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Workin' Man chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Intro 1

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Dsus4

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Dsus4

Verse 1

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Sittin? alone in the dark

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Verse 2

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Wastin? my time in a park

Verse 3

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?Cause I?ve got nowhere to go

Verse 4

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Had me a job 'til the market fell out

Verse 5

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Tried hard to borrow

Verse 6

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But there was no help

Verse 7

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Now, I?ve got nowhere to go

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Verse 8

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I need a job

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For these two hands

Verse 9

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I?m a workin? man

Verse 10

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With nowhere to go

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Verse 11

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One last look at my land

Verse 12

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Auctioneer with his gavel in hand

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And he says,

Verse 13

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it?s got to go

Verse 14

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Worked this piece all my life

Verse 15

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It broke my heart

And it took my wife

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Now, I?ve

Verse 16

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got nothing to show

Verse 17

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I need a job

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For these two hands

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I?m a workin?

Verse 18

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man

With nowhere to go

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Verse 19

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Wandered aimless in the city

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Verse 20

With my dirt workin? boots

Verse 21

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And my old straw hat in hand

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Verse 22

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Singing a song by Woody Guthrie

Verse 23

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This land is your land, it ain?t my land

Verse 24

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I?m a workin? man

Verse 25

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With nowhere to go

Interlude 1

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I was born

Verse 26

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to the sunrise

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Breaking back all day

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Now,

Verse 27

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I?ve got something to say

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Verse 28

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I am broke but not broken

Verse 29

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And I am not alone

Verse 30

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'Cause there?s a lot of folks

Verse 31

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With nowhere to go

Verse 32

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Are they ever gonna understand?

Verse 33

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You can?t leave a workin? man

Verse 34

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With nowhere to go

Verse 35

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Are they ever gonna understand?

Verse 36

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You can?t leave a workin? man

Nowhere to go

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Verse 37

Dsus4

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Nowhere to go

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Verse 38

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Nowhere to go

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Verse 39

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Nowhere to go

Outro 1

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Workin' Man

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