Chords for Merle Haggard - Workin' Man Blues
Tempo:
108.9 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] Two [Dm] years ago we wrote it.
[Em] I bought this coat here today and I'm not used to having things hanging off my arm.
I thought a spider was crawling on my arm.
[A] I thought it matched the joint.
Isn't this a beautiful place?
This [E] is really not a joint, is it?
We're used to playing joints.
We've played joints all of our lives.
You will.
[N] Would you wear it?
Nothing else?
[E] We're [A] going to do a song here that we dedicated by 1968
to all [Bb] the working [E] men in the [A] world.
It's a [Em] big [A] job getting by with [E] nine [Am] kids and a wife.
[A] Yeah, but I've been a working man,
[E] saying here [A] all my [D] life I'm going to keep on working
as long as my two hands [A] are with you.
[D] [A] [E] Drink my beer at seven and [D] sing [Am] a little bit of these working [A] men.
Well, I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
Might [E] get a little [A] tired on the weekend.
After I've drawn my paper, I go back [D] working.
[Em] [D] Come Monday morning right back to [E] the crew.
[A] [E] Drink my beer at [D] seven and sing [Am] a little bit of these working men.
[A] Well, sometimes I think about me,
this little bum here, Al.
Pull my pillow out the window, get some sleep in the town,
but I [D] go back working.
[Em] [D] I got to buy my kid a [Em] brand [A] new pair of shoes.
[E] Drink my beer at seven and [D] sing a little bit [Am] of these working [A] men.
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[A] For more information visit www.FEMA.gov.
[Em] I bought this coat here today and I'm not used to having things hanging off my arm.
I thought a spider was crawling on my arm.
[A] I thought it matched the joint.
Isn't this a beautiful place?
This [E] is really not a joint, is it?
We're used to playing joints.
We've played joints all of our lives.
You will.
[N] Would you wear it?
Nothing else?
[E] We're [A] going to do a song here that we dedicated by 1968
to all [Bb] the working [E] men in the [A] world.
It's a [Em] big [A] job getting by with [E] nine [Am] kids and a wife.
[A] Yeah, but I've been a working man,
[E] saying here [A] all my [D] life I'm going to keep on working
as long as my two hands [A] are with you.
[D] [A] [E] Drink my beer at seven and [D] sing [Am] a little bit of these working [A] men.
Well, I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
Might [E] get a little [A] tired on the weekend.
After I've drawn my paper, I go back [D] working.
[Em] [D] Come Monday morning right back to [E] the crew.
[A] [E] Drink my beer at [D] seven and sing [Am] a little bit of these working men.
[A] Well, sometimes I think about me,
this little bum here, Al.
Pull my pillow out the window, get some sleep in the town,
but I [D] go back working.
[Em] [D] I got to buy my kid a [Em] brand [A] new pair of shoes.
[E] Drink my beer at seven and [D] sing a little bit [Am] of these working [A] men.
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[A] For more information visit www.FEMA.gov.
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Two [Dm] years ago we wrote it.
[Em] _ I bought this coat here today and I'm not used to having things hanging off my arm.
I thought a spider was crawling on my arm. _ _
_ _ _ [A] I thought it matched the joint.
Isn't this a beautiful place?
This _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] is really not a joint, is it? _
We're used to playing joints.
_ We've played joints all of our lives. _
_ _ _ You will. _ _
[N] Would you wear it?
Nothing else? _ _
_ [E] We're _ _ _ [A] going to do a song here that we dedicated by 1968
to all [Bb] the working [E] men in the [A] world. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a [Em] big [A] job getting by with [E] nine [Am] kids and a wife.
_ _ _ [A] Yeah, but I've been a working man,
[E] saying here [A] all my [D] life I'm going to keep on working
as long as my two hands [A] are with you. _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] [E] Drink my beer at seven and [D] sing [Am] a little bit of these working [A] men. _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
Might [E] get a little [A] tired on the weekend.
After I've drawn my paper, I go back [D] working.
_ [Em] _ [D] Come Monday morning right back to [E] the crew.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Drink my beer at [D] seven and sing [Am] a little bit of these working men.
[A] _ Well, _ _ _ _ sometimes I think about me,
this little bum here, Al.
Pull my pillow out the window, get some sleep in the town,
but I [D] go back working.
_ [Em] [D] I got to buy my kid a [Em] brand [A] new pair of shoes. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Drink my beer at seven and [D] sing a little bit [Am] of these working [A] men. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ For more information visit www.FEMA.gov. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ I bought this coat here today and I'm not used to having things hanging off my arm.
I thought a spider was crawling on my arm. _ _
_ _ _ [A] I thought it matched the joint.
Isn't this a beautiful place?
This _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] is really not a joint, is it? _
We're used to playing joints.
_ We've played joints all of our lives. _
_ _ _ You will. _ _
[N] Would you wear it?
Nothing else? _ _
_ [E] We're _ _ _ [A] going to do a song here that we dedicated by 1968
to all [Bb] the working [E] men in the [A] world. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's a [Em] big [A] job getting by with [E] nine [Am] kids and a wife.
_ _ _ [A] Yeah, but I've been a working man,
[E] saying here [A] all my [D] life I'm going to keep on working
as long as my two hands [A] are with you. _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] [E] Drink my beer at seven and [D] sing [Am] a little bit of these working [A] men. _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
Might [E] get a little [A] tired on the weekend.
After I've drawn my paper, I go back [D] working.
_ [Em] _ [D] Come Monday morning right back to [E] the crew.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Drink my beer at [D] seven and sing [Am] a little bit of these working men.
[A] _ Well, _ _ _ _ sometimes I think about me,
this little bum here, Al.
Pull my pillow out the window, get some sleep in the town,
but I [D] go back working.
_ [Em] [D] I got to buy my kid a [Em] brand [A] new pair of shoes. _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Drink my beer at seven and [D] sing a little bit [Am] of these working [A] men. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ For more information visit www.FEMA.gov. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _