handyman blues chords by C.W. Stoneking

SimplifiedAm · E · F#m · A · Dm …

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Intro 1

(spoken) Well excuse me mam’ I wants

Verse 1
E 
 (E major) 
ta put in
Am 
E 
my unem (A minor) ployment form please  (E major) 
Now hold on a minute mister,
Am 
E 
Am 
 (A minor) now  (E major) it says here that  (A minor) you ain’t been working for 3 years
That’s right
E 
Hey,  (E major) wanna tell ya,
Am 
ain’t it bout time you got yourself a job?  (A minor) 
I’m looking for a job right now
Looking for a job and praying you
E 
ain’t gonna find one  (E major) 
You tell me what the last
thing you done now

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Verse 2
The last one?
E 
Am 
F#m 
 (E major) I  used  (A minor) to   get up in the morning  (F sharp minor) 
E 
Am 
E 
 (E major) Go to work with rain com (A minor) in’ down  (E major) 
Am 
E 
 (A minor) That's when I was a handy (E major) man
Am 
F#m 
A 
Working in a country town  (A minor)  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 
E 
A 
When I  (E major) was  (A major) a handyman
Am 
Dm 
Am 
E 
Dm 
I  (A minor) cut  down  (D minor) every  (A minor) tree  (E major) in the yard  (D minor) 
Am 
 (A minor) ' reason being
E 
I  (E major) swang my axe so
hard
Am 
E 
Am 
 (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor) 

Verse 3
Am 
E 
 (A minor) Handyman  (E major) 
Am 
A 
Is a good thing  (A minor) to   be  (A major) 
E 
Am 
 (E major)  (A minor) 
E 
F#m 
You’re working hours  (E major)  (F sharp minor) 
E 
Am 
F#m 
A 
 (E major) Is from eight till three  (A minor)  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 
When I was a handyman
Dm 
 (D minor) I’d trim the rough edges of your lawn
Am 
E 
 (A minor) I’d trimmed it so  (E major) close
A cold chill run through your bones
Am 
E 
Am 
E 
Am 
 (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor) 

Verse 4
A 
Handyman  (A major) 
E 
Am 
 (E major) Can fix your squeak (A minor) ing floor
E 
Am 
 (E major) s  (A minor) 
Handyman
E 
Can  (E major) shine the bell on your
Am 
A 
front door  (A minor)  (A major) 
F#m 
A 
 (F sharp minor) When  I  (A major) was a handyman
Dm 
A  (D minor) women had me diggin in the mud
Am 
 (A minor) When my spade hit bedrock
E 
Am 
E 
 (E major) She hollered  (A minor) ‘Oh my  (E major) 

Verse 5

lord’ Oh my lord

(played over horn solo)

Outro 1
E 
Am 
E 
Am 
 (E major)  (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor) 
E 
 (E major) 
Am 
A 
 (A minor)  (A major) 
Dm 
G 
Am 
E 
 (D minor)  (G major)  (A minor)  (E major) 
Am 
E 
Am 
E 
Am 
 (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor)  (E major)  (A minor) 