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Lindisfarne - Working My Way Back Home
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro] 
D
[Verse 1]
Working offshore in the Cdriving Grain and Dcold
Pumping the crude up to Cturn it Ginto Dgold
AWaiting my turn, Gtrying to call you on the Dphone
It's been a Along time coming, but I'm Gworking my way back Dhome
[Verse 2]
Out on the pipeline, Cburning in the Gdesert Dsun
Me and Mohammed got to Cget this Grig to Drun
They're Alaying me off now, he's Ggonna do it on his Down
It's been a Along time coming, but I'm Gworking my way back Dhome
[Chorus]
FNova Scotia, GHong Kong or BahDrain
I've Fbeen wherever Gmoney runs the Agame
[Verse 3]
DSunrise City, in the Chigh steel Gover Dtown
They give you a harness, but it Conly Gslows you Ddown
I'm Arisking my neck, but it's the Gonly life I've Dknown
It's been a Along time coming, but I'm Gworking my way back Dhome
[Instrumental]
D     C  G  D       C  G  D     A   G   D     A   G   D
[Chorus]
FTraxcavator, GRubber Duck, JCDB
FStart 'em up and Gleave the rest to Ame
[Verse 4]
DOne of these days when the CFat Cat's Gwork is Dthrough
Me and the boys, we're gonna Cprove what Gwe can Ddo
We Abuilt their world, we're gonna Gbuild one of our Down
It's been a Along time coming, but I'm Gworking my way back Dhome
It's been a Along time coming, but I'm Gworking my way back Dhome
It's been a Along time coming, but I'm Gworking my way back Dhome____, yeahA  
[Outro]
Working my Gway back DhomeA  
Working my Gway back Dhome

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Working My Way Back Home

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Lindisfarne - Working My Way Back Home

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C G D

Working offshore in the driving rain and cold

C G D

Pumping the crude up to turn it into gold

A G D

Waiting my turn, trying to call you on the phone

A G D

It's been a long time coming, but I'm working my way back home

[Verse 2]

C G D

Out on the pipeline, burning in the desert sun

C G D

Me and Mohammed got to get this rig to run

A G D

They're laying me off now, he's gonna do it on his own

A G D

It's been a long time coming, but I'm working my way back home

[Chorus]

F G D

Nova Scotia, Hong Kong or Bahrain

F G A

I've been wherever money runs the game

[Verse 3]

D C G D

Sunrise City, in the high steel over town

C G D

They give you a harness, but it only slows you down

A G D

I'm risking my neck, but it's the only life I've known

A G D

It's been a long time coming, but I'm working my way back home

[Instrumental]

D C G D C G D A G D A G D

[Chorus]

F G D

Traxcavator, Rubber Duck, JCB

F G A

Start 'em up and leave the rest to me

[Verse 4]

D C G D

One of these days when the Fat Cat's work is through

C G D

Me and the boys, we're gonna prove what we can do

A G D

We built their world, we're gonna build one of our own

A G D

It's been a long time coming, but I'm working my way back home

A G D

It's been a long time coming, but I'm working my way back home

A G D A

It's been a long time coming, but I'm working my way back home____, yeah

[Outro]

G D A

Working my way back home

G D

Working my way back home

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