Chords for Merle Haggard cover - "Workin' Man Blues" - Brokedown in Bakersfield
Tempo:
103.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Gm
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [B] [Eb] Are you guys ready to [G] go?
Let's do it, man.
[Gm]
[G]
Well, [Gm] it's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife.
But I've been working, man, damn near all my life.
Go [C] back working.
Long as my two hands are [Gm] fit to use.
I [G] [D] drink a little beer in the weekend, [C] stay a little [B] bit of these working [Gm] man blues.
Well, I keep my nose to the grindstone and I work hard every day.
I'm not getting a little tired on the weekend.
When I've drawn [G] my pay, I go [C] back working.
Monday morning, I'm right back with [G] the crew.
[D] I drink a little beer in the tavern and cry [Bb] a little bit of these working [G] man blues.
Well, sometimes I think about leaving, maybe do a little bumming around.
I want to throw my bills out the window, catch a train to some other town.
But I [C] go back [Gm] working.
[C] I've got to buy my kid a brand new pair [G] of shoes.
[D] I drink a little beer in the tavern and [C] cry a little [Bb] bit of these working [G] man blues.
[Gm] Here comes the working man.
[G] [Cm] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[G] [D] [C]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C]
[Gm]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [Dm]
Well, hey, hey, working man, working man, that's me.
You won't catch me in no welfare line, that's one place I won't be.
[C] I'll be working.
I'll be working.
[Gm]
[D] I drink a little beer in the tavern [C] and sing a little bit of these working [G] man blues.
[Gm] [G]
[Gm]
[G]
[N]
[E] [D]
Let's do it, man.
[Gm]
[G]
Well, [Gm] it's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife.
But I've been working, man, damn near all my life.
Go [C] back working.
Long as my two hands are [Gm] fit to use.
I [G] [D] drink a little beer in the weekend, [C] stay a little [B] bit of these working [Gm] man blues.
Well, I keep my nose to the grindstone and I work hard every day.
I'm not getting a little tired on the weekend.
When I've drawn [G] my pay, I go [C] back working.
Monday morning, I'm right back with [G] the crew.
[D] I drink a little beer in the tavern and cry [Bb] a little bit of these working [G] man blues.
Well, sometimes I think about leaving, maybe do a little bumming around.
I want to throw my bills out the window, catch a train to some other town.
But I [C] go back [Gm] working.
[C] I've got to buy my kid a brand new pair [G] of shoes.
[D] I drink a little beer in the tavern and [C] cry a little [Bb] bit of these working [G] man blues.
[Gm] Here comes the working man.
[G] [Cm] [C]
[G] [Gm]
[G] [D] [C]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[C]
[Gm]
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [Dm]
Well, hey, hey, working man, working man, that's me.
You won't catch me in no welfare line, that's one place I won't be.
[C] I'll be working.
I'll be working.
[Gm]
[D] I drink a little beer in the tavern [C] and sing a little bit of these working [G] man blues.
[Gm] [G]
[Gm]
[G]
[N]
[E] [D]
Key:
G
C
Gm
D
B
G
C
Gm
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_ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ Are you guys ready to [G] go?
_ Let's do it, man.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, [Gm] it's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife.
_ _ But I've been working, man, damn near all my life.
Go [C] back working. _
_ Long as my two hands are [Gm] fit to use.
I _ _ _ [G] _ [D] drink a little beer in the weekend, [C] stay a little [B] bit of these working [Gm] man blues. _
_ _ _ _ Well, I keep my nose to the grindstone and I work hard every day. _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm not getting a little tired on the weekend.
When I've drawn [G] my pay, I go [C] back working.
_ _ Monday morning, I'm right back with [G] the crew. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I drink a little beer in the tavern and cry [Bb] a little bit of these working [G] man blues. _ _ _
_ Well, sometimes I think about leaving, maybe do a little bumming around.
I want to throw my bills out the window, catch a train to some other town.
But I [C] go back [Gm] working.
_ [C] I've got to buy my kid a brand new pair [G] of shoes. _ _ _
_ _ [D] I drink a little beer in the tavern and [C] cry a little [Bb] bit of these working [G] man blues.
[Gm] _ Here comes the working man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ Well, hey, hey, working man, working man, that's me.
You won't catch me in no welfare line, that's one place I won't be.
[C] I'll be working.
_ I'll be working.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I drink a little beer in the tavern [C] and sing a little bit of these working [G] man blues.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Eb] _ Are you guys ready to [G] go?
_ Let's do it, man.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, [Gm] it's a big job just getting by with nine kids and a wife.
_ _ But I've been working, man, damn near all my life.
Go [C] back working. _
_ Long as my two hands are [Gm] fit to use.
I _ _ _ [G] _ [D] drink a little beer in the weekend, [C] stay a little [B] bit of these working [Gm] man blues. _
_ _ _ _ Well, I keep my nose to the grindstone and I work hard every day. _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm not getting a little tired on the weekend.
When I've drawn [G] my pay, I go [C] back working.
_ _ Monday morning, I'm right back with [G] the crew. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I drink a little beer in the tavern and cry [Bb] a little bit of these working [G] man blues. _ _ _
_ Well, sometimes I think about leaving, maybe do a little bumming around.
I want to throw my bills out the window, catch a train to some other town.
But I [C] go back [Gm] working.
_ [C] I've got to buy my kid a brand new pair [G] of shoes. _ _ _
_ _ [D] I drink a little beer in the tavern and [C] cry a little [Bb] bit of these working [G] man blues.
[Gm] _ Here comes the working man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ Well, hey, hey, working man, working man, that's me.
You won't catch me in no welfare line, that's one place I won't be.
[C] I'll be working.
_ I'll be working.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I drink a little beer in the tavern [C] and sing a little bit of these working [G] man blues.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _