Chords for Workin’ Man Blues (Live from Center Stage) | Collaborations | Tommy Emmanuel with Bob Littell
Tempo:
122.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[A]
[D] [A]
[E] [Em] [A]
I'm gonna get a [E] friend up here.
Look out it's dangerous Bob Littell.
It is dangerous huh?
[E] Yeah yeah.
[A] [G] [E]
[D] [A]
[E] [Em] [A]
I'm gonna get a [E] friend up here.
Look out it's dangerous Bob Littell.
It is dangerous huh?
[E] Yeah yeah.
[A] [G] [E]
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A
E
D
F#
Em
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E
D
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna get a [E] friend up here.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Look out it's dangerous Bob Littell. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It is dangerous huh? _ _
_ _ [E] Yeah yeah. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ Mmmmm.
_ _ You _ [A] got anything to say there Bob? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You just said it all. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well it's a big job just getting five and nine kids and a wife.
I'm a working man dang near all [Am] my life and I keep on working.
_ Long as my two hands are [E] fit for you.
And [A] _ _ _ [D] [E] I drink my beer in a tavern.
Drink a little bit of these working men blues.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Well I keep my nose on the grindstone and work hard every day.
Might get a little tired on the weekend.
[D] After all I blow my pray [F#] I go back working.
_ _ Come Monday morning I'm right back [A] with the crew.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I drink my beer in a tavern.
[A] Drink a little [E] bit of these working men blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Sometimes I think about leaving.
Do a little bum around.
For my bills have a window.
Catch a train to [E] another town that I [F#] go back with.
_ _ Buy my kids a brand new [A] parachute. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] And I drink my beer in a tavern.
[D] See a little bit of these working [A] men blues.
Here comes the working man [E] baby.
I _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] said _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ hey hey working [F#] man.
Working man like me.
I've never been on welfare.
And that's one place I won't be because I'll be working.
_ _ Come Monday morning I'm right back [E] with the crew.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] I drink my beer in a tavern.
Drink a little bit of these working men blues.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sometimes I think about leaving.
Do a little bum around.
For my bills have a window.
Catch a train to another town that I [F#] go back with.
_ Come Monday morning I'm right back with [G] the crew. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ I drink my beer right here.
[D] Drink a little bit of these working men blues.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] I drink my beer in a tavern.
[D] Sing a [G] little bit of these working [D] men blues.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] Oh.
Alright. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh.
Ah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ Smoke your mother's word. _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm gonna get a [E] friend up here.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Look out it's dangerous Bob Littell. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It is dangerous huh? _ _
_ _ [E] Yeah yeah. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ Mmmmm.
_ _ You _ [A] got anything to say there Bob? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You just said it all. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well it's a big job just getting five and nine kids and a wife.
I'm a working man dang near all [Am] my life and I keep on working.
_ Long as my two hands are [E] fit for you.
And [A] _ _ _ [D] [E] I drink my beer in a tavern.
Drink a little bit of these working men blues.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ Well I keep my nose on the grindstone and work hard every day.
Might get a little tired on the weekend.
[D] After all I blow my pray [F#] I go back working.
_ _ Come Monday morning I'm right back [A] with the crew.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I drink my beer in a tavern.
[A] Drink a little [E] bit of these working men blues.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Sometimes I think about leaving.
Do a little bum around.
For my bills have a window.
Catch a train to [E] another town that I [F#] go back with.
_ _ Buy my kids a brand new [A] parachute. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] And I drink my beer in a tavern.
[D] See a little bit of these working [A] men blues.
Here comes the working man [E] baby.
I _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] said _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ hey hey working [F#] man.
Working man like me.
I've never been on welfare.
And that's one place I won't be because I'll be working.
_ _ Come Monday morning I'm right back [E] with the crew.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] I drink my beer in a tavern.
Drink a little bit of these working men blues.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Sometimes I think about leaving.
Do a little bum around.
For my bills have a window.
Catch a train to another town that I [F#] go back with.
_ Come Monday morning I'm right back with [G] the crew. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ I drink my beer right here.
[D] Drink a little bit of these working men blues.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] I drink my beer in a tavern.
[D] Sing a [G] little bit of these working [D] men blues.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] Oh.
Alright. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh.
Ah.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ _ Smoke your mother's word. _
[A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _