Working for the Man Chords by Roy Orbison
Tempo:
74.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
Dm
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] Hey now, you better listen to me every one of you.
[G] We've got a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of work to do.
[Bb] Forget about your women [Bm] and that water can.
Today you're working [C] for the man.
Oh, [Am] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Well pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet.
I'm gonna see you make it on time.
Oh don't relax, I want elbows and backs.
I want to see everybody from behind.
Cause [G] you're working for the man.
[C] Working for the man.
You gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, working [C] for the man.
[Am] So I'm picking him up and I'm laying him down, I believe he's gonna work me into the ground.
I pulled to the left, I heave to the right, I ought to kill him but it wouldn't be right.
[Em] [A] Cause [G] I'm working for the man, [C] working for the man.
I gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, [C] working for the man.
[A] [Am]
Well the boss man's daughter sneaks in me water, [Bm] every time her [Am] daddy's down the line.
She says meet me tonight, love me right, and everything is gonna be fine.
So I sleep [G] all day, [Am] without much to pay, I'm just a part of my time.
So the girl and me and the daughter you see, they're both gonna be all mine.
Yeah [G] I'm gonna be the man, I'm [C] gonna be the man.
Gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, if I'm [C] gonna be the man.
I'm working [G] for the man, I'm working [C] for the man.
I gotta make him a [Dm] hand.
[G]
[G] We've got a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of work to do.
[Bb] Forget about your women [Bm] and that water can.
Today you're working [C] for the man.
Oh, [Am] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Well pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet.
I'm gonna see you make it on time.
Oh don't relax, I want elbows and backs.
I want to see everybody from behind.
Cause [G] you're working for the man.
[C] Working for the man.
You gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, working [C] for the man.
[Am] So I'm picking him up and I'm laying him down, I believe he's gonna work me into the ground.
I pulled to the left, I heave to the right, I ought to kill him but it wouldn't be right.
[Em] [A] Cause [G] I'm working for the man, [C] working for the man.
I gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, [C] working for the man.
[A] [Am]
Well the boss man's daughter sneaks in me water, [Bm] every time her [Am] daddy's down the line.
She says meet me tonight, love me right, and everything is gonna be fine.
So I sleep [G] all day, [Am] without much to pay, I'm just a part of my time.
So the girl and me and the daughter you see, they're both gonna be all mine.
Yeah [G] I'm gonna be the man, I'm [C] gonna be the man.
Gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, if I'm [C] gonna be the man.
I'm working [G] for the man, I'm working [C] for the man.
I gotta make him a [Dm] hand.
[G]
Key:
G
C
Am
Dm
Bm
G
C
Am
_ [C] _ _ Hey now, you better listen to me every one of you.
[G] We've got a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of work to do.
[Bb] Forget about your women [Bm] and that water can.
Today you're working [C] for the man.
Oh, [Am] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Well pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet.
I'm gonna see you make it on time.
Oh don't relax, I want elbows and backs.
I want to see everybody from behind.
Cause [G] you're working for the man.
[C] Working for the man.
You gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, working [C] for the man.
_ [Am] _ So _ _ _ _ I'm picking him up and I'm laying him down, I believe he's gonna work me into the ground.
I pulled to the left, I heave to the right, I ought to kill him but it wouldn't be right.
[Em] [A] Cause [G] I'm working for the man, [C] working for the man.
I gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, [C] working for the man.
[A] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ Well the boss man's daughter sneaks in me water, [Bm] every time her [Am] daddy's down the line.
She says meet me tonight, love me right, and everything is gonna be fine.
So I sleep [G] all day, [Am] without much to pay, I'm just a part of my time.
So the girl and me and the daughter you see, they're both gonna be all mine.
Yeah [G] I'm gonna be the man, I'm [C] gonna be the man.
Gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, if I'm [C] gonna be the man.
I'm working [G] for the man, I'm working [C] for the man.
I gotta make him a [Dm] hand.
[G] _ _
[G] We've got a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of work to do.
[Bb] Forget about your women [Bm] and that water can.
Today you're working [C] for the man.
Oh, [Am] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Well pick up your feet, we've got a deadline to meet.
I'm gonna see you make it on time.
Oh don't relax, I want elbows and backs.
I want to see everybody from behind.
Cause [G] you're working for the man.
[C] Working for the man.
You gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, working [C] for the man.
_ [Am] _ So _ _ _ _ I'm picking him up and I'm laying him down, I believe he's gonna work me into the ground.
I pulled to the left, I heave to the right, I ought to kill him but it wouldn't be right.
[Em] [A] Cause [G] I'm working for the man, [C] working for the man.
I gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, [C] working for the man.
[A] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ Well the boss man's daughter sneaks in me water, [Bm] every time her [Am] daddy's down the line.
She says meet me tonight, love me right, and everything is gonna be fine.
So I sleep [G] all day, [Am] without much to pay, I'm just a part of my time.
So the girl and me and the daughter you see, they're both gonna be all mine.
Yeah [G] I'm gonna be the man, I'm [C] gonna be the man.
Gotta [Dm] make him a [G] hand, if I'm [C] gonna be the man.
I'm working [G] for the man, I'm working [C] for the man.
I gotta make him a [Dm] hand.
[G] _ _