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Working John, Working Joe by Jethro Tull
Working John, Working Joe
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
Chord Shapes: E5 OX24OO
D5 XXO23O
Dsus4 XXO233
D XXO232
A5(A2) XO22OO
Bsus4 X2445X
Cmaj7/G 332OOO
D5/F# 2XO23O
Intro: E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
Repeat Intro Sequence
Verse 1
E5 D5
When I was a young man as all good tales begin
single notes:5th string 4th string
3rd string 4th String
A5 or A2 D5 E5 open A h/o B D
I was taught to hold out my hand
open G E
Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence
E5 D5
And for my pay I worked an honest day
A2 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E
and took what pittance I could win
Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence once
Chorus as per Intro chord sequence
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
Now I'm a working John
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
and I'm a working Joe
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
and I'm doing what I know
Bsus4
for God and the Economy
D5 Cmaj7/G
Big brother watches over me
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
And the state protects and feeds me
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
And my conscience never leaves me
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
And I'm loyal to the unions
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
who protect me at all levels
Bridge: INTRO CHORD PATTERN TWICE OVER GUITAR SOLO
Verse 2
E5 D5
Now as I grew, the winds of fortune blew
A5 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E
and the bank smiled down upon me
Bridge: Intro chord pattern Once
E5 D5
And mortgaged to the hilt I threw
A2 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E
the breeze of caution behind me
Bridge: Intro chord pattern once
Chorus as Intro chord sequence
Now I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe
and I'm good at what I know
Bsus4
And God and the Economy
D5 Cmaj7/G
have blessed me with equality
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
Now I'm equal to the best of you
E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
And better than the rest of you
E5 D5 Dsus4 D5
who would criticise my success
E5 D5 Dsus4 D5
in times of national unrest
Guitar solo: Intro twice and then play 2 bars each of B5 A5 (Bridge notes D Db A)
B5 A5 (triplets AEA AEA D
Db D)
Verse 3
D5/F# E5 D5
Now I own a horseless carriage
E5 D5
in a central-heated garage
E5 D5
And I commute eight miles a day
E5 D5
up at seven to make it pay
E5 D5
I direct ten limited companies
E5 D5
with seeming consummate expertise
E5 D5
two ulcers and a heart disease
E5
a trembling feeling in both knees
Chorus
(Tacet) Dsus4 D D5 E5 D5 E5 Dsus4 D D5
I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe
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