Chords for Merle Haggard - "Workin' Man Blues"
Tempo:
113.55 bpm
Chords used:
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Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I'll tell you one thing, ain't nothing to this business.
How about Working Man Blues?
[E] Oh, yeah.
[A]
It's a big job getting by with nine kids and a wife.
Yeah, but I've been a working man, damn near all my life.
[D] Long working, long as my two hands are fit to [A] use.
[E] Drink a little beer that evening, [D] and sing a little of them Working Man [A] Blues.
Well, I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
Get tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay [D] when I go back working.
Come Monday morning, I'm right back [A] with the crew.
[E] Drink a little beer that evening, [D] and sing a little bit of these Working [Am] Man Blues.
[A] Well, sometimes I feel into a little bumming around.
Pull a bill out the window, catch me a train to another town, but I go [D] back working.
Gotta buy my kids a brand new [A] pair of shoes.
[E] Drink my beer at a tavern, [D] and cry a little bit of them Working [A] Man Blues.
Kick it on down the road, Red.
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Well, hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me.
[Am] Never been on welfare, that's one place where I'll be, [D] where I'll be working.
Long as his two hands are [A] fit to use.
[E] Drink a little beer at a tavern, [D] and cry a little bit of them Working [A] Man Blues.
This song goes out for all the working men here this evening.
How about Working Man Blues?
[E] Oh, yeah.
[A]
It's a big job getting by with nine kids and a wife.
Yeah, but I've been a working man, damn near all my life.
[D] Long working, long as my two hands are fit to [A] use.
[E] Drink a little beer that evening, [D] and sing a little of them Working Man [A] Blues.
Well, I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
Get tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay [D] when I go back working.
Come Monday morning, I'm right back [A] with the crew.
[E] Drink a little beer that evening, [D] and sing a little bit of these Working [Am] Man Blues.
[A] Well, sometimes I feel into a little bumming around.
Pull a bill out the window, catch me a train to another town, but I go [D] back working.
Gotta buy my kids a brand new [A] pair of shoes.
[E] Drink my beer at a tavern, [D] and cry a little bit of them Working [A] Man Blues.
Kick it on down the road, Red.
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Well, hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me.
[Am] Never been on welfare, that's one place where I'll be, [D] where I'll be working.
Long as his two hands are [A] fit to use.
[E] Drink a little beer at a tavern, [D] and cry a little bit of them Working [A] Man Blues.
This song goes out for all the working men here this evening.
Key:
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I'll tell you one thing, ain't nothing to this business.
How about Working Man Blues?
_ _ [E] Oh, yeah.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ It's a big job getting by with nine kids and a wife. _
_ _ Yeah, but I've been a working man, damn near all my life.
[D] Long working, _ _ long as my two hands are fit to [A] use. _ _
_ _ _ [E] Drink a little beer that evening, [D] and sing a little of them Working Man [A] Blues. _ _ _
_ _ Well, I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
Get tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay [D] when I go back working. _
Come Monday morning, I'm right back [A] with the crew. _ _
_ _ _ [E] Drink a little beer that evening, [D] and sing a little bit of these Working [Am] Man Blues. _ _
_ _ [A] Well, sometimes I feel into a little bumming around.
Pull a bill out the window, catch me a train to another town, but I go [D] back working. _
Gotta buy my kids a brand new [A] pair of shoes. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Drink my beer at a tavern, [D] and cry a little bit of them Working [A] Man Blues.
Kick it on down the road, Red. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Well, hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me.
[Am] Never been on welfare, that's one place where I'll be, [D] where I'll be working. _ _
Long as his two hands are [A] fit to use. _
_ _ _ _ [E] Drink a little beer at a tavern, [D] and cry a little bit of them Working [A] Man Blues.
This song goes out for all the working men here this evening. _
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How about Working Man Blues?
_ _ [E] Oh, yeah.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's a big job getting by with nine kids and a wife. _
_ _ Yeah, but I've been a working man, damn near all my life.
[D] Long working, _ _ long as my two hands are fit to [A] use. _ _
_ _ _ [E] Drink a little beer that evening, [D] and sing a little of them Working Man [A] Blues. _ _ _
_ _ Well, I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day.
Get tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay [D] when I go back working. _
Come Monday morning, I'm right back [A] with the crew. _ _
_ _ _ [E] Drink a little beer that evening, [D] and sing a little bit of these Working [Am] Man Blues. _ _
_ _ [A] Well, sometimes I feel into a little bumming around.
Pull a bill out the window, catch me a train to another town, but I go [D] back working. _
Gotta buy my kids a brand new [A] pair of shoes. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Drink my beer at a tavern, [D] and cry a little bit of them Working [A] Man Blues.
Kick it on down the road, Red. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ Well, hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me.
[Am] Never been on welfare, that's one place where I'll be, [D] where I'll be working. _ _
Long as his two hands are [A] fit to use. _
_ _ _ _ [E] Drink a little beer at a tavern, [D] and cry a little bit of them Working [A] Man Blues.
This song goes out for all the working men here this evening. _
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