Chords for Rita MacNeil Working Man
Tempo:
98.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[E] [F] [Bb] [F]
It's a work in vain I am, [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
Can I swear to God if I ever meet [G] the sun, [C]
[F] or for any length of time, I can [Bb] hold [Gm] it in [F] my mind.
[Bb] [F] I never again will [C] go down [F] underground.
At [Bb] [F]
the age of sixteen, [Bb] he caught us with his [F]
peers, [Bb] [F] who vowed they'd never see another [C] one.
In the [F] dark recess of a mind, [Bb] where you aged before [F] your time, [Bb] [F] and the cold dust [C] lies heavy
[F] on your love.
It's a work in vain I [Bb] am, and I think I'm [F]
underground.
Can I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun, [F] or for any length of time, [Bb] I can hold it in [F] my mind.
I never again [C] will go down [F] underground.
At the age of sixteen more, [Bb] he'll greet you [F] at the door, and he'll gently lead you, [C] while you are.
[F] In the dark recess of a mind, [Bb] he'll take you back [F] in time, tell you of [C] the hardships
that [F] were had.
It's a work in vain I am, [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
Can I swear to God if [C] I ever see the [F] [C]
sun, or [F] for any length of time, I [Bb] can hold it in [F] my mind.
I never again [C] will go down [F] underground.
It's a work in vain, [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
Can I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun, or [F] for any [Bb] length of time, I can hold it in my [F] mind.
I never again [C] will go down underground.
[F] underground.
It's a working man
and [Bb] I can tell
[F]
and I swear
to God if I ever
[C] [F]
hold her [Bb] and hold
it [F] in my
[C] [F]
will
[C] or else [Bb] underground.
[F]
[Fm]
[N]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[E] [F] [Bb] [F]
It's a work in vain I am, [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
Can I swear to God if I ever meet [G] the sun, [C]
[F] or for any length of time, I can [Bb] hold [Gm] it in [F] my mind.
[Bb] [F] I never again will [C] go down [F] underground.
At [Bb] [F]
the age of sixteen, [Bb] he caught us with his [F]
peers, [Bb] [F] who vowed they'd never see another [C] one.
In the [F] dark recess of a mind, [Bb] where you aged before [F] your time, [Bb] [F] and the cold dust [C] lies heavy
[F] on your love.
It's a work in vain I [Bb] am, and I think I'm [F]
underground.
Can I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun, [F] or for any length of time, [Bb] I can hold it in [F] my mind.
I never again [C] will go down [F] underground.
At the age of sixteen more, [Bb] he'll greet you [F] at the door, and he'll gently lead you, [C] while you are.
[F] In the dark recess of a mind, [Bb] he'll take you back [F] in time, tell you of [C] the hardships
that [F] were had.
It's a work in vain I am, [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
Can I swear to God if [C] I ever see the [F] [C]
sun, or [F] for any length of time, I [Bb] can hold it in [F] my mind.
I never again [C] will go down [F] underground.
It's a work in vain, [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
Can I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun, or [F] for any [Bb] length of time, I can hold it in my [F] mind.
I never again [C] will go down underground.
[F] underground.
It's a working man
and [Bb] I can tell
[F]
and I swear
to God if I ever
[C] [F]
hold her [Bb] and hold
it [F] in my
[C] [F]
will
[C] or else [Bb] underground.
[F]
[Fm]
[N]
Key:
F
Bb
C
E
G
F
Bb
C
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ It's a work in vain I am, [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
_ Can I swear to God if I ever meet [G] the sun, _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] or for any length of time, _ I can [Bb] hold [Gm] it in [F] my mind.
_ [Bb] [F] I never again will [C] go down _ [F] underground.
At [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ the age of sixteen, _ _ _ [Bb] he caught us with his [F]
peers, _ [Bb] [F] who vowed they'd never see _ another [C] one. _ _ _
_ _ In the [F] dark recess of a mind, _ [Bb] where you aged before [F] your time, _ [Bb] [F] and the cold dust [C] lies heavy
[F] on your love. _ _
_ _ It's a work in vain I _ [Bb] am, and I think I'm [F]
underground.
_ Can I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun, _ _ _ _ _ [F] or for any length of time, _ [Bb] I can hold it in [F] my mind.
_ I never again [C] will go down _ [F] underground. _ _ _
_ _ At the age of sixteen more, _ [Bb] he'll greet you [F] at the door, _ and he'll _ _ gently lead you, [C] while you are. _ _
_ _ [F] In the dark recess of a mind, _ [Bb] he'll take you back [F] in time, _ _ tell you of [C] the hardships
that [F] were had. _ _ _
_ _ It's a work in vain I am, _ [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
_ _ Can I swear to God _ if [C] I ever see the _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ sun, or [F] for any _ _ _ _ length of time, I [Bb] can hold it in [F] my mind.
_ I never again [C] will go down _ [F] underground. _ _ _ _
_ It's a work in vain, _ _ _ [Bb] and I think I'm _ [F] underground.
_ Can I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun, _ _ _ _ or [F] for any _ _ _ _ [Bb] length of time, I can hold it in my [F] mind.
I never again [C] will go down underground.
[F] underground. _ _ _ _ _
It's a working man _ _
and [Bb] I can tell
_ [F] _ _ _
and I swear
to God if I ever _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
hold her _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] and hold
it [F] in my _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ will
[C] or else _ [Bb] underground. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _
_ It's a work in vain I am, [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
_ Can I swear to God if I ever meet [G] the sun, _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] or for any length of time, _ I can [Bb] hold [Gm] it in [F] my mind.
_ [Bb] [F] I never again will [C] go down _ [F] underground.
At [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ the age of sixteen, _ _ _ [Bb] he caught us with his [F]
peers, _ [Bb] [F] who vowed they'd never see _ another [C] one. _ _ _
_ _ In the [F] dark recess of a mind, _ [Bb] where you aged before [F] your time, _ [Bb] [F] and the cold dust [C] lies heavy
[F] on your love. _ _
_ _ It's a work in vain I _ [Bb] am, and I think I'm [F]
underground.
_ Can I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun, _ _ _ _ _ [F] or for any length of time, _ [Bb] I can hold it in [F] my mind.
_ I never again [C] will go down _ [F] underground. _ _ _
_ _ At the age of sixteen more, _ [Bb] he'll greet you [F] at the door, _ and he'll _ _ gently lead you, [C] while you are. _ _
_ _ [F] In the dark recess of a mind, _ [Bb] he'll take you back [F] in time, _ _ tell you of [C] the hardships
that [F] were had. _ _ _
_ _ It's a work in vain I am, _ [Bb] and I think I'm [F] underground.
_ _ Can I swear to God _ if [C] I ever see the _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ sun, or [F] for any _ _ _ _ length of time, I [Bb] can hold it in [F] my mind.
_ I never again [C] will go down _ [F] underground. _ _ _ _
_ It's a work in vain, _ _ _ [Bb] and I think I'm _ [F] underground.
_ Can I swear to God if I ever see [C] the sun, _ _ _ _ or [F] for any _ _ _ _ [Bb] length of time, I can hold it in my [F] mind.
I never again [C] will go down underground.
[F] underground. _ _ _ _ _
It's a working man _ _
and [Bb] I can tell
_ [F] _ _ _
and I swear
to God if I ever _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
hold her _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] and hold
it [F] in my _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ will
[C] or else _ [Bb] underground. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _