{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1512511,"song":"Blue Collar Man Long Nights","artist":"Styx","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279587-blue-collar-man-long-nights-chords-by-styx/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1512511?type=chord","rating":4.75243,"votes":82,"content":"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)- Styx (Tommy Shaw, 1978)\r\nTabbed And Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.\r\n\r\n4/4 TIME @ 124 BPM (4 Min. 4 Sec.) in 'F'.\r\n\r\nChords Used:\r\n-----------\r\n GUITAR KEYS\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] e Bass| Chord\r\n ------------------ --------------[/tab]\r\nD5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D\r\nG7s - 3 5 3 5 3 3 G G-C-D-F\r\nA7s - 5 7 5 7 5 5 A A-D-E-G\r\nDm - x x 0 2 3 1 D A-D-F\r\nGm - 3 5 5 3 3 3 G G-A#-D\r\nC - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E\r\nA - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E\r\nGm/D - x x 0 3 3 3 D G-A#-D\r\nC/D - x x 0 0 1 0 D G-C-E\r\nA# - x 1 3 3 3 1 A# A#-D-F\r\nF/C - x 3 3 2 1 1 C A-C-F\r\nAs4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E\r\nC/A# - x 1 2 0 1 0 A# G-C-E\r\n\r\nINTRO: [10.125 M]\r\n-----\r\n\r\n'INTRO' Organ Transposed For Rhythm Guitar -\r\n\r\n[tab] NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC\r\ne|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\nB|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\nG|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|\r\nD|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|\r\nA|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|\r\nE|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\n + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC\r\ne|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\nB|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\nG|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|\r\nD|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----|\r\nA|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-|\r\nE|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\n 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] NC D5…\r\ne|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------------|----------------|\r\nG|--------------7-|----------------|\r\nD|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|\r\nA|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|\r\nE|----------------|----------------|\r\n 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE #1: [8 M]\r\n--------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |\r\n Give me a job… Give me se-… cur-… i-ty…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]C[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |\r\n Give me a chance to sur-vive… I'm just a poor… soul… in the un-em-[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Gm[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] |… |\r\n-ploy-… ment… line… My God, I'm hard-ly a-live… My[/tab]\r\n\r\nVERSE #2: [8 M]\r\n--------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |\r\n mo-ther and fa-… ther,… my wife and my friends,…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]C[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |\r\n you've seen them laugh in my face… But I've[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |\r\n got the pow-… er,… and I've got… the… will,…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]C[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] |… |\r\n I'm not a char-i-ty case… I'll take… those…[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS #1: [11 M] Last 4.125 Measures = Last 4.125 Measures Of 'INTRO' -\r\n---------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] |[ch]C/D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my eye… in the key…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|…Dm |[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] |[ch]C/D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] |\r\n…-hole… If it takes all… that… to be just what I am,… well I'm[/tab]\r\n\r\n|Dm NC |D5 G7s NC|D5 A7s G7s NC|\r\n gon-na be a blue col-lar man…\r\n\r\n|NC D5|… |\r\n\r\nVERSE #3: [8 M]\r\n--------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |\r\n Make me an of-… fer… that I… can't… re-fuse…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]C[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |\r\n Make me re-spect-a-ble,… man… This is my last… time… in the un-em-[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Gm[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch] |[ch]A[/ch] |\r\n-ploy-… ment… line,… so like it or… not,… I'll take… those…[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS #2: [7 M]\r\n---------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] |[ch]C/D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] |\r\n long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] |\r\n keep-in' my back… to the wall… If it takes all… night… to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]C/D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |\r\n just what I am,… well I'd rath-er be a blue col-lar man…[/tab]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE #1: [8 M]\r\n---------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |[ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n… Keep-… in'… my mind… on a bet-… ter life,… where…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A#[/ch] |[ch]A#[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |NC |\r\n hap-… pi-ness… is on-ly a heart-… beat a-way…[/tab]\r\n\r\nBRIDGE #2: [8 M]\r\n---------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |[ch]F/C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n Par-… a-dise,… can it… be all… I… heard… it was?… I…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A#[/ch] |[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]As4[/ch] |… |[ch]A[/ch] |\r\n close… my eyes… and may-be… I'm al-… read-y there…[/tab]\r\n\r\nGUITAR SOLO #1: [16 M] Play 'VERSE' Chord Pattern TWICE -\r\n--------------\r\n\r\n|[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch] |[ch]A[/ch] |\r\n\r\n\r\n|[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]Gm[/ch] |[ch]C[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A[/ch] |\r\n I'll take… those…[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS #3: [9 M]\r\n---------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] |[ch]C/D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my back… to the wall…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|…Dm |[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] |[ch]C/D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] NC |\r\n… If it takes all… night… to be just what I am,… well I'm[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|NC [ch]A#[/ch] |… |[ch]A#[/ch] |\r\n gon-na be a blue col-lar man…[/tab]\r\n\r\nINTERLUDE #1: [8 M]\r\n------------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C/A#[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch]|… [ch]C/A#[/ch] |[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C/A#[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch]|… [ch]C/A#[/ch] |\r\n Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do… Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C/A#[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch]|… [ch]C/A#[/ch] |[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C/A#[/ch] [ch]A#[/ch]|… [ch]C/A#[/ch] |\r\n Do… do-do… do-do… do… do-do… Do… do-do… do-do… I'll take… those…[/tab]\r\n\r\nCHORUS #4: [11 M]\r\n---------\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] |[ch]C/D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] |[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n long… nights,… im-pos-si-ble… odds,… keep-in' my eye… on the key…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|…Dm |[ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Gm/D[/ch] |[ch]C/D[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] |\r\n…-hole… If it takes all… night… to be just who I am,… well I'd[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n rath-er be a blue col-lar, gon-… na be a blue col-lar, gon-…[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] |… |[ch]Dm[/ch] NC|\r\n…-na be a blue col-lar man…[/tab]\r\n\r\nCODA: [12 M] 1st 1/8-th Note ('NC') From 'CHORUS #4' Last Measure -\r\n----\r\n\r\n[tab] NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC\r\ne|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\nB|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\nG|--|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|\r\nD|00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|\r\nA|--|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|\r\nE|--|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\n + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC D5 G7s NC D5 A7s G7s NC\r\ne|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\nB|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\nG|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|7-7---5---------|7-7---7---5-----|\r\nD|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3---00|7-7---3-------00|7-7---5---3-----|\r\nA|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5-----|5-5---5---------|5-5---7---5---0-|\r\nE|------3---------|------5---3-----|------3---------|------5---3-----|\r\n 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] Retard…\r\n NC D5… NC D5…\r\ne|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nG|--------------7-|----------------|--------------7-|----------------|\r\nD|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|----0-3-2-0---7-|----------------|\r\nA|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|1-3---------3-5-|----------------|\r\nE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\n 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]","plain_text":"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)- Styx (Tommy Shaw, 1978)\nTabbed And Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.\n\n4/4 TIME @ 124 BPM (4 Min. 4 Sec.) in 'F'.\n\nChords Used:\n-----------\n GUITAR KEYS\n\nD5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D\nG7s - 3 5 3 5 3 3 G G-C-D-F\nA7s - 5 7 5 7 5 5 A A-D-E-G\nDm - x x 0 2 3 1 D A-D-F\nGm - 3 5 5 3 3 3 G G-A#-D\nC - x 3 2 0 1 0 C G-C-E\nA - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E\nGm/D - x x 0 3 3 3 D G-A#-D\nC/D - x x 0 0 1 0 D G-C-E\nA# - x 1 3 3 3 1 A# A#-D-F\nF/C - x 3 3 2 1 1 C A-C-F\nAs4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E\nC/A# - x 1 2 0 1 0 A# G-C-E\n\nINTRO: [10.125 M]\n-----\n\n'INTRO' Organ Transposed For Rhythm Guitar -\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE #1: [8 M]\n--------\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE #2: [8 M]\n--------\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS #1: [11 M] Last 4.125 Measures = Last 4.125 Measures Of 'INTRO' -\n---------\n\n\n\n\n\n|Dm NC |D5 G7s NC|D5 A7s G7s NC|\n gon-na be a blue col-lar man…\n\n|NC D5|… |\n\nVERSE #3: [8 M]\n--------\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS #2: [7 M]\n---------\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBRIDGE #1: [8 M]\n---------\n\n\n\n\n\nBRIDGE #2: [8 M]\n---------\n\n\n\n\n\nGUITAR SOLO #1: [16 M] Play 'VERSE' Chord Pattern TWICE -\n--------------\n\n|Dm |Gm |C |Dm |Dm |Gm |C |A |\n\n\n|Dm |Gm |C |Dm |Dm |Gm |C |\n\n\n\nCHORUS #3: [9 M]\n---------\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINTERLUDE #1: [8 M]\n------------\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS #4: [11 M]\n---------\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCODA: [12 M] 1st 1/8-th Note ('NC') From 'CHORUS #4' Last Measure -\n----","chords":["G","F","E","A","D","B","C","Dm","Gm","Gm/D","C/D","F/C","C/A","A#","As4","C/A#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}