Working Man's Blues chords by Charlie McCoy

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Verse 1
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Merle Haggard
is one of the great songwriters
of our time.
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With the help of Barefoot Jerry,
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I want to do you some blues
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that he wrote about the working man.
Well it's a big job just getting by
With nine kids and a wife
You know I've been a working man
Dang near all my life
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And I'll keep on working
Just as long as my two hands
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are fit to use
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I drink my beer in a tavern
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Sing a little bit of these
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Working man blues
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I keep my nose to the grindstone
And work hard every day
I might get a little tired on the weekends
After I draw my pay
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Then I go back working
Come Monday morning
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I'm right back with the crew
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I drink a little beer on the weekends
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And sing a  little bit of these
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workin' man blues
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And here comes that old workin' man
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Sometimes I think about leavin'
And do a little bummin' around
I wanna throw my bills out the window
And catch a train to another town
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I go  back work

Verse 2

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Verse 3

I gotta buy my kids a brand

new pair of shoes

Verse 4

I drink a little beer in a tavern

Verse 5

And cry a little bit of these

workin' man blues

Verse 6

Well, hey, hey, the workin' man

Verse 7
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The workin' man like me
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I ain't never been on welfare
And that's one place I won't be
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Cause I'll be working
Just as long as these two hands
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Are fit to use
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I'll drink my beer in the tavern
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Cry a little bit at these
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Working man blues
This here's a song about the
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working man