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[Intro]
Dm(Day and niGght working,
BbNight and Aday working,
DmAll day loGng working,
Bb24/7 three sixAty-five working)
[Verse 1]
DmCoffee cup, watching the hands of the clock,Bb  
Holding me locked Gmup, waiting for the sun to rAise,
DmRed Light caught between day and Bbnight,
Can someone help me win this Gmfight against the mundane morning bAlues,
GI'm tired of walking in these shAoes
[Chorus]
DmRunning in a rGat race,
Always in the Bbright place at the wrong tAime, working for the Dmman
Living for the wGeekend,
Struggling to Bbpretend this is all riAght, working for the Dmman
It's not Gworking out for me,Bb  
Is it Bbworking out for yAou,
Working for the DmmanG  
Bb(24/7 three sAixty-five working)
[Verse 2]
DmDeadlines, 
Living on borrowed Bbtime,
Not enough hours to dream these Gmdreams of mine,
They won't Aeven let me try
DmHigh life, but I ain't livin' at alBbl,
I find myself trapped behind tGmhese four walls,
In the mAundane morning blues,
GI'm tired of walking in these shAoes
[Chorus]
DmRunning in a Grat race,
Always in the Bbright place at the wrong tAime, working for the mDman
Living for the Gweekend,
Struggling to Bbpretend this is all riAght, working for the mDman
It's not Gworking out for me,Bb  
Is it woBbrking out for yAou,
Working for the DmmanC  Bb  A  
[Instrumental]
(each, only one strum)
Bb  A  Bb  A  Bb  A  Bb  C  Dm
[Chorus]
DmRunning in a Grat race,
Always in the Bbright place at the wrong tAime, working for the mDman
Living for the wGeekend,
Struggling to Bbpretend this is all riAght, working for the mDman
GIt's not working out for me,Bb  
Is it woBbrking out for yAou,
Working for the mDman
DmRunning in a Grat race,
Always in the Bbright place at the wrong tAime, working for the mDman
Living for the wGeekend,
Struggling to Bbpretend this is all riAght, working for the mDman
GIt's not working out for me,Bb  
Is it woBbrking out for yAou,
Working for the mDman
[Outro]
Dm(Day and niGght working,
BbNight and Aday working,
DmAll day loGng working,
Bb24/7 three sixAty-five working)

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Working For The Man

by Janet Devlin

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm G

(Day and night working,

Bb A

Night and day working,

Dm G

All day long working,

Bb A

24/7 three sixty-five working)

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb

Coffee cup, watching the hands of the clock,

Gm A

Holding me locked up, waiting for the sun to rise,

Dm Bb

Red Light caught between day and night,

Gm A

Can someone help me win this fight against the mundane morning blues,

G A

I'm tired of walking in these shoes

[Chorus]

Dm G

Running in a rat race,

Bb A Dm

Always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man

Living for the weekend,

Bb A Dm

Struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man

G Bb

It's not working out for me,

Bb A

Is it working out for you,

Dm G

Working for the man

Bb A

(24/7 three sixty-five working)

[Verse 2]

Deadlines,

Living on borrowed time,

Not enough hours to dream these dreams of mine,

They won't even let me try

Dm Bb

High life, but I ain't livin' at all,

I find myself trapped behind these four walls,

In the mundane morning blues,

G A

I'm tired of walking in these shoes

[Chorus]

Dm G

Running in a rat race,

Bb A Dm

Always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man

Living for the weekend,

Bb A Dm

Struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man

G Bb

It's not working out for me,

Bb A

Is it working out for you,

Dm C Bb A

Working for the man

[Instrumental]

(each, only one strum)

Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb C Dm

[Chorus]

Dm G

Running in a rat race,

Bb A Dm

Always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man

Living for the weekend,

Bb A Dm

Struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man

G Bb

It's not working out for me,

Bb A

Is it working out for you,

Working for the man

Dm G

Running in a rat race,

Bb A Dm

Always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man

Living for the weekend,

Bb A Dm

Struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man

G Bb

It's not working out for me,

Bb A

Is it working out for you,

Working for the man

[Outro]

Dm G

(Day and night working,

Bb A

Night and day working,

Dm G

All day long working,

Bb A

24/7 three sixty-five working)

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