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"Work Me, Lord"
[Intro]
F C E E7
    F#mWork me C#Lord,   F#mwork me C#Lord.
 EPlease don't you leave me,
 BI feel so useless down hereB  C  C#  
C#With no one to love
  FThough I've looked everywChere
And I can't find me anybody to Elove,
To E7feel my care.
F#mSo ah  C#work me Lord,    F#m   C#whoa use me Lord,
 EDon't you know how hard it is
  BTrying to live all alonBe.C  C#  
C#Every day I keep trying to move Fforward,
But something is driving me, oh, Cback,
Honey, something's trying to hold on to Eme,
To E7my way of life.
F#mSo    C#don't you forget me down here, Lord,
No, no, no, F#mno, no, no, no, no, no,
 C#Ah, ah, don't you forget me, Lord.
  EWell, I don't think I'm any very special
Kind Bof person down here, I know betteBr,C  C#  
C#But I don't think you're gonna find anybody,
Not anybodFy who could say that they tried like I Ctried,
The worst you can say all about Eme
Is that I'm E7never satisfiedB. WhoAa.E  B  
[Instrumental]
 B   A   E   Bx2   B   A  E  
[Solo]
 F#m   C#   F#m   C#   E   B   B   C   C#   F   C   E     E7*same as verse
[Instrumental]
 B   A   E   Bx3   B   A  E  
F#mWhoa, oh, C#oh, work me Lord, F#mhmm,   C#use me Lord,
  EPlease, honey, don't you leave me,
  BI feel so useless down hereB.C  C#  
C#I can't find me anybody to love me
And I've looked aroundF,
I've looked everywhere, everCywhere
And I can't find me anyone to Elove,
To E7feel my care.
F#mSo    C#honey don't you go and leave me, Lord,
No, no, no, F#mno, no, no, no, no,
Honey, don't you go off   C#and leave me, Lord.
  ECan't I show you how hard it is
  BTrying to live when you're all alonBe.C  C#  
C#Every day I keep pushing,
Keep trying to move forwarFd
But something is driving me, oh, Cback,
And something's trying to hold on to Eme,
To E7my way of life, F#mwhy.
Oh Fplease, please, oh don't you go and
Forget Cme down here, don't forget me, Lord.
I think that maybe Eyou can ease me,
Maybe I can E7help you, said uh Bwhoa,
Oh Fplease, please, don't you go and Cleave me Lord,
                   E        E7N.C.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, whoa, whoa please,
Hmm please, don't you leave me, Lord.Am  

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Work Me Lord

by Janis Joplin

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F#m

"Work Me, Lord"

[Intro]

F C E E7

F#m C# F#m C#

Work me Lord, work me Lord.

Please don't you leave me,

B B C C#

I feel so useless down here

With no one to love

F C

Though I've looked everywhere

And I can't find me anybody to love,

To feel my care.

F#m C# F#m C#

So ah work me Lord, whoa use me Lord,

Don't you know how hard it is

B B C C#

Trying to live all alone.

C# F

Every day I keep trying to move forward,

But something is driving me, oh, back,

Honey, something's trying to hold on to me,

To my way of life.

F#m C#

So don't you forget me down here, Lord,

F#m

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

Ah, ah, don't you forget me, Lord.

Well, I don't think I'm any very special

B B C C#

Kind of person down here, I know better,

But I don't think you're gonna find anybody,

F C

Not anybody who could say that they tried like I tried,

The worst you can say all about me

E7 B A E B

Is that I'm never satisfied. Whoa.

[Instrumental]

B A E B B A E

[Solo]

F#m C# F#m C# E B B C C# F C E E7

*same as verse

[Instrumental]

B A E B B A E

F#m C# F#m C#

Whoa, oh, oh, work me Lord, hmm, use me Lord,

Please, honey, don't you leave me,

B B C C#

I feel so useless down here.

I can't find me anybody to love me

And I've looked around,

I've looked everywhere, everywhere

And I can't find me anyone to love,

To feel my care.

F#m C#

So honey don't you go and leave me, Lord,

F#m

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

Honey, don't you go off and leave me, Lord.

Can't I show you how hard it is

B B C C#

Trying to live when you're all alone.

Every day I keep pushing,

Keep trying to move forward

But something is driving me, oh, back,

And something's trying to hold on to me,

E7 F#m

To my way of life, why.

Oh please, please, oh don't you go and

Forget me down here, don't forget me, Lord.

I think that maybe you can ease me,

E7 B

Maybe I can help you, said uh whoa,

F C

Oh please, please, don't you go and leave me Lord,

E E7

N.C.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, whoa, whoa please,

Hmm please, don't you leave me, Lord.

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