Diary of a Workingman Chords by Blackfoot

Tempo:
84.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

E

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Diary of a Workingman chords
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[B] [D]
[Am] [A] [D]
[D]
[G] [C] [E]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [B] In a room [D] all alone, [Am] [A] waiting by the [D] telephone
[Am] With a tear in his eye and a pen [D] in his [C] hand
So begins [E] the diary of [Am] a working [D] man
[E] [Am] Been a poor man [D] all his life
[Am] Just when [D] things were going [Am] right
Some stranger [D] takes his woman away
[C] Doesn't know [E] if he'll see
[Am] Oh, another [D] day
[E] Oh, [Am] another [D] day
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
Oh, oh, oh
[D] Time [C]
[G] [A] [D]
[E] [Am] [B] has come and it [F#] was right
[Am] It was a cold and [D] rainy night
[Am] And he thought [B] for sure she would [D] follow
[F] But it won't be the [E] same, no, [A] tomorrow
[D]
[E] [Am] Now [Bm] here's a man [F#] for him how
[Am] In a [Bm] pool of [D] dreams about to drown
[Am] If [B] he could just get [D] through this night
[F]
[E] Oh, things will [Am] work out [D] right
[E] Oh, will [Am] work out [D]
[E] right
[C] [Dm]
[D] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[G] [F]
[E] [Am] [D]
[E] [G] He [Am] [D]
[E] [Am]
[E] [C] [Am]
[A]
[E] [A] [G] [Am]
[C] [G] loves the nature [C] and the [C] great [G] swimming streams
But [A] it's just [C] reality
[A] [E]
[C] [A] [D] [E]
[G] [A] [D] [E]
[C] [A]
[B]
[D] [Am] [A]
[D] [Am] He won't with [D] sweaty hands
[Am] Maybe there'll be [D] a change in plans
[Am] With a tear in his [F#] eye and a gun [D] in his hand
[C] So ends the diary [E] of a working [A] man Man
[D] [F] [B] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
E
2311
A
1231
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Blackfoot - Diary Of A Workingman chords, practice the chord sequence D, Am, D, E, Am, C, Am, C and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 84 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 169. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [B] In a room [D] all alone, _ _ [Am] _ [A] waiting by the [D] telephone
_ _ [Am] _ With a tear in his eye and a pen [D] in his [C] hand
So begins [E] the diary of [Am] a working [D] man
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Been a poor man [D] all his life
_ [Am] _ Just when [D] things were going [Am] right
Some stranger [D] takes his woman away
[C] _ Doesn't know [E] if he'll see
_ [Am] Oh, another [D] day
_ [E] _ _ Oh, [Am] another [D] day
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ Oh, oh, _ oh
_ [D] Time _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [B] has come and it [F#] was right
_ [Am] _ It was a cold and [D] rainy night
_ [Am] And he thought [B] for sure she would [D] follow
_ [F] But it won't be the [E] same, no, _ _ _ [A] tomorrow
[D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] Now [Bm] here's a man [F#] for him how
_ _ [Am] In a [Bm] pool of [D] dreams about to drown
[Am] If [B] he could just get [D] through this _ night
[F] _ _ _
[E] Oh, things will [Am] work out [D] right
_ [E] _ _ Oh, will [Am] work out _ [D] _
[E] right
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ [G] He [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] loves the nature [C] and the [C] great _ _ _ [G] _ swimming _ streams
But _ [A] _ it's just [C] reality
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ He won't with [D] sweaty hands
_ _ [Am] _ Maybe there'll be [D] a change in plans
[Am] With a tear in his [F#] eye and a gun [D] in his hand
[C] _ So ends the diary [E] _ of a working [A] man Man
[D] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _