Workin' It Out chords by Shel Silverstein

SimplifiedC · F · G · F#

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
Well, I been spending  (C major) my
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life  (F major) lookin' for a shoulder
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To  (C major) rest my head when
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the nights  (G major) get colder.
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But the days  (C major) are getting longer
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and  (F major) I'm getting older.
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Been a  (G major) long time working it out.

Verse 2

[Chorus]

I've been a long time workin' it out

I've been a long time

workin' it out

Verse 3
C 
F 
Now I  (C major) got a little woman  (F major) scrub my floor.
C 
Right  (C major) down the road I got me
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 (G major) two or three more.
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 (C major) None of 'em knows about
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G 
C 
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the  (F major) one next door.  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 
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F 
C 
G 
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I been a  (C major) long  (F major)  (C major) time  (G major) working  (F sharp major) that
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out!  (G major) 
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F 
G 
 (C major)  (F major)  (G major) 

Verse 4
C 
G 
 (C major)  (G major) 
[Chorus]
C 
Well, it was  (C major) late one night when
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I stole  (F major) a little money.
C 
 (C major) Bought a couple o' things and
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 (G major) then I give them to my honey.
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The  (C major) Judge said, "Boy,
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if  (F major) you think that's funny,
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C 
G 
C 
F 
 (G major) You got a long time workin' this  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major) out!"
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G 
 (C major)  (G major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 5
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[Chorus] Yeah  (F major) 
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G 
C 
G 
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 (C major)  (G major)  (C major) , well  (G major) I  (C major) look all
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around me and what  (F major) do I see?
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The  (C major) whole wide world got
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trouble  (G major) like me.
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Between the taxes,  (C major) 
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the missus and the deep  (F major) blue sea,
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C 
G 
C 
F 
We'll be a  (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major) long time
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C 
F 
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 (G major)  (C major) working  (F major) it  (G major) 
out.
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[Chorus]  (C major) 