Working On It Chords by Chris Rea

Tempo:
63.875 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

E

F#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chris Rea "Working On It" chords
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[A] [E] [B] [A]
[E] [B] [A]
[E] Oh, I'd love a girl [B] just you [E] and me.
[B] [A]
[E] Take the day [B] and fly.
But [A]
oh, [E] this job, it's got [B] the best of me.
[F#m] Tell you, [E] [B] tell you why.
Somebody above me in a desperate state.
Some [F#m] kind of urgency, the kind that won't wait.
I say tomorrow, he say today.
[B] And the man in my head, well, he tell me no [B] way.
Got eight little fingers, and I know you'll leave me in place while I get [A] the job [B] done.
[B] You see, I'm working, [A] [E] [A] [B] I'm working on it.
[A] Oh, [E] [A] [B] I'm working on it.
All the bottom men, they're coming from below.
Yeah, they're in there, I've [B]
heard it, he's screaming down the telephone line.
And they say, give me, give me, give me, say I ain't got no time.
[A] [E] You [B] see, I'm working on it.
Oh, [A] [E] [A] [B] I'm working on it.
Yeah, yeah, oh, tell him.
[A] [E] I'd love a girl [B] just you and me.
[A] [E] Take the day [B] and fly.
[A] [E] [B] Best of me.
[G#m] [A] Tell you why.
[E] [B] Well, they're coming from above me, and they're coming from below.
They're in there, I'm in it, through [F#m] where did I go?
[B] But he's screaming down the telephone line.
And he say, give me, give me, give me, say I ain't got no time.
[A]
[E] Oh, I'm growing, you [B] see, I'm working on it.
Yeah, [A] oh, [E] [B] I'm working on it.
[A]
Oh, [E] [B] [A]
[E] [B] I'm [A]
[E] [B] [A]
[E] [B] [A]
[E] [B] working on it.
[A]
[E] [B] Oh, I'm working on it.
[A]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
G#m
123111114
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
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To learn Chris Rea - (Michael Brauer Extended Mix, Deluxe Edition, [2019 Remaster]) Working On It chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, B, B, A, E, B and E of chords. Begin your practice at a relaxed 31 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 64. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Major in mind.

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[A] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] Oh, I'd love a girl [B] just you [E] and me.
_ [B] _ [A] _
[E] Take the day [B] and fly.
But [A]
oh, [E] this job, it's got [B] the best of me.
_ [F#m] Tell you, _ [E] _ [B] tell you why. _ _ _
_ _ _ Somebody above me in a desperate state.
Some [F#m] kind of urgency, the kind that won't wait.
I say tomorrow, he say today.
[B] And the man in my head, well, he tell me no [B] way.
Got _ _ _ _ _ eight little fingers, and I know you'll leave me in place while I get [A] the job [B] done.
_ _ [B] You see, I'm working, _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] [B] I'm working on it.
_ [A] Oh, _ [E] _ [A] [B] I'm working on it.
_ All the bottom men, they're coming from below. _
_ _ Yeah, they're in there, I've _ _ [B] _
_ _ heard it, he's screaming down the telephone line.
And they say, give me, give me, give me, say I ain't got no time.
[A] _ _ [E] You [B] see, I'm working on it.
Oh, _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [A] [B] I'm working on it.
Yeah, yeah, oh, tell him. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [E] I'd love a girl [B] just you and me.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Take the day [B] and fly.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [B] Best of me.
[G#m] _ [A] Tell you why.
[E] _ [B] Well, they're coming from above me, and they're coming from below.
They're in there, I'm in it, through [F#m] where did I go?
[B] But he's screaming down the telephone line.
And he say, give me, give me, give me, say I ain't got no time.
[A] _
[E] Oh, I'm growing, you [B] see, I'm working on it.
Yeah, [A] oh, _ [E] _ [B] I'm working on it.
[A]
Oh, [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] I'm _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] working on it.
[A] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ Oh, I'm working on it.
[A] _

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This song finds its place within the The Road to Hell album.

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