Working Man Chords by The Dubliners
Tempo:
108.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
It's a working man I am, and I've been down underground.
I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun, [G] or for any length of time,
I can hold it in my mind, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
At the age of sixteen years, [C] he quarreled with his [G] peers,
who vowed there'd never be another [D] one.
In [G] the dark recess of the mind, where [C] you age before your [G] time,
and the coal dust [D] lies heavy on your [G] lungs.
[C] [G] It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
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 my [G] mind, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
[C] [G] At the age of sixty-four, he [C] will greet you at [G] the door,
and he will gently take you by [D] the arm.
Through the [G] dark recess of the mind, he [C] will take you back in [G] time,
and tell you all [D] the hardships that [G] were
[C] [G] had.
It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun, or [G] for any length of time,
I can [C] hold it in my [G] mind, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
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 my [G] mind, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
It's a working man I am, [C] and I've been down [G] underground.
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, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
[C]
[G]
[D]
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[C]
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[D] [G]
[N]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
It's a working man I am, and I've been down underground.
I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun, [G] or for any length of time,
I can hold it in my mind, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
At the age of sixteen years, [C] he quarreled with his [G] peers,
who vowed there'd never be another [D] one.
In [G] the dark recess of the mind, where [C] you age before your [G] time,
and the coal dust [D] lies heavy on your [G] lungs.
[C] [G] It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
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 my [G] mind, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
[C] [G] At the age of sixty-four, he [C] will greet you at [G] the door,
and he will gently take you by [D] the arm.
Through the [G] dark recess of the mind, he [C] will take you back in [G] time,
and tell you all [D] the hardships that [G] were
[C] [G] had.
It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun, or [G] for any length of time,
I can [C] hold it in my [G] mind, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
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 my [G] mind, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
It's a working man I am, [C] and I've been down [G] underground.
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, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground.
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ It's a working man I am, and I've been down underground.
_ _ I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun, _ _ _ _ [G] or for any length of time,
_ I can hold it in my mind, _ I never again [D] will go down [G] underground. _ _
_ _ _ At the age of sixteen years, _ [C] he quarreled with his [G] peers,
_ who vowed there'd never be another _ [D] one. _
_ In _ [G] the dark recess of the mind, where [C] you age before your [G] time,
and the coal dust [D] lies heavy on your [G] _ lungs.
[C] _ [G] _ _ It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
_ 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 my [G] mind, _ I never again [D] will go down [G] underground. _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ At the age of sixty-four, he [C] will greet you at [G] the door,
_ and he will gently take you by [D] the arm. _
_ _ _ Through the [G] dark recess of the mind, he [C] will take you back in [G] time,
and tell you all [D] the hardships that [G] were _ _
[C] [G] had.
_ It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
_ And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun, _ _ _ or [G] for any length of time,
I can [C] hold it in my [G] mind, _ I never again [D] will go down _ [G] underground. _
_ _ _ It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
_ 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 my [G] mind, _ I never again [D] will go down _ [G] underground. _
_ _ _ It's a working man I am, _ [C] and I've been down [G] underground.
_ 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, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground. _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ It's a working man I am, and I've been down underground.
_ _ I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun, _ _ _ _ [G] or for any length of time,
_ I can hold it in my mind, _ I never again [D] will go down [G] underground. _ _
_ _ _ At the age of sixteen years, _ [C] he quarreled with his [G] peers,
_ who vowed there'd never be another _ [D] one. _
_ In _ [G] the dark recess of the mind, where [C] you age before your [G] time,
and the coal dust [D] lies heavy on your [G] _ lungs.
[C] _ [G] _ _ It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
_ 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 my [G] mind, _ I never again [D] will go down [G] underground. _ _
[C] _ [G] _ _ At the age of sixty-four, he [C] will greet you at [G] the door,
_ and he will gently take you by [D] the arm. _
_ _ _ Through the [G] dark recess of the mind, he [C] will take you back in [G] time,
and tell you all [D] the hardships that [G] were _ _
[C] [G] had.
_ It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
_ And I swear to God if I ever see [D] the sun, _ _ _ or [G] for any length of time,
I can [C] hold it in my [G] mind, _ I never again [D] will go down _ [G] underground. _
_ _ _ It's a working man I am, and [C] I've been down [G] underground.
_ 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 my [G] mind, _ I never again [D] will go down _ [G] underground. _
_ _ _ It's a working man I am, _ [C] and I've been down [G] underground.
_ 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, I never again [D] will go down [G] underground. _ _
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