Workin' Man Blues chords by
Merle Haggard

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Key: Ab major

Verse 1
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It's a big job just gettin'
by with nine kids and a wife
But I've been workin' man,
C C 
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dang near all my life but I'll keep workin'
G G 
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Long as my two hands are fit to use
D D 
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I'll drink my beer in a tavern
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G G 
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Sing a little bit of these working man blues

Verse 2
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I keep my nose on the grindstone,
I work hard every day
I might get a little tired on the weekend,
after I draw my pay
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Then I'll go back workin',
G G 
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come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew
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I'll drink a little beer that evening
C C 
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Sing a little bit of these working
G G 
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man blues

Verse 3
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Sometimes I think about leaving,
do a little bummin' around
I want to throw my bills out the window
catch a train to another town
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I'll go back working,
G G 
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I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
D D 
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I drink a little beer in a tavern
C C 
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Bb Bb 
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G G 
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Cry a little bit of these working man blues,

Interlude 1

here comes that workin' man

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Verse 4
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Well, hey, hey, the working man,
the working man like me
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G G 
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I ain't never been on welfare,
'n that's one place I won't be
C C 
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I'll be working long as my
G G 
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two hands are fit to use
D D 
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I'll drink my little beer in a tavern
C C 
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G G 
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Sing a little bit of these working man blues,
this song for the workin' man

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