Chords for Valerie June - Workin' Woman Blues @Pickathon 2014 Woods Stage
Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Bb
C
Dm
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This song is called the Workwoman [Bm] Blues, I know I got [B] it.
Give me a little bit of an attitude every once in a [C] while.
[Gm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Gm] But I ain't fit to be no mother, I ain't fit to be no wife.
I've been working like a main girl, I've been working all my life.
All my life, all my life.
[Dm] [Gm]
Ain't no dinner on that table, ain't no food in that fridge array.
I go to work, said I'll be back late.
I go to work, well I'll be back late.
I've been working like a main girl, I've been working all my life.
All my life, all my life.
Lord you know I'm a good looking woman, Lord you know I'm a good looking girl.
If you want to give me some, anything in this great big world.
Lord you
[Bb]
know that I am red, Lord you know that I am red.
For my [Gm] sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar.
[Dm] [Gm]
[Gm]
This is the Workwoman Blues, [C] y'all have [Db] yourselves a good day.
Give me a little bit of an attitude every once in a [C] while.
[Gm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Bb]
[C] [Gm]
[Bb]
[Gm] But I ain't fit to be no mother, I ain't fit to be no wife.
I've been working like a main girl, I've been working all my life.
All my life, all my life.
[Dm] [Gm]
Ain't no dinner on that table, ain't no food in that fridge array.
I go to work, said I'll be back late.
I go to work, well I'll be back late.
I've been working like a main girl, I've been working all my life.
All my life, all my life.
Lord you know I'm a good looking woman, Lord you know I'm a good looking girl.
If you want to give me some, anything in this great big world.
Lord you
[Bb]
know that I am red, Lord you know that I am red.
For my [Gm] sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar.
[Dm] [Gm]
[Gm]
This is the Workwoman Blues, [C] y'all have [Db] yourselves a good day.
Key:
Gm
Bb
C
Dm
Bm
Gm
Bb
C
_ This song is called the Workwoman [Bm] Blues, I know I got [B] it.
Give me a little bit of an attitude every once in a [C] while. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ But I ain't fit to be no mother, I ain't fit to be no wife.
_ I've been working like a main girl, I've been working all my life.
All my life, all my life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't no dinner on that table, ain't no food in that fridge array. _
I go to work, said I'll be back late.
I go to work, well I'll be back late.
I've been working like a main girl, I've been working all my life.
All my life, all my life. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord you know I'm a good looking woman, Lord you know I'm a good looking girl.
_ If you want to give me some, _ anything in this great big world.
Lord you _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ know that I am red, Lord you know that I am red.
For my [Gm] sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
sugar, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ my sugar, my sugar.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is the Workwoman Blues, [C] y'all have [Db] yourselves a good day.
Give me a little bit of an attitude every once in a [C] while. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ But I ain't fit to be no mother, I ain't fit to be no wife.
_ I've been working like a main girl, I've been working all my life.
All my life, all my life. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't no dinner on that table, ain't no food in that fridge array. _
I go to work, said I'll be back late.
I go to work, well I'll be back late.
I've been working like a main girl, I've been working all my life.
All my life, all my life. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Lord you know I'm a good looking woman, Lord you know I'm a good looking girl.
_ If you want to give me some, _ anything in this great big world.
Lord you _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ know that I am red, Lord you know that I am red.
For my [Gm] sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my sugar, my _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
sugar, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ my sugar, my sugar.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This is the Workwoman Blues, [C] y'all have [Db] yourselves a good day.