Chords for Merle Haggard - "Workin' Man Blues" [Live from Austin, TX]

Tempo:
106.4 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Eb

Abm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Merle Haggard - "Workin' Man Blues" [Live from Austin, TX] chords
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[Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] [Ab]
We always do two or three for the working man, but this is really the [Db] working man song,
one [Ab] called the Working Man Blues.
It's a big job getting by with nine kids and a wife.
Yeah, but I've been a working man, hangin' there all my life and I'll [Db] keep on workin'
long as my two hands are fit to [Ab] use.
[Eb] I'll drink a little beer that evening [Db] and sing a little bit of [Abm] this Working Man Blues.
[Ab] Well, I keep [Db] my nose on the grindstone, [Ab] work [Db] hard every day.
[Ab] I might get a little tired on the weekend after I've drawn a pay, but I go [Db] back to workin'.
Come Monday morning, I'm right back with [Ab] the crew.
[Eb] I'll drink a little beer that evening [Db] and sing a little bit of this Working [Ab] Man Blues.
Sometimes [Db] I [Ab] think about [Db] [Ab] leavin' until it bumps around.
Throw my blues out the window, catch a mid-train to another town, but I [Db] go back to workin'.
I gotta find my kids a brand new pair of [Ab] shoes.
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] I'll drink a little beer that evening [Db] and sing a little bit of [Abm] this Working [Ab] Man Blues.
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] [B]
[Ab] [Db] [Gb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ebm] [Db]
[Abm] [Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
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[Ab]
[Eb] [Db] [Abm]
[Ab]
[Bbm] [Abm]
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[Abm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Gbm] [B]
[Ab]
Well, [Db] hey, [Ab] hey, a working man, a working man [Gb] like me, [Ab] he ain't never been all wealthy.
One place he won't be, he'd [Db] be workin' long as his two hands are fit [Ab] to use.
He [Eb] might drink a little beer that evening [Db] and sing a little bit of this Working [Ab] Man Blues.
[Bbm] [Ab]
[N] Thank you very much.
[E]
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Ab
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Eb
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Abm
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Ebm
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Ab
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Db
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Learn the basic chords of Merle Haggard - (Live) Workin Man Blues chords, with this master sequence: Ab, Ab, Db, Ab, Eb and Db. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 53 BPM and then match the original tempo of 106 BPM. With the song's key of Ab Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ We always do two or three for the working man, but this is really the [Db] working man song,
one [Ab] called the Working Man Blues. _ _ _
_ _ It's a big job getting by with nine kids and a wife.
_ _ _ Yeah, but I've been a working man, hangin' there all my life and I'll [Db] keep on workin'
_ _ long as my two hands are fit to [Ab] use. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'll drink a little beer that evening [Db] and sing a little bit of [Abm] this Working Man Blues.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ Well, I keep [Db] my nose on the grindstone, [Ab] work [Db] hard every day.
[Ab] I might get a little tired on the weekend after I've drawn a pay, but I go [Db] back to workin'.
Come Monday morning, I'm right back with [Ab] the crew. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'll drink a little beer that evening [Db] and sing a little bit of this Working [Ab] Man Blues. _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes [Db] I [Ab] think about [Db] [Ab] leavin' until it bumps around.
Throw my blues out the window, catch a mid-train to another town, but I [Db] go back to workin'.
I gotta find my kids a brand new pair of [Ab] shoes.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[Ab] [Eb] I'll drink a little beer that evening [Db] and sing a little bit of [Abm] this Working [Ab] Man Blues.
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ [B] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [Db] hey, [Ab] hey, a working man, a working man [Gb] like me, [Ab] he ain't never been all wealthy.
One place he won't be, he'd [Db] be workin' _ long as his two hands are fit [Ab] to use.
_ _ _ _ He [Eb] might drink a little beer that evening [Db] and sing a little bit of this Working [Ab] Man Blues. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ Thank you very much.
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Among the compositions on the album Live From Austin, TX 78, written by Merle Haggard, this one shines.

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