Chords for The Spinners ~ Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl 1979 Disco Purrfection Version
Tempo:
121.6 bpm
Chords used:
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Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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[F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a [Em] burning love [Am] in my heart.
I'll [F] be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] and the [Em] happiness [Am] that I [D] get, [G] get [F] [G] away.
And there you will be, Jane.
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[G] You were so [D] good in loving me, [C] I played around [Bm] like I [D] was free.
[G] Thought I could have my [D] cake and eat it too, [C] but how I quite [D] overlooked you.
[C] See, I'm telling you, [Cm] I could [G] go living my life [Gb] like [Bb] you said.
[G] [C] Every day, [G] I'm [C] making fries, [G] I'm [C] making girls, never [G] see them dry.
[F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] with a [Em] burning love [Am] inside.
I'll [C] be [F] working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] and the [F] happiness [Em]
[Am] that I [D] get, get [G] away.
[C]
[Em] Been [G] paying every day.
Oh, I used to love [D] you, make you cry.
[C] You made me feel [D] like a man inside.
[G] If I had been a [D] man in reality, [C] would you have [D] baby loved me?
[C] Now my nights are long, [Cm] and [G] I've been too slow.
Girl, but [C] you're too proud and [G] [C] won't give in.
[G] But [C] when I think [Bb] about [G] who I could be, [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[C] Yeah, [F] I'm working my way back [Em] to [G] you, babe, [Am] and the happiness that I [D] get, [G] get away.
Been paying every day.
[F] [G] When you were so [D] in love with me, [C] I played around [D] like I was free.
[G] Thought I could have my [D] cake and eat it too, [C] but how I quite [D] overlooked you.
See, [C] I'm dumb enough, [Cm] [G]
[Gb] but not [G] you.
[C] Every day, [G] I [C] made you cry.
[G] I'll [C] be
[G] [F] working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[F] I'll be working my way [G] back to you, babe, [C] and the [F] [Em] happiness [Am] that I [D] get, [G] get away.
[F]
[G] Been paying every day.
[F] [G] I used to love [D] to make you cry.
[C] You made me feel [D] like a man inside.
[G] If I had been a [D] man in reality, [C] would you have [D] baby loved me?
[C] Now my nights are long, [Cm] and [G] I've been too slow.
Girl, but you're [C] too proud and [G] [C] won't give in.
[G] But [C] when I think [D] I'm [G] so close to winning, [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[C] [F] Yeah, I'm working my way back [G] to you, babe, [Am] and the happiness that I [D] get, get [G] away.
Been paying every day.
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My world is kind of [F] wrong.
I never got to get [G] back home.
Oh, I'm really sorry for acting that way.
[F] I'm really sorry.
Oh, little girl, I'm [Em] really [G] sorry for throwing away [F] our love.
Sweet little girl, I'm [G] really sorry for making you cry [Dm] when you [F] need it.
Don't you hear me talking to you?
I'm [G] really sorry for telling you lies [F] for so long.
[Abm] Oh, [E] please forgive [Am] me, girl. [C] Come [F] on.
[C] [Ab] Won't you [Am] forgive me, [C] girl?
[F] [C] [E] Oh, [Am] forgive me, [C] girl.
[F] [C] Come [E] on, forgive [Am] me, girl.
I want you over and over [Eb] and [G] over again.
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[Em] [G] Won't you give me one more [F] try?
If you don't, I believe I'll [Am] die.
[G] I'm sorry for acting that way.
I'm [F] really sorry.
And I'm really, [G] really sorry for throwing away [F] our love.
[E] Please, baby, [Am] forgive me, [C] girl.
[F] Oh, [C] won't [Ab] you [Am] forgive me, [C] girl?
[F] [C] Please [E] [Am] forgive me, girl.
[F] [C]
[E] [Am] Forgive me, girl.
I [Gb] want you over and over [Eb] and over [G] again.
[F] I keep working my way [G] back to you, babe.
[Am] With a burning [Em] heart [Am] inside.
[C] [F]
[G] Back to you, babe.
[F] And a [Em] happiness [Am] that's right.
[D] [G] The way that you [F] [G] used to play and have a game.
[F] [G] I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
[E] [A] [E] With a burning [Abm]
[Dbm] heart inside.
[E] I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
[E] And I'm [Abm]
[Dbm] [Gb] [B] getting away from you.
Spending every day.
Trying [Gbm] to [B] help you.
I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
[Abm] [A] [Abm] [Dbm] [E] [A]
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[F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a [Em] burning love [Am] in my heart.
I'll [F] be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] and the [Em] happiness [Am] that I [D] get, [G] get [F] [G] away.
And there you will be, Jane.
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[G] You were so [D] good in loving me, [C] I played around [Bm] like I [D] was free.
[G] Thought I could have my [D] cake and eat it too, [C] but how I quite [D] overlooked you.
[C] See, I'm telling you, [Cm] I could [G] go living my life [Gb] like [Bb] you said.
[G] [C] Every day, [G] I'm [C] making fries, [G] I'm [C] making girls, never [G] see them dry.
[F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] with a [Em] burning love [Am] inside.
I'll [C] be [F] working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] and the [F] happiness [Em]
[Am] that I [D] get, get [G] away.
[C]
[Em] Been [G] paying every day.
Oh, I used to love [D] you, make you cry.
[C] You made me feel [D] like a man inside.
[G] If I had been a [D] man in reality, [C] would you have [D] baby loved me?
[C] Now my nights are long, [Cm] and [G] I've been too slow.
Girl, but [C] you're too proud and [G] [C] won't give in.
[G] But [C] when I think [Bb] about [G] who I could be, [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[C] Yeah, [F] I'm working my way back [Em] to [G] you, babe, [Am] and the happiness that I [D] get, [G] get away.
Been paying every day.
[F] [G] When you were so [D] in love with me, [C] I played around [D] like I was free.
[G] Thought I could have my [D] cake and eat it too, [C] but how I quite [D] overlooked you.
See, [C] I'm dumb enough, [Cm] [G]
[Gb] but not [G] you.
[C] Every day, [G] I [C] made you cry.
[G] I'll [C] be
[G] [F] working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[F] I'll be working my way [G] back to you, babe, [C] and the [F] [Em] happiness [Am] that I [D] get, [G] get away.
[F]
[G] Been paying every day.
[F] [G] I used to love [D] to make you cry.
[C] You made me feel [D] like a man inside.
[G] If I had been a [D] man in reality, [C] would you have [D] baby loved me?
[C] Now my nights are long, [Cm] and [G] I've been too slow.
Girl, but you're [C] too proud and [G] [C] won't give in.
[G] But [C] when I think [D] I'm [G] so close to winning, [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[C] [F] Yeah, I'm working my way back [G] to you, babe, [Am] and the happiness that I [D] get, get [G] away.
Been paying every day.
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My world is kind of [F] wrong.
I never got to get [G] back home.
Oh, I'm really sorry for acting that way.
[F] I'm really sorry.
Oh, little girl, I'm [Em] really [G] sorry for throwing away [F] our love.
Sweet little girl, I'm [G] really sorry for making you cry [Dm] when you [F] need it.
Don't you hear me talking to you?
I'm [G] really sorry for telling you lies [F] for so long.
[Abm] Oh, [E] please forgive [Am] me, girl. [C] Come [F] on.
[C] [Ab] Won't you [Am] forgive me, [C] girl?
[F] [C] [E] Oh, [Am] forgive me, [C] girl.
[F] [C] Come [E] on, forgive [Am] me, girl.
I want you over and over [Eb] and [G] over again.
[F]
[Em] [G] Won't you give me one more [F] try?
If you don't, I believe I'll [Am] die.
[G] I'm sorry for acting that way.
I'm [F] really sorry.
And I'm really, [G] really sorry for throwing away [F] our love.
[E] Please, baby, [Am] forgive me, [C] girl.
[F] Oh, [C] won't [Ab] you [Am] forgive me, [C] girl?
[F] [C] Please [E] [Am] forgive me, girl.
[F] [C]
[E] [Am] Forgive me, girl.
I [Gb] want you over and over [Eb] and over [G] again.
[F] I keep working my way [G] back to you, babe.
[Am] With a burning [Em] heart [Am] inside.
[C] [F]
[G] Back to you, babe.
[F] And a [Em] happiness [Am] that's right.
[D] [G] The way that you [F] [G] used to play and have a game.
[F] [G] I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
[E] [A] [E] With a burning [Abm]
[Dbm] heart inside.
[E] I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
[E] And I'm [Abm]
[Dbm] [Gb] [B] getting away from you.
Spending every day.
Trying [Gbm] to [B] help you.
I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
[Abm] [A] [Abm] [Dbm] [E] [A]
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_ _ _ [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a [Em] burning love [Am] in my heart.
_ I'll [F] be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] and the [Em] happiness [Am] that I [D] get, [G] get [F] _ [G] away.
_ And there you will be, Jane.
_ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ You were so [D] good in loving me, _ [C] I played around [Bm] like I [D] was free.
[G] Thought I could have my [D] cake and eat it too, [C] but how I quite [D] overlooked you.
[C] See, I'm telling you, [Cm] I _ could [G] go living my life [Gb] like [Bb] you said.
[G] [C] Every day, [G] I'm [C] making fries, [G] I'm [C] making girls, never [G] see them dry.
[F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] with a [Em] burning love [Am] inside.
I'll [C] be [F] working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] and the [F] happiness [Em]
[Am] that I [D] get, get [G] away.
_ [C] _
_ [Em] Been [G] paying every day. _ _
_ _ Oh, I used to love [D] you, make you cry.
[C] You made me feel [D] like a man inside.
_ [G] If I had been a [D] man in reality, [C] _ would you have [D] baby loved me?
[C] Now my nights are long, [Cm] and _ _ _ [G] _ _ I've been too slow.
Girl, but [C] you're too proud and [G] [C] won't give in.
[G] But [C] when I think [Bb] about [G] who I could be, [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[C] Yeah, [F] I'm working my way back [Em] to [G] you, babe, [Am] and the happiness that I [D] get, [G] get away. _
_ Been paying every day. _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ When you were so [D] in love with me, [C] I played around [D] like I was free.
[G] Thought I could have my [D] cake and eat it too, [C] but how I quite [D] overlooked you.
See, [C] I'm dumb enough, [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gb] but not [G] you.
_ _ [C] Every day, [G] I [C] made you cry.
[G] I'll [C] be _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
_ _ [F] I'll be working my way [G] back to you, babe, [C] and the [F] [Em] happiness [Am] that I [D] get, [G] get away.
_ [F] _
_ [G] Been paying every day. _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ I used to love [D] to make you cry.
[C] You made me feel [D] like a man inside.
_ [G] If I had been a [D] man in reality, [C] _ would you have [D] baby loved me?
[C] Now my nights are long, [Cm] and _ _ _ [G] _ _ I've been too slow.
_ Girl, but you're [C] too proud and [G] [C] won't give in.
[G] But [C] when I think [D] I'm [G] so close to winning, [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[C] _ [F] Yeah, I'm working my way back [G] to you, babe, [Am] and the happiness that I [D] get, get [G] _ away.
Been _ paying every day. _ _
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My world is kind of [F] wrong. _ _
I never got to get [G] back home. _ _
_ Oh, I'm really sorry for acting that way.
[F] I'm really sorry.
Oh, little girl, I'm [Em] really [G] sorry for throwing away [F] our _ _ love.
Sweet little girl, I'm [G] really sorry for making you cry [Dm] when you [F] need it.
Don't you hear me talking to you?
I'm [G] really _ sorry for telling you lies [F] for so long. _
[Abm] Oh, [E] please forgive [Am] me, girl. [C] Come [F] on.
_ [C] [Ab] Won't you [Am] forgive me, [C] girl?
[F] _ _ [C] _ [E] Oh, [Am] forgive me, [C] girl.
[F] _ _ [C] Come [E] on, forgive [Am] me, girl.
I want you over _ and over [Eb] and [G] over again. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ Won't you give me one more [F] try?
If you don't, I believe I'll [Am] die.
[G] I'm sorry for acting that way.
I'm [F] really sorry.
_ And I'm really, [G] really sorry for throwing away [F] our love.
_ [E] Please, baby, _ [Am] forgive me, [C] girl.
[F] Oh, _ [C] won't [Ab] you [Am] forgive me, [C] girl?
[F] _ _ [C] Please [E] [Am] forgive me, girl.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] [Am] Forgive me, girl.
I [Gb] want you over and over _ [Eb] and over [G] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] I keep working my way [G] back to you, babe.
[Am] With a burning [Em] heart [Am] inside.
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] Back to you, babe.
[F] And a _ [Em] happiness [Am] that's right.
[D] _ [G] The way that you [F] _ [G] used to play and have a game. _ _
[F] _ [G] _ I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
_ [E] _ [A] [E] With a burning [Abm]
[Dbm] heart inside.
[E] I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
[E] And I'm _ _ [Abm] _
[Dbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] getting away from you.
Spending every day.
Trying [Gbm] to [B] help you.
I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
_ [Abm] _ [A] _ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a [Em] burning love [Am] in my heart.
_ I'll [F] be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] and the [Em] happiness [Am] that I [D] get, [G] get [F] _ [G] away.
_ And there you will be, Jane.
_ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ You were so [D] good in loving me, _ [C] I played around [Bm] like I [D] was free.
[G] Thought I could have my [D] cake and eat it too, [C] but how I quite [D] overlooked you.
[C] See, I'm telling you, [Cm] I _ could [G] go living my life [Gb] like [Bb] you said.
[G] [C] Every day, [G] I'm [C] making fries, [G] I'm [C] making girls, never [G] see them dry.
[F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] with a [Em] burning love [Am] inside.
I'll [C] be [F] working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] and the [F] happiness [Em]
[Am] that I [D] get, get [G] away.
_ [C] _
_ [Em] Been [G] paying every day. _ _
_ _ Oh, I used to love [D] you, make you cry.
[C] You made me feel [D] like a man inside.
_ [G] If I had been a [D] man in reality, [C] _ would you have [D] baby loved me?
[C] Now my nights are long, [Cm] and _ _ _ [G] _ _ I've been too slow.
Girl, but [C] you're too proud and [G] [C] won't give in.
[G] But [C] when I think [Bb] about [G] who I could be, [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[C] Yeah, [F] I'm working my way back [Em] to [G] you, babe, [Am] and the happiness that I [D] get, [G] get away. _
_ Been paying every day. _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ When you were so [D] in love with me, [C] I played around [D] like I was free.
[G] Thought I could have my [D] cake and eat it too, [C] but how I quite [D] overlooked you.
See, [C] I'm dumb enough, [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gb] but not [G] you.
_ _ [C] Every day, [G] I [C] made you cry.
[G] I'll [C] be _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] working my way back [G] to you, babe, [C] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
_ _ [F] I'll be working my way [G] back to you, babe, [C] and the [F] [Em] happiness [Am] that I [D] get, [G] get away.
_ [F] _
_ [G] Been paying every day. _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ I used to love [D] to make you cry.
[C] You made me feel [D] like a man inside.
_ [G] If I had been a [D] man in reality, [C] _ would you have [D] baby loved me?
[C] Now my nights are long, [Cm] and _ _ _ [G] _ _ I've been too slow.
_ Girl, but you're [C] too proud and [G] [C] won't give in.
[G] But [C] when I think [D] I'm [G] so close to winning, [F] I'll be working my way back [G] to you, babe, [F] with a burning [Em] love [Am] inside.
[C] _ [F] Yeah, I'm working my way back [G] to you, babe, [Am] and the happiness that I [D] get, get [G] _ away.
Been _ paying every day. _ _
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My world is kind of [F] wrong. _ _
I never got to get [G] back home. _ _
_ Oh, I'm really sorry for acting that way.
[F] I'm really sorry.
Oh, little girl, I'm [Em] really [G] sorry for throwing away [F] our _ _ love.
Sweet little girl, I'm [G] really sorry for making you cry [Dm] when you [F] need it.
Don't you hear me talking to you?
I'm [G] really _ sorry for telling you lies [F] for so long. _
[Abm] Oh, [E] please forgive [Am] me, girl. [C] Come [F] on.
_ [C] [Ab] Won't you [Am] forgive me, [C] girl?
[F] _ _ [C] _ [E] Oh, [Am] forgive me, [C] girl.
[F] _ _ [C] Come [E] on, forgive [Am] me, girl.
I want you over _ and over [Eb] and [G] over again. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ Won't you give me one more [F] try?
If you don't, I believe I'll [Am] die.
[G] I'm sorry for acting that way.
I'm [F] really sorry.
_ And I'm really, [G] really sorry for throwing away [F] our love.
_ [E] Please, baby, _ [Am] forgive me, [C] girl.
[F] Oh, _ [C] won't [Ab] you [Am] forgive me, [C] girl?
[F] _ _ [C] Please [E] [Am] forgive me, girl.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _
[E] [Am] Forgive me, girl.
I [Gb] want you over and over _ [Eb] and over [G] again. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] I keep working my way [G] back to you, babe.
[Am] With a burning [Em] heart [Am] inside.
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] Back to you, babe.
[F] And a _ [Em] happiness [Am] that's right.
[D] _ [G] The way that you [F] _ [G] used to play and have a game. _ _
[F] _ [G] _ I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
_ [E] _ [A] [E] With a burning [Abm]
[Dbm] heart inside.
[E] I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
[E] And I'm _ _ [Abm] _
[Dbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] getting away from you.
Spending every day.
Trying [Gbm] to [B] help you.
I [A] keep working my way [B] back to you, babe.
_ [Abm] _ [A] _ [Abm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _