Working On It Chords by Chris Rea
Tempo:
143.85 bpm
Chords used:
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B
E
Bm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[E] [B]
[A] [E]
[B]
[A] Oh, how [E] I'd love to come just [B] you and me,
[A] [E] take the day off [B] flying,
[A] but oh [E] this job has
got the best [B] of me, tell [A] you why, [E]
tell [B] you why.
Somebody above me's in a desperate state, some kind of urgency, the kind that won't wait.
I say tomorrow, I say [E] today, and the man in my head, tell me no [B] way.
So that one, I got eight little fingers, and only two thumbs, girl you leave me in peace
while I get the job done.
Can't [A] you see [B] I'm working,
[A] [E]
[B] working on it,
[A] [E]
[B] working on [Bm] it.
Well, they're coming for the man, [B] they're coming from below, yeah they're in there on
me, how they do it, but where did I [A] go?
[B]
Yeah, my body's screaming down the telephone [Bm] line, yeah they give it, give it, give it,
[B] give it, girl, you got the time.
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[A] Oh, [E]
[B]
how [Bm]
[B] I'd
[E] [A]
[E] love to come just [B] you and me, [A] take
[E] the day [B] off flying,
[A] but [E] oh this job has
got the [B] best of me, [Abm] tell [A] you why.
[E] [Am] Well, they're [B] coming for the man, they're coming from below, yeah they're in there on
me, how they do it, but where did I go?
Yeah, my body's screaming down the telephone line, [A] yeah they [B] give it, give it, give [Bm] it,
give it, girl, you got the time.
[A]
[E] Oh, [A] can't you see I'm [B] working on it, [A] oh,
[E] [B] working, working, working, yeah.
[A]
[E] Can't you see [B] I'm working on it, [A] oh, [E] [B]
working, working, working, yeah.
[A]
[E] Oh, can't you see [Bm] I'm working on it, [A]
[E] [B]
oh, working, working, working, [A] yeah.
[E] [Bm] Can't you see I'm working on it, [A]
oh, [B]
working, yeah.
[A]
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[B] [E] [A]
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[A]
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[A]
[E] Can't
[B] you [A] see
[E] [Bm]
[E] [B] [A]
[E] [B]
I'm working on it, oh, [A]
[E] [B] working, [A]
[E] [B]
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[E] working, [B]
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[Bb] [G] working, yeah.
[Ab] [F] [Gb] [G] [B]
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[E] [B]
[A] [E]
[B]
[A] Oh, how [E] I'd love to come just [B] you and me,
[A] [E] take the day off [B] flying,
[A] but oh [E] this job has
got the best [B] of me, tell [A] you why, [E]
tell [B] you why.
Somebody above me's in a desperate state, some kind of urgency, the kind that won't wait.
I say tomorrow, I say [E] today, and the man in my head, tell me no [B] way.
So that one, I got eight little fingers, and only two thumbs, girl you leave me in peace
while I get the job done.
Can't [A] you see [B] I'm working,
[A] [E]
[B] working on it,
[A] [E]
[B] working on [Bm] it.
Well, they're coming for the man, [B] they're coming from below, yeah they're in there on
me, how they do it, but where did I [A] go?
[B]
Yeah, my body's screaming down the telephone [Bm] line, yeah they give it, give it, give it,
[B] give it, girl, you got the time.
[A] [E]
[A] [B]
[A] Oh, [E]
[B]
how [Bm]
[B] I'd
[E] [A]
[E] love to come just [B] you and me, [A] take
[E] the day [B] off flying,
[A] but [E] oh this job has
got the [B] best of me, [Abm] tell [A] you why.
[E] [Am] Well, they're [B] coming for the man, they're coming from below, yeah they're in there on
me, how they do it, but where did I go?
Yeah, my body's screaming down the telephone line, [A] yeah they [B] give it, give it, give [Bm] it,
give it, girl, you got the time.
[A]
[E] Oh, [A] can't you see I'm [B] working on it, [A] oh,
[E] [B] working, working, working, yeah.
[A]
[E] Can't you see [B] I'm working on it, [A] oh, [E] [B]
working, working, working, yeah.
[A]
[E] Oh, can't you see [Bm] I'm working on it, [A]
[E] [B]
oh, working, working, working, [A] yeah.
[E] [Bm] Can't you see I'm working on it, [A]
oh, [B]
working, yeah.
[A]
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[B] [A]
[E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E] [B]
[A]
[E] [B]
[A]
[E] Can't
[B] you [A] see
[E] [Bm]
[E] [B] [A]
[E] [B]
I'm working on it, oh, [A]
[E] [B] working, [A]
[E] [B]
[A]
[E] [B]
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[E] working, [B]
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[E] [A] [B]
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[E] [B]
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[Bb] [G] working, yeah.
[Ab] [F] [Gb] [G] [B]
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[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Oh, how [E] I'd love to come just [B] you and me, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] take the day off [B] flying, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ but oh [E] this job has
got the best [B] of me, _ _ _ _ tell [A] you why, _ [E] _ _
tell [B] you why. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Somebody above me's in a desperate state, some kind of urgency, the kind that won't wait.
I say tomorrow, I say [E] today, and the man in my head, tell me no [B] way. _ _ _ _ _ _
So that one, _ _ _ _ I got eight little fingers, and only two thumbs, girl you leave me in peace
while I get the job done. _ _ _ _ _ _
Can't [A] you see [B] I'm working, _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] working on it, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] working on _ _ [Bm] it.
Well, they're coming for the man, [B] they're coming from below, _ _ _ yeah _ _ they're in there on
me, how they do it, but where did I [A] go?
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, my body's screaming down the telephone [Bm] line, yeah they give it, give it, give it,
[B] give it, girl, you got the time.
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Oh, _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
how [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] I'd _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ love to come just [B] you and me, _ _ _ _ [A] _ take _
[E] the day _ [B] off flying, _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ but [E] oh this job has
got the [B] best of me, [Abm] _ _ tell [A] you _ why.
[E] _ _ _ [Am] Well, they're [B] coming for the man, they're coming from below, yeah they're in there on
me, how they do it, but where did I go?
Yeah, my body's screaming down the telephone line, [A] yeah they [B] give it, give it, give [Bm] it,
give it, girl, you got the time.
[A] _ _
[E] Oh, _ _ [A] can't you see I'm [B] working on it, _ _ _ [A] oh, _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] working, _ working, working, yeah.
[A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Can't you see [B] I'm working on it, _ _ [A] oh, _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B]
working, working, working, yeah.
_ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ Oh, can't you see [Bm] I'm working on it, _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
oh, working, working, working, [A] yeah. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Can't you see I'm working on it, _ _ [A] _ _
_ oh, _ _ _ [B] _
working, yeah.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ [E] Can't _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ you [A] see _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I'm working on it, oh, _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] working, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ working, [B] _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
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_ _ [Bb] [G] working, yeah.
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Oh, how [E] I'd love to come just [B] you and me, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] take the day off [B] flying, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ but oh [E] this job has
got the best [B] of me, _ _ _ _ tell [A] you why, _ [E] _ _
tell [B] you why. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Somebody above me's in a desperate state, some kind of urgency, the kind that won't wait.
I say tomorrow, I say [E] today, and the man in my head, tell me no [B] way. _ _ _ _ _ _
So that one, _ _ _ _ I got eight little fingers, and only two thumbs, girl you leave me in peace
while I get the job done. _ _ _ _ _ _
Can't [A] you see [B] I'm working, _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] working on it, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] working on _ _ [Bm] it.
Well, they're coming for the man, [B] they're coming from below, _ _ _ yeah _ _ they're in there on
me, how they do it, but where did I [A] go?
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Yeah, my body's screaming down the telephone [Bm] line, yeah they give it, give it, give it,
[B] give it, girl, you got the time.
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] Oh, _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
how [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] I'd _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ love to come just [B] you and me, _ _ _ _ [A] _ take _
[E] the day _ [B] off flying, _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ but [E] oh this job has
got the [B] best of me, [Abm] _ _ tell [A] you _ why.
[E] _ _ _ [Am] Well, they're [B] coming for the man, they're coming from below, yeah they're in there on
me, how they do it, but where did I go?
Yeah, my body's screaming down the telephone line, [A] yeah they [B] give it, give it, give [Bm] it,
give it, girl, you got the time.
[A] _ _
[E] Oh, _ _ [A] can't you see I'm [B] working on it, _ _ _ [A] oh, _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] working, _ working, working, yeah.
[A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Can't you see [B] I'm working on it, _ _ [A] oh, _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B]
working, working, working, yeah.
_ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ Oh, can't you see [Bm] I'm working on it, _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
oh, working, working, working, [A] yeah. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Can't you see I'm working on it, _ _ [A] _ _
_ oh, _ _ _ [B] _
working, yeah.
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_ _ [E] Can't _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ you [A] see _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
I'm working on it, oh, _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] working, _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ working, [B] _
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_ _ [Bb] [G] working, yeah.
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