Chords for Travis Tritt - Lord Have Mercy On The Working Man (T-R-O-U-B-L-E)
Tempo:
127.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [E]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[Am] [E]
[A] [D] [Am] [A]
All around [D] I hear the sound [A] of money But I ain't got [E] a nickel to [A] my [D] [A] name
And everywhere [D] I look I see [A] temptation She stands on [Am] every [E]
corner and calls [A] my name
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
Why's [E] the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
Oh [D] they're building me, [A] on killing me [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
Uncle Sam's [D] got his hands in [A] my pockets And he helps himself each [E]
time he needs [A] a dime
Them politicians [D] treat me like [A] a mushroom Cause they feed me [C] bum [E] and keep me in [A] the blind
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
Why's [E] the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
[Em] Oh [D] they're building me, [A] on killing me [C] [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
[D]
[A#] [A]
[E]
[A] [Am]
[F#m] [G#m] [A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Hey St.
Peter, [D]
look down for [A] a minute And see this little [E]
man about [A] to [Am] drown
[A] There's quicksand [F#m] all [D]
around and man [A] I'm in it
Please help me up [E] Lord cause I'm going [A] down
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
[E] Why's the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
Oh [D] they're building me, [A] on killing me [C] [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
[E] Won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
[E] Why's the fat man busy dancing [A] While the thin man plays the band
[Dm] Oh [D] they're building [G]
[D] me, on [A] killing me [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
[E] Please Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
[D]
[C#m] Please [E] Lord have mercy on the working [D] man
[A]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[A]
[Am] [E]
[A] [D] [Am] [A]
All around [D] I hear the sound [A] of money But I ain't got [E] a nickel to [A] my [D] [A] name
And everywhere [D] I look I see [A] temptation She stands on [Am] every [E]
corner and calls [A] my name
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
Why's [E] the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
Oh [D] they're building me, [A] on killing me [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
Uncle Sam's [D] got his hands in [A] my pockets And he helps himself each [E]
time he needs [A] a dime
Them politicians [D] treat me like [A] a mushroom Cause they feed me [C] bum [E] and keep me in [A] the blind
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
Why's [E] the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
[Em] Oh [D] they're building me, [A] on killing me [C] [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
[D]
[A#] [A]
[E]
[A] [Am]
[F#m] [G#m] [A] [D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
Hey St.
Peter, [D]
look down for [A] a minute And see this little [E]
man about [A] to [Am] drown
[A] There's quicksand [F#m] all [D]
around and man [A] I'm in it
Please help me up [E] Lord cause I'm going [A] down
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
[E] Why's the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
Oh [D] they're building me, [A] on killing me [C] [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
[E] Won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
[E] Why's the fat man busy dancing [A] While the thin man plays the band
[Dm] Oh [D] they're building [G]
[D] me, on [A] killing me [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
[E] Please Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
[D]
[C#m] Please [E] Lord have mercy on the working [D] man
[A]
Key:
A
D
E
Am
C
A
D
E
[Gm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ All around [D] I hear the sound [A] of money _ _ _ But I ain't got [E] a nickel to [A] my _ _ [D] [A] name
_ _ And everywhere [D] I look I see _ [A] _ temptation _ _ She _ stands on [Am] every [E]
corner and calls [A] my _ name
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
_ Why's [E] the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
Oh [D] they're building _ me, _ [A] on killing _ me _ _ _ [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working _ _ _ man
_ _ Uncle Sam's [D] got his hands in [A] my _ pockets _ _ And he helps _ himself each [E]
time he needs [A] a _ _ dime
_ _ _ _ Them politicians [D] treat me like [A] a _ mushroom _ Cause they feed me [C] bum [E] and keep me in [A] the blind _ _
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
_ Why's [E] the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
[Em] Oh [D] they're building _ me, _ [A] on killing _ _ me _ [C] _ [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working _ _ man
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F#m] _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey St.
Peter, [D]
look down for [A] a _ minute _ _ And see this little [E]
man about [A] to [Am] drown _ _
[A] _ _ There's quicksand [F#m] all [D]
around and man [A] I'm in _ it
_ Please help me up [E] Lord cause I'm going [A] _ down _ _
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to _ understand
_ [E] Why's the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
Oh [D] they're building _ me, _ [A] on killing _ me _ [C] _ [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working _ man _
_ [E] Won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to _ understand
[E] Why's the fat man busy dancing _ [A] While the thin man plays the band
[Dm] Oh [D] they're building _ [G] _
[D] me, on [A] killing _ _ me _ [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working _ _ man _
_ [E] Please Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
_ _ _ [D] _
[C#m] Please [E] Lord have mercy on the working _ [D] man _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ All around [D] I hear the sound [A] of money _ _ _ But I ain't got [E] a nickel to [A] my _ _ [D] [A] name
_ _ And everywhere [D] I look I see _ [A] _ temptation _ _ She _ stands on [Am] every [E]
corner and calls [A] my _ name
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
_ Why's [E] the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
Oh [D] they're building _ me, _ [A] on killing _ me _ _ _ [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working _ _ _ man
_ _ Uncle Sam's [D] got his hands in [A] my _ pockets _ _ And he helps _ himself each [E]
time he needs [A] a _ _ dime
_ _ _ _ Them politicians [D] treat me like [A] a _ mushroom _ Cause they feed me [C] bum [E] and keep me in [A] the blind _ _
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to understand
_ Why's [E] the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
[Em] Oh [D] they're building _ me, _ [A] on killing _ _ me _ [C] _ [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working _ _ man
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A#] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F#m] _ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Hey St.
Peter, [D]
look down for [A] a _ minute _ _ And see this little [E]
man about [A] to [Am] drown _ _
[A] _ _ There's quicksand [F#m] all [D]
around and man [A] I'm in _ it
_ Please help me up [E] Lord cause I'm going [A] _ down _ _
Now won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to _ understand
_ [E] Why's the rich man busy dancing While [A] the poor man plays the band
Oh [D] they're building _ me, _ [A] on killing _ me _ [C] _ [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working _ man _
_ [E] Won't [D] you tell me if you can Cause life's [A] so hard to _ understand
[E] Why's the fat man busy dancing _ [A] While the thin man plays the band
[Dm] Oh [D] they're building _ [G] _
[D] me, on [A] killing _ _ me _ [E] Lord have mercy on the [A] working _ _ man _
_ [E] Please Lord have mercy on the [A] working man
_ _ _ [D] _
[C#m] Please [E] Lord have mercy on the working _ [D] man _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _