Work chords by
Ron Pope

N/A•

Key: Db major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Carhart

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jacket on 5: 30 AM

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Feeling like the ace of spades

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Fifteen years old, work till

the sun comes

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Then I'm off to school again

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Working my back as a young man

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Taught me I'd rather work my mind

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So we'd cop a little smoke

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And crack a couple jokes

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Just trying to learn to survive

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Verse 2

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I wanted to work to live

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No not just live to work

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I had a pain deep in my bones

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beneath my T- shirt

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Was a young man singin'

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an old man's song

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Payin' with my last dimes

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But working to live beats living to work

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Anytime

Interlude 1

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Verse 3

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I had a teacher

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She told my mother that she

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better find me a trade

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Because boys like me well we all grow up

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To be long term guests of the state

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Now I worked hard because I had to

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I never found much luck

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Till' I built my world

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Round' a Georgia girl

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Who told me that I was enough

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Verse 4

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I wanted to work to live

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No not just live to work

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I had a pain deep in my bones

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beneath my t- shirt

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C

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Was a young man singing

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an old man's song

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Am

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Paying with my last dimes

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But working to live beats living to work

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Interlude 2

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Verse 5

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Sometimes at night I wake with a shiver

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Sweat soaking clean through my sheets

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Then I remember I am who I am

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Not who they said I would be

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And I wasn't born with noth

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in'

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Cept' a voice and common sense

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Maybe that's why I took

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off runnin'

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The first chance that I had

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Verse 6

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I wanted to work to live

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No not just live to work

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I had a pain deep in my bones

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beneath my T- shirt

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Was a young man singing

an old man's song

Am

Am

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Paying with my last dimes

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C

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But working to live beats living to work

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Anytime

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Oh working to live beats living to work

Anytime

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Am

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Work by Ron Pope is Db major.

The primary chords used in Work are Db, Gb, Ab, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Gb, Ab, Bbm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Work is approximately 62 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Work using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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