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Working Man

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[Intro]
  Dmaj7   Amaj7x2
(guitar only)
  Dmaj7   Amaj7x3
F#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Amaj7
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7Fifteen hours in the Amaj7shop today
Dmaj7Putting in time, runningAmaj7, making my pay
Dmaj7And when I get home baby and my Amaj7bones are tired
I just F#mwant to sip my Bm7drink by the C#m7fireAmaj7  
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7Cold steel showers at the Amaj7Thompson mill
Dmaj7It's long hard hours making that Amaj7Thompson steel
Dmaj7If I had my way I might be Amaj7next to you
But there's F#m7certain things a Bm7man's gC#m7ot to Amaj7doDmaj7/A  
[Chorus]
  D        C#m  Bm7Baby  DwC#mhat you got to F#munderstand
I'm DnoC#mthing if I Bm7ain't a working Amaj7man
  D        C#m  Bm7Baby  DwC#mhat you got to F#munderstand
I'm DnoC#mthing if I Bm7ain't a working Bm7manAmaj7  
[Verse 3]
Dmaj7I know it's hard to take it Amaj7sitting down
Dmaj7And harder still without your Amaj7man around
Dmaj7But what I'm doing here, I Amaj7do for you
You give me F#m7everything I need, cause yoBm7ur lovC#me it's Amaj7true
[Verse 4]
Dmaj7Punch my card in the Amaj7morning light
Dmaj7Once again in the Amaj7dark of night
Dmaj7I've had all I can stand of this Amaj7working life
That's why a F#mworking man needs a BmlovC#ming Amaj7wifeDmaj7/A  
[Chorus]
  D        C#m  Bm7Baby  DwC#mhat you got to F#munderstand
I'm DnoC#mthing if I Bm7ain't a working Amaj7man
  D        C#m  Bm7Baby  DwC#mhat you got to F#munderstand
I'm DnoC#mthing if I Bm7ain't a working Bm7manAmaj7  
[Outro] (slow 6/8)
Dmaj7(repeat C#m7and fade)Dmaj7  C#m7  Dmaj7  C#m7  Bm7  F#m7  

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Working Man

by The Dip

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Amaj7

F#m7

Bm7

C#m7

F#m

Dmaj7/A

C#m

[Intro]

Dmaj7 Amaj7

(guitar only)

Dmaj7 Amaj7

F#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Amaj7

[Verse 1]

Dmaj7 Amaj7

Fifteen hours in the shop today

Dmaj7 Amaj7

Putting in time, running, making my pay

Dmaj7 Amaj7

And when I get home baby and my bones are tired

F#m Bm7 C#m7 Amaj7

I just want to sip my drink by the fire

[Verse 2]

Dmaj7 Amaj7

Cold steel showers at the Thompson mill

Dmaj7 Amaj7

It's long hard hours making that Thompson steel

Dmaj7 Amaj7

If I had my way I might be next to you

F#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Amaj7 Dmaj7/A

But there's certain things a man's got to do

[Chorus]

D C#m Bm7 D C#m F#m

Baby what you got to understand

D C#m Bm7 Amaj7

I'm nothing if I ain't a working man

D C#m Bm7 D C#m F#m

Baby what you got to understand

D C#m Bm7 Bm7 Amaj7

I'm nothing if I ain't a working man

[Verse 3]

Dmaj7 Amaj7

I know it's hard to take it sitting down

Dmaj7 Amaj7

And harder still without your man around

Dmaj7 Amaj7

But what I'm doing here, I do for you

F#m7 Bm7 C#m Amaj7

You give me everything I need, cause your love it's true

[Verse 4]

Dmaj7 Amaj7

Punch my card in the morning light

Dmaj7 Amaj7

Once again in the dark of night

Dmaj7 Amaj7

I've had all I can stand of this working life

F#m Bm C#m Amaj7 Dmaj7/A

That's why a working man needs a loving wife

[Chorus]

D C#m Bm7 D C#m F#m

Baby what you got to understand

D C#m Bm7 Amaj7

I'm nothing if I ain't a working man

D C#m Bm7 D C#m F#m

Baby what you got to understand

D C#m Bm7 Bm7 Amaj7

I'm nothing if I ain't a working man

[Outro] (slow 6/8)

Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Bm7 F#m7

(repeat and fade)

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