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
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Working for the Man chords
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[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]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
Dm
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To learn Roy Orbison - Working For The Man chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, Dm, G, C and G. A good strategy is to initiate at 37 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 74 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Minor.

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_ [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] _ _

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