Working Man Blues
Intro: A7 (8 bars)
A
It's a big job gettin' by with 9 kids and a wife
Yeah but I been a workin' man dang near all my life
D7
I'll keep on workin??
A
Long as my two hands are fit to use
E7
I drink my beer at a tavern
D7 A
And sing a little bit of these workin?? man blues
A
Well I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard every day
Gettin?? tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay
D7
But I go back workin??,
A
Come Monday mornin?? I'm right back with the crew
E7
I drink a little beer that evenin??,
D7 A
sing a little bit of these workin?? man blues
A
Sometimes I think about leavin??, do a little bummin?? around
Throw my bills out the window catch me a train to another town
D7
But I go back workin??
A
I got to buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
E7
I drink my beer at a tavern
D7 A
And cry a little bit of these workin?? man blues
Here comes the workin?? man
Instrumental solo for one verse
A
Well hey hey, the workin?? man, the workin?? man like me
Never been on welfare, and that's one place he would not be
D7
He??d be workin??
A
Just as long as his two hands are fit to use
E7
Might drink a little beer at a tavern
D7 A
Sing a little bit of them workin?? man blues
This song is for the workin?? man