Heritage - 'Working Man' Chords
Tempo:
110.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Ab
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C]
[G] It's a working man I am [C] And I've been down on [G] the ground
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun Or [G] for any length of time
I [C] can hold it in [G] my mind And never again [D] will go down [G] underground
At the age of sixteen years [C] Oh he quarrels with [G] his peers
Who vowed they'd never see another [D] one [G] [D] [C]
[G] In the dark recess of the mind
[C] Where you age before [G] your time And the coal dust [D] lies heavy on [G] your lungs
It's a working man I am [C] And I've been down on [G] the ground
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun [G]
Or for any length of time
I [C] can hold it in [G] my mind And never again [D] will go down [G] underground
At the age of sixty-four He will [C] greet you at [G] the door
He will gently take you by [D] the arm [C] Through [G] the dark recess of the mind
[C] He will take you back [G] in time And he'll tell you [D] all of the hardships
that [G] were had
[Eb]
[Ab] It's a working man I am [Db] And I've been down on the [Ab] ground
And I swear to God if I ever see [Eb] the sun [Ab] Or for any length of time
I [Db] can hold it in [Ab] my mind And never again [Eb] will go down
[Ab] underground
God I never again [Eb] will go down [Ab] underground
[C]
[G] It's a working man I am [C] And I've been down on [G] the ground
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun Or [G] for any length of time
I [C] can hold it in [G] my mind And never again [D] will go down [G] underground
At the age of sixteen years [C] Oh he quarrels with [G] his peers
Who vowed they'd never see another [D] one [G] [D] [C]
[G] In the dark recess of the mind
[C] Where you age before [G] your time And the coal dust [D] lies heavy on [G] your lungs
It's a working man I am [C] And I've been down on [G] the ground
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun [G]
Or for any length of time
I [C] can hold it in [G] my mind And never again [D] will go down [G] underground
At the age of sixty-four He will [C] greet you at [G] the door
He will gently take you by [D] the arm [C] Through [G] the dark recess of the mind
[C] He will take you back [G] in time And he'll tell you [D] all of the hardships
that [G] were had
[Eb]
[Ab] It's a working man I am [Db] And I've been down on the [Ab] ground
And I swear to God if I ever see [Eb] the sun [Ab] Or for any length of time
I [Db] can hold it in [Ab] my mind And never again [Eb] will go down
[Ab] underground
God I never again [Eb] will go down [Ab] underground
Key:
G
C
D
Ab
Eb
G
C
D
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] It's a working man I am [C] And I've been down on [G] the ground _
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun _ _ _ _ Or [G] for any length of time
I [C] can hold it in [G] my mind _ And never again [D] will go down [G] underground
_ _ _ At _ the age of sixteen _ years [C] Oh he quarrels with [G] his peers _
Who vowed they'd never see _ another [D] one _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
[G] In the dark recess of the mind _
[C] Where you age before [G] your time And the coal dust [D] lies heavy on [G] your _ lungs _ _ _
It's a working man I am _ [C] And I've been down on [G] the ground
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Or for any length of time
I [C] can hold it in [G] my mind _ And never again [D] will go down [G] underground
_ _ At _ _ the age of sixty-four He will [C] greet you at [G] the door _ _
He will gently take you by [D] the arm _ _ _ [C] Through [G] the dark recess of the mind _
[C] He will take you back [G] in time _ And he'll tell you [D] all of the hardships
that [G] were _ had
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] It's a working man I am _ [Db] And I've been down on the [Ab] ground _
And I swear to God if I ever see [Eb] the sun _ _ _ _ [Ab] Or for any length of time
I [Db] can hold it in [Ab] my mind And never again [Eb] will go down _
[Ab] underground
_ _ _ God I never again [Eb] will go down [Ab] underground _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] It's a working man I am [C] And I've been down on [G] the ground _
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun _ _ _ _ Or [G] for any length of time
I [C] can hold it in [G] my mind _ And never again [D] will go down [G] underground
_ _ _ At _ the age of sixteen _ years [C] Oh he quarrels with [G] his peers _
Who vowed they'd never see _ another [D] one _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [C]
[G] In the dark recess of the mind _
[C] Where you age before [G] your time And the coal dust [D] lies heavy on [G] your _ lungs _ _ _
It's a working man I am _ [C] And I've been down on [G] the ground
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Or for any length of time
I [C] can hold it in [G] my mind _ And never again [D] will go down [G] underground
_ _ At _ _ the age of sixty-four He will [C] greet you at [G] the door _ _
He will gently take you by [D] the arm _ _ _ [C] Through [G] the dark recess of the mind _
[C] He will take you back [G] in time _ And he'll tell you [D] all of the hardships
that [G] were _ had
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] It's a working man I am _ [Db] And I've been down on the [Ab] ground _
And I swear to God if I ever see [Eb] the sun _ _ _ _ [Ab] Or for any length of time
I [Db] can hold it in [Ab] my mind And never again [Eb] will go down _
[Ab] underground
_ _ _ God I never again [Eb] will go down [Ab] underground _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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