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Working Man by Rita Mcneil
Working Man
THE ORIGINAL IS PLAYED IN F
PLAY IN D WITH CAPO ON 3RD FRET TO PLAY ALONG WITH RITA McNEIL
VERSE 1
D G D
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
A Asus4 A
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
D G D
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
A D Dsus4 D
I never again will go down under - ground.
VERSE 2
D G D
At the age of sixteen years, oh he quarrels with his peers,
A Asus4 A
Who vowed they'd never see another one,
D G D
In the dark recess of the mine, Where you age before your time, and
D A D Dsus4 D
The coal dust lies heavy on your lungs.
Chorus 1
D G D
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
A Asus4 A
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
D G D
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
A D Dsus4 D
I never again will go down under - ground.
VERSE 3
D G D
At the age of sixty four, Old will greet you at the door, and
A Asus4 A
He'll gently lead you by the arm,
D G D
Through the dark recess of the mine, Old will take you back in time, and
D
A D Dsus4 D
He'll tell you of the hardships that were had.
Chorus 2
D G D
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
A Asus4 A
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
D G D
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
A D Dsus4 D
I never again will go down under - ground.
Chorus 3
D G D
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
A Asus4 A
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
D G D
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
A D Dsus4 D
I never again will go down under - ground.
Chorus 4
D G D
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
A Asus4 A
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
D G D
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
A D Dsus4 D
I never again will go down under - ground.
A G D Dsus4 D
I never again will go down under - ground.
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VERSE 1
F Bb F
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
C Csus4 C
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
F Bb F
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
C F Fsus4 F
I never again will go down under - ground.
VERSE 2
F Bb F
At the age of sixteen years, oh he quarrels with his peers,
C Csus4 C
Who vowed they'd never see another one,
F Bb F
In the dark recess of the mine, Where you age before your time, and
F C F Fsus4 F
The coal dust lies heavy on your lungs.
Chorus 1
F Bb F
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
C Csus4 C
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
F Bb F
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
C F Fsus4 F
I never again will go down under - ground.
VERSE 3
F Bb F
At the age of sixty four, Old will greet you at the door, and
C Csus4 C
He'll gently lead you by the arm,
F Bb F
Through the dark recess of the mine, Old will take you back in time, and
D
A D Dsus4 D
He'll tell you of the hardships that were had.
Chorus 2
F Bb F
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
C Csus4 C
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
F Bb F
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
C F Fsus4 F
I never again will go down under - ground.
Chorus 3
F Bb F
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
C Csus4 C
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
F Bb F
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
C F Fsus4 F
I never again will go down under - ground.
Chorus 4
F Bb F
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
C Csus4 C
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
F Bb F
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
C F Fsus4 F
I never again will go down under - ground.
C Bb F Fsus4 F
I never again will go down under - ground.
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VERSE 1
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
VERSE 2
G C G
At the age of sixteen years, oh he quarrels with his peers,
D Dsus4 D
Who vowed they'd never see another one,
G C G
In the dark recess of the mine, Where you age before your time, and
G D G Gsus4 G
The coal dust lies heavy on your lungs.
Chorus 1
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
VERSE 3
G C G
At the age of sixty four, Old will greet you at the door, and
D Dsus4 D
He'll gently lead you by the arm,
G C G
Through the dark recess of the mine, Old will take you back in time, and
D
A D Dsus4 D
He'll tell you of the hardships that were had.
Chorus 2
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
Chorus 3
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
Chorus 4
G C G
It's a Working Man I am, and I've been down under - ground, and
D Dsus4 D
I swear to God, if I ever see the sun,
G C G
Or for any length of time, I can hold it in my mind,
D G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
D C G Gsus4 G
I never again will go down under - ground.
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version 2
4/4
Standard Tuning
Chorus:
/ F /
It's a / Workin' Man I / am, and
/ Bb / F
I've / been down under - / ground, and
/ F
I / swear to God,
/ F / C /
If I / ever see the / sun, /
/ F /
Or for / any length of / time,
/ Bb / F
I can / hold it in my / mind,
/ F /C / F /
I / never again will / go down under - / ground. /
/ F /
At the / age of sixteen / years,
/ Bb / F
Oh he / quarrels with his / peers,
/ F / / C /
Who / vowed they'd never / see another / one, /
/ F /
In the / dark recess of the / mine,
/ Bb / F
Where you / age before your / time, and
/ F / C / F /
The / coal dust lies / heavy on your / lungs. /
Chorus:
/ F /
At the / age of sixty- / four,
/ Bb / F
Old will / greet you at the / door, and
/ F / C /
He'll / gently lead you by the / arm, /
/ F /
Through the / dark recess of the / mine,
/ Bb / F
Old will / take you back in / time, and
/ F / C / F /
He'll / tell you of the / hardships that were / had. /
Chorus: @ 4 then repeat the last line.
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