Chords for Workin' Man Blues (2001 Remaster)
Tempo:
106 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Abm
Eb
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gb] [D] [Ab]
It's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife, but I've been a working man dang
near all my life and I'll [Db] keep on working as long as my two hands are fit to [Ab] use.
[Ab]
[Eb] I'll drink my beer in a tavern, sing [Abm] a little bit of these working [Ab] man blues.
I'll keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
I might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay [Db] I'll go back working.
Come Monday morning I'm right [Ab] back with the crew.
[Eb] I drank a little beer that evening, [Db] sang a little bit of [Abm] these working man [Ab] blues.
Sometime I think about leaving, do a little bumming around.
I want to throw my bills out the window, catch a train to another town.
I'll go [Db] back working, gotta buy my kids a [Gb] brand new [Ab] pair of shoes.
[Eb] I drank a little beer in a tavern, [Db] cry a little [Abm] bit of these working man [Ab] blues.
Here comes that working man.
[Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Abm] [Ab]
Well hey, hey, the working man, working man like me,
I ain't never been on welfare and that's one place I won't be, [Db] I'll be working
as long as my two hands are [Ab] fit to use.
[Eb] I'll drink my beer in a [Db] tavern, sing a little [Abm] bit of these working man [Ab] blues.
This song's for the working man.
It's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife, but I've been a working man dang
near all my life and I'll [Db] keep on working as long as my two hands are fit to [Ab] use.
[Ab]
[Eb] I'll drink my beer in a tavern, sing [Abm] a little bit of these working [Ab] man blues.
I'll keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
I might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay [Db] I'll go back working.
Come Monday morning I'm right [Ab] back with the crew.
[Eb] I drank a little beer that evening, [Db] sang a little bit of [Abm] these working man [Ab] blues.
Sometime I think about leaving, do a little bumming around.
I want to throw my bills out the window, catch a train to another town.
I'll go [Db] back working, gotta buy my kids a [Gb] brand new [Ab] pair of shoes.
[Eb] I drank a little beer in a tavern, [Db] cry a little [Abm] bit of these working man [Ab] blues.
Here comes that working man.
[Db]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Db]
[Abm] [Ab]
Well hey, hey, the working man, working man like me,
I ain't never been on welfare and that's one place I won't be, [Db] I'll be working
as long as my two hands are [Ab] fit to use.
[Eb] I'll drink my beer in a [Db] tavern, sing a little [Abm] bit of these working man [Ab] blues.
This song's for the working man.
Key:
Ab
Db
Abm
Eb
Gb
Ab
Db
Abm
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife, _ but I've been a working man dang
near all my life and I'll [Db] keep on working _ as long as my two hands are fit to [Ab] use.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] I'll drink my beer in a tavern, sing [Abm] a little bit of these working [Ab] man blues. _ _ _ _ _
I'll keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
I might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay [Db] I'll go back working.
_ _ Come Monday morning I'm right [Ab] back with the crew. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I drank a little beer that evening, [Db] sang a little bit of [Abm] these working man [Ab] blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ Sometime I think about leaving, do a little bumming around.
I want to throw my bills out the window, catch a train to another town.
I'll go [Db] back working, _ gotta buy my kids a [Gb] brand new [Ab] pair of shoes. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I drank a little beer in a tavern, [Db] cry a little [Abm] bit of these working man [Ab] blues.
_ Here comes that working man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well hey, hey, the working man, working man like me,
I ain't never been on welfare and that's one place I won't be, [Db] I'll be working
as long as my two hands are [Ab] fit to use. _ _ _
_ [Eb] I'll drink my beer in a [Db] tavern, sing a little [Abm] bit of these working man [Ab] blues.
This song's for the working man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife, _ but I've been a working man dang
near all my life and I'll [Db] keep on working _ as long as my two hands are fit to [Ab] use.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] I'll drink my beer in a tavern, sing [Abm] a little bit of these working [Ab] man blues. _ _ _ _ _
I'll keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
I might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay [Db] I'll go back working.
_ _ Come Monday morning I'm right [Ab] back with the crew. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I drank a little beer that evening, [Db] sang a little bit of [Abm] these working man [Ab] blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ Sometime I think about leaving, do a little bumming around.
I want to throw my bills out the window, catch a train to another town.
I'll go [Db] back working, _ gotta buy my kids a [Gb] brand new [Ab] pair of shoes. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I drank a little beer in a tavern, [Db] cry a little [Abm] bit of these working man [Ab] blues.
_ Here comes that working man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well hey, hey, the working man, working man like me,
I ain't never been on welfare and that's one place I won't be, [Db] I'll be working
as long as my two hands are [Ab] fit to use. _ _ _
_ [Eb] I'll drink my beer in a [Db] tavern, sing a little [Abm] bit of these working man [Ab] blues.
This song's for the working man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _