Chords for Tom Fogerty Forty years
Tempo:
131.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D]
[G]
Forty years [D] we labor on [G] this chain,
[C] working much [G] too hard for what [D] we gain.
[G] You and I, [D] we taste the bitter [Em] end, [C]
[G] working forty [D] years for another [G] man.
Got no name, [D] just a number in [G] the book,
[C] friendly faces [G] hide the royal [D] look.
[G] Laughing down [D] on you, it's such [Em] a shame.
[C]
[G] Working forty [D] years for another [G] man.
[C] Forty [D] years, forty [G] long, [C] long years, give the [D] men your blood and [G] sweat and tears.
Cash your check [D] on Friday [G] afternoon,
[C] Sunday night [G] your money's gone too [D] soon.
To mourn for your children, [D] will it be the [Em] same?
[C]
[G] Working forty [D] years for another [G] man.
[D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D]
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[C] [D] Forty years, forty [G] long, long [C] years, give [D] the men your blood [G] and sweat and tears.
Cash your check [D] on Friday
[G] afternoon,
[C] Sunday night your [G] money's gone [D] too soon.
[G] For your children, [D] will it be [Em] the same?
[G]
Working [D] forty years for [G] another man.
Working [D] forty years for [D] another man.
[G]
Working forty [D] years for [G] another man.
Working [D] forty years for [G] another man.
Working [D] forty years for [G] another man.
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[G]
[G]
Forty years [D] we labor on [G] this chain,
[C] working much [G] too hard for what [D] we gain.
[G] You and I, [D] we taste the bitter [Em] end, [C]
[G] working forty [D] years for another [G] man.
Got no name, [D] just a number in [G] the book,
[C] friendly faces [G] hide the royal [D] look.
[G] Laughing down [D] on you, it's such [Em] a shame.
[C]
[G] Working forty [D] years for another [G] man.
[C] Forty [D] years, forty [G] long, [C] long years, give the [D] men your blood and [G] sweat and tears.
Cash your check [D] on Friday [G] afternoon,
[C] Sunday night [G] your money's gone too [D] soon.
To mourn for your children, [D] will it be the [Em] same?
[C]
[G] Working forty [D] years for another [G] man.
[D]
[G]
[C] [G]
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[Em] [C]
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[C] [D] Forty years, forty [G] long, long [C] years, give [D] the men your blood [G] and sweat and tears.
Cash your check [D] on Friday
[G] afternoon,
[C] Sunday night your [G] money's gone [D] too soon.
[G] For your children, [D] will it be [Em] the same?
[G]
Working [D] forty years for [G] another man.
Working [D] forty years for [D] another man.
[G]
Working forty [D] years for [G] another man.
Working [D] forty years for [G] another man.
Working [D] forty years for [G] another man.
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Forty years [D] we labor on [G] this chain, _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] working much [G] too hard for what [D] we gain. _ _ _ _ _
[G] You and I, [D] we taste the bitter [Em] end, _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] working forty [D] years for another [G] man. _ _ _ _ _
Got no name, [D] just a number in [G] the book, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] friendly faces [G] hide the royal [D] look. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Laughing down [D] on you, it's such [Em] a shame.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Working forty [D] years for another [G] man. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Forty [D] years, forty [G] _ _ long, [C] long years, _ _ _ give the [D] men your blood and [G] _ sweat and tears. _
_ Cash your check [D] on Friday _ [G] afternoon, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Sunday night [G] your money's gone too [D] soon.
_ _ _ To mourn for your children, [D] will it be the [Em] same?
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Working forty [D] years for another [G] man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] Forty years, forty [G] _ _ long, long [C] years, _ _ _ give [D] the men your blood [G] and _ sweat and tears.
_ Cash your check [D] on Friday _
_ [G] afternoon, _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Sunday night your [G] money's gone [D] too soon. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] For your children, [D] will it be [Em] the same?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Working _ [D] forty years for [G] another man. _ _ _ _ _
_ Working _ [D] forty years for [D] another man.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Working forty [D] years for [G] another man. _ _ _ _ _
_ Working _ [D] forty years for [G] another man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Working [D] forty years for [G] another man.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Forty years [D] we labor on [G] this chain, _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] working much [G] too hard for what [D] we gain. _ _ _ _ _
[G] You and I, [D] we taste the bitter [Em] end, _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] working forty [D] years for another [G] man. _ _ _ _ _
Got no name, [D] just a number in [G] the book, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] friendly faces [G] hide the royal [D] look. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] Laughing down [D] on you, it's such [Em] a shame.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Working forty [D] years for another [G] man. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Forty [D] years, forty [G] _ _ long, [C] long years, _ _ _ give the [D] men your blood and [G] _ sweat and tears. _
_ Cash your check [D] on Friday _ [G] afternoon, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] Sunday night [G] your money's gone too [D] soon.
_ _ _ To mourn for your children, [D] will it be the [Em] same?
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Working forty [D] years for another [G] man. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] Forty years, forty [G] _ _ long, long [C] years, _ _ _ give [D] the men your blood [G] and _ sweat and tears.
_ Cash your check [D] on Friday _
_ [G] afternoon, _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Sunday night your [G] money's gone [D] too soon. _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] For your children, [D] will it be [Em] the same?
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Working _ [D] forty years for [G] another man. _ _ _ _ _
_ Working _ [D] forty years for [D] another man.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Working forty [D] years for [G] another man. _ _ _ _ _
_ Working _ [D] forty years for [G] another man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Working [D] forty years for [G] another man.
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