Chords for Roy Orbison - Working For The Man

Tempo:
152.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

Am

G

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Roy Orbison - Working For The Man chords
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[C] Hey now, you better listen to me every one of you.
[G] We got a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of work to do.
Forget about your women and that water can.
Today you're working for [C] the man.
[A]
[E] [A] [Em]
[A] Well pick up [Em] your feet, we [Am] got a deadline to meet.
I'm gonna see you make it on time.
Now don't relax, I want elbows and backs.
I wanna see [Em] everybody [Am] from behind.
Cause [G] you're working for the man.
Working [C] for the man.
Gotta make [Dm] him a hand.
[G] When you're working [C] for the man.
[A] [Em]
Well I'm a picking him up and [Am] I'm a laying him down.
Believe [Em] me he's gonna [Am] work me into the ground.
I'm gonna pull his [Em] left, [Am] he's gonna ride.
I wanna kill him but it wouldn't be right.
Cause I'm [G] working for the man.
Working [C] for the man.
Gotta make [Dm] him a hand.
[G] When you're working [C] for the man.
[Am] [Em]
[Am]
Well the boss [E] man's daughter sneaks in me [Am] water.
Every [Em] time her daddy's [A] down the line.
[Em] She [Am] said meet me [Em] tonight, lower me right.
And everything's gonna be fine.
[Am] So I slave all day, without much [A] pay.
I'm [E] just biding [Am] my time.
Cause the company and the daughter you see.
They're both [Dm] gonna be [Am] all mine.
Yeah I'm gonna [G] be the man.
Gonna [C] be the man.
Gotta make him [Dm] a hand.
[G] If you're gonna [C] be the man.
Working [G] for the man.
Working [C] for the man.
Gotta make him [Dm] a hand.
[G] When you're working [C] for the man.
Working [G] for the man.
Working [C] for the man.
[Dm] [G]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
A
1231
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Hey now, you better listen to me every one of you.
_ _ [G] We got a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of work to do. _ _
Forget about your women and that water can.
_ _ _ _ _ Today you're working for [C] the man. _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ _ Well pick up [Em] your feet, we [Am] got a deadline to meet.
I'm gonna see you make it on time.
Now don't relax, I want elbows and backs.
I wanna see [Em] everybody [Am] from behind.
_ _ Cause [G] you're working for the man.
_ _ Working [C] for the _ man.
_ Gotta make [Dm] him a _ hand.
[G] _ When you're working [C] for the man. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I'm a picking him up and [Am] I'm a laying him down.
Believe [Em] me he's gonna [Am] work me into the ground.
I'm gonna pull his [Em] left, [Am] he's gonna ride.
I wanna kill him but it wouldn't be right. _
_ Cause I'm [G] working for the _ _ man.
_ Working [C] for the _ man.
_ Gotta make [Dm] him a _ hand.
[G] _ When you're working [C] for the _ _ man.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well the boss [E] man's daughter sneaks in me [Am] water.
Every [Em] time her daddy's [A] down the line.
[Em] She [Am] said meet me [Em] tonight, lower me right.
And everything's gonna be fine.
[Am] So I slave all day, without much [A] pay.
I'm [E] just biding [Am] my time.
Cause the company and the daughter you see.
They're both [Dm] gonna be [Am] all _ mine.
_ Yeah I'm gonna [G] be the man.
_ _ _ Gonna [C] be the _ man.
_ Gotta make him [Dm] a _ hand.
[G] _ If you're gonna [C] be the man.
_ _ _ Working [G] for the man.
_ _ _ Working [C] for the _ man.
_ Gotta make him [Dm] a _ hand.
[G] _ When you're working [C] for the man.
_ _ _ Working [G] for the man.
_ _ _ Working [C] for the man. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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