] underground,
and I swear to God if I ever see [G]
[C] the sun,
for any length of time, I [F] can hold it in my [C]
mind.
I never again [G] will [F] go down underground.
[C]
Key:
A
D
C
E
G
A
D
C
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
It's a working man I am, _ [D] and I've been down [A] underground, _
and I swear to God if I ever see [E] the sun, _ _ _ _ _
[A] for any [D] length [A] of time, _ [D] I can hold it in [A] my mind. _
I never again [Em] will go down [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
at the age of sixteen years,
[D] with my father [A] close to tears, _
as he vowed never again to send [E] his son _ _ _ _ _
[A] to the dark recess of the minds, _
[D] where you age before [A] your time, _
and the coal dust [E] lies heavy on [A] your lungs. _ _ _ _ _
It's a working man I am, [D] and I've been down underground,
[A] _ _ _
and I swear to God if I ever see [E] the sun, _ _ _ _
[A] for any length of time, _ [D] I can hold it in [A] my mind.
I never again [E] will go down _ [A] underground.
_ _ At _ the age of sixty-five, I [D] pray to God I'm [A] still alive, _
and the wheels above the mines no [E] longer whine, _ _ _ _
[A] and they finally close the hole, _
[D] where for years we [A] clawed coal, _
and never again [E] will we go down [D] underground.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] It's a working man I am, [F] and I've been down [C] underground, _
and I swear to God if I ever see [G] the sun, _ _ _ _
[C] for any length of time, I [F] can hold it in [C] my mind. _
I never again [G] will go down [C] underground. _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a working man I am, [F] and I've been down [C] underground,
and _ I swear to God if I ever see _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] the sun,
for any length of time, I [F] can hold it in my [C] _ _
mind.
I never again [G] will _ [F] go down underground. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
It's a working man I am, _ [D] and I've been down [A] underground, _
and I swear to God if I ever see [E] the sun, _ _ _ _ _
[A] for any [D] length [A] of time, _ [D] I can hold it in [A] my mind. _
I never again [Em] will go down [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
at the age of sixteen years,
[D] with my father [A] close to tears, _
as he vowed never again to send [E] his son _ _ _ _ _
[A] to the dark recess of the minds, _
[D] where you age before [A] your time, _
and the coal dust [E] lies heavy on [A] your lungs. _ _ _ _ _
It's a working man I am, [D] and I've been down underground,
[A] _ _ _
and I swear to God if I ever see [E] the sun, _ _ _ _
[A] for any length of time, _ [D] I can hold it in [A] my mind.
I never again [E] will go down _ [A] underground.
_ _ At _ the age of sixty-five, I [D] pray to God I'm [A] still alive, _
and the wheels above the mines no [E] longer whine, _ _ _ _
[A] and they finally close the hole, _
[D] where for years we [A] clawed coal, _
and never again [E] will we go down [D] underground.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] It's a working man I am, [F] and I've been down [C] underground, _
and I swear to God if I ever see [G] the sun, _ _ _ _
[C] for any length of time, I [F] can hold it in [C] my mind. _
I never again [G] will go down [C] underground. _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a working man I am, [F] and I've been down [C] underground,
and _ I swear to God if I ever see _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] the sun,
for any length of time, I [F] can hold it in my [C] _ _
mind.
I never again [G] will _ [F] go down underground. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _