Working John - Working Joe
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
Intro: E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
Repeat Intro Sequence
Verse 1
E5 D5
When I was a young man as all good tales begin
single notes:5th string 4th string 3rd string 4th String
A5 or A2 D5 E5 open A h/o B D open G E
I was taught to hold out my hand
Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence
E5 D5
And for my pay I worked an honest day
A2 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E
and took what pittance I could win
Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence once
Chorus as per Intro chord sequence
E5 D5 DD5s4
Now I'm a working John
E5 D5 D5us4
and I'm a working Joe
E5 D5 DD5s4
and I'm doing what I know
Bsus4
for God and the Economy
D5 Cmaj7/G
Big brother watches over me
E5 D5 D5us4
And the state protects and feeds me
E5 D5 D5us4
And my conscience never leaves me
E5 D5 D5us4
And I'm loyal to the unions
E5 D5 D5us4
who protect me at all levels
Bridge: INTRO CHORD PATTERN TWICE OVER GUITAR SOLO
Verse 2
E5 D5
Now as I grew, the winds of fortune blew
A5 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E
and the bank smiled down upon me
Bridge: Intro chord pattern Once
E5 D5
And mortgaged to the hilt I threw
A2 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E
the breeze of caution behind me
Bridge: Intro chord pattern once
Chorus as Intro chord sequence
Now I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe
and I'm good at what I know
Bsus4
And God and the Economy
D5 Cmaj7/G
have blessed me with equality
E5 D5 D5us4
Now I'm equal to the best of you
E5 D5 DsD54
And better than the rest of you
E5 D5 D5us4
who would criticise my success
E5 D5 D5us4
in times of national unrest
Guitar solo: Intro twice and then play 2 bars each of B5 A5 (Bridge notes D Db A)
B5 A5 (triplets AEA AEA D Db D)
Verse 3
D5/F# D5
Now I own a horseless carriage
E5D5
in a central-heated garage
E5 D5
And I commute eight miles a day
ED5
up at seven to make it pay
E5 D5
I direct ten limited companies
E5 D5
with seeming consummate expertise
E5 D5
two ulcers and a heart disease
E5
a trembling feeling in both knees
Chorus
(Tacet) Dsus4 D D5 E5 D5 E5 Dsus4 D D5
I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe