Chords for Working Man Blues-Acoustic-Damon Johnson
Tempo:
101.575 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
Gb
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Abm] [E] [Ab] [Dbm] [Ab]
There's another cover I did on that CD by the [Db] instructions of my old man.
[Ab] [Bb] Son, you can't put out an acoustic record without a Merle [Abm] Haggis song.
[Ab] It's a big [Bb] job just getting by [Ab] with nine kids and a wife.
I've been a working man the day and the run my life.
I'm [Db] a working man.
All my two hands are [Ab] busy.
[Db] [Abm] [Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] But the singing [Eb] ain't a bad idea as a [Db] working [Ab] man.
[Bb] [Ab] I keep my nose on the grindstone.
Work hard every day.
I might [Bb] get a little [Ab] tired on the weekend.
I have to adapt to all my pain.
I'm a [Db] working man.
I'm a mother of a mother and a great [Ab]-grandmother.
[Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] But the singing ain't a [D] bad idea as [Ab] a working man.
[Db] Sometimes I think about leaving.
[Ab] Blue love on the ground.
I walk out my building out the window.
Catch a train with the lights on.
I [Db] go back where I came from.
I got the gun I killed the man [Ab] who shot me.
[Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] Singing ain't a [Ab] bad idea as a working man.
[B] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[B] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Abm] [Gb] [Eb] [D] [B] [Gb]
[B] [Ab]
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Working man life for me.
Ain't never found no welfare.
That's [Dbm] the one place I want to be.
I've been a [Db] working [Gb] man.
[Db] All my two hands are [Ab] busy.
I'm [Eb] doing my fair in this [Db] habit.
[E] I'm a little better than [Gb] these [Abm] working men.
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db] [N] Singing a little better than these working [Ab] men.
[Ebm] [Gb] [Ab]
[N]
There's another cover I did on that CD by the [Db] instructions of my old man.
[Ab] [Bb] Son, you can't put out an acoustic record without a Merle [Abm] Haggis song.
[Ab] It's a big [Bb] job just getting by [Ab] with nine kids and a wife.
I've been a working man the day and the run my life.
I'm [Db] a working man.
All my two hands are [Ab] busy.
[Db] [Abm] [Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] But the singing [Eb] ain't a bad idea as a [Db] working [Ab] man.
[Bb] [Ab] I keep my nose on the grindstone.
Work hard every day.
I might [Bb] get a little [Ab] tired on the weekend.
I have to adapt to all my pain.
I'm a [Db] working man.
I'm a mother of a mother and a great [Ab]-grandmother.
[Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] But the singing ain't a [D] bad idea as [Ab] a working man.
[Db] Sometimes I think about leaving.
[Ab] Blue love on the ground.
I walk out my building out the window.
Catch a train with the lights on.
I [Db] go back where I came from.
I got the gun I killed the man [Ab] who shot me.
[Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] Singing ain't a [Ab] bad idea as a working man.
[B] [Ab]
[Gb] [Db]
[Ab]
[Db] [Eb]
[B] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Db]
[Ab]
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Abm] [Gb] [Eb] [D] [B] [Gb]
[B] [Ab]
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Working man life for me.
Ain't never found no welfare.
That's [Dbm] the one place I want to be.
I've been a [Db] working [Gb] man.
[Db] All my two hands are [Ab] busy.
I'm [Eb] doing my fair in this [Db] habit.
[E] I'm a little better than [Gb] these [Abm] working men.
[Db] [Ab]
[Eb] [Db] [N] Singing a little better than these working [Ab] men.
[Ebm] [Gb] [Ab]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
Gb
Abm
Ab
Db
Eb
[Abm] _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Ab] _ _
There's another cover I did on that CD _ _ by the [Db] instructions of my old man.
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] Son, you can't put out an acoustic record without a Merle [Abm] Haggis song. _ _ _
[Ab] _ It's a big [Bb] job just getting by [Ab] with nine kids and a wife.
_ _ I've been a working man the day and the run my life.
I'm [Db] a working man. _
All my two hands are [Ab] busy. _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] But the singing [Eb] ain't a bad idea as a [Db] working [Ab] man. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] I keep my nose on the grindstone.
Work hard every day.
I might [Bb] get a little [Ab] tired on the weekend.
I have to adapt to all my pain.
I'm a [Db] working man. _
I'm a mother of a mother and a great [Ab]-grandmother. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] But the singing ain't a [D] bad idea as [Ab] a working man. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] Sometimes I think about leaving.
[Ab] Blue love on the ground.
I walk out my building out the window.
Catch a train with the lights on.
I [Db] go back where I came from.
I got the gun I killed the man [Ab] who shot me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] Singing ain't a [Ab] bad idea as a working man. _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [B] _ [Gb] _
[B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Working man life for me.
Ain't never found no welfare.
That's [Dbm] the one place I want to be.
I've been a [Db] working [Gb] man.
[Db] All my two hands are [Ab] busy.
_ _ I'm _ _ _ [Eb] doing my fair in this [Db] habit.
[E] I'm a little better than [Gb] these [Abm] working men.
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] [N] Singing a little better than these working [Ab] men. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
There's another cover I did on that CD _ _ by the [Db] instructions of my old man.
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] Son, you can't put out an acoustic record without a Merle [Abm] Haggis song. _ _ _
[Ab] _ It's a big [Bb] job just getting by [Ab] with nine kids and a wife.
_ _ I've been a working man the day and the run my life.
I'm [Db] a working man. _
All my two hands are [Ab] busy. _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] But the singing [Eb] ain't a bad idea as a [Db] working [Ab] man. _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] I keep my nose on the grindstone.
Work hard every day.
I might [Bb] get a little [Ab] tired on the weekend.
I have to adapt to all my pain.
I'm a [Db] working man. _
I'm a mother of a mother and a great [Ab]-grandmother. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] But the singing ain't a [D] bad idea as [Ab] a working man. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] Sometimes I think about leaving.
[Ab] Blue love on the ground.
I walk out my building out the window.
Catch a train with the lights on.
I [Db] go back where I came from.
I got the gun I killed the man [Ab] who shot me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I'm doing my fair in this habit.
[Db] Singing ain't a [Ab] bad idea as a working man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [B] _ [Gb] _
[B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Working man life for me.
Ain't never found no welfare.
That's [Dbm] the one place I want to be.
I've been a [Db] working [Gb] man.
[Db] All my two hands are [Ab] busy.
_ _ I'm _ _ _ [Eb] doing my fair in this [Db] habit.
[E] I'm a little better than [Gb] these [Abm] working men.
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] [N] Singing a little better than these working [Ab] men. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _