Work

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...WORK... by Bob Marley
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*from 'Uprising' (1980)*
Intro:
BmEmA Bm
, (x2)
Chorus 1:
Bm G Bm
We, Jah people can make it work;
G Bm G Bm G
Come to-gether and make it work, yeah!
Bm
We... can make it work; we... can make it work.
Verse 1:
Bm Em Bm F#7
Five days to go; working for the next day;
Bm Em Bm F#7
Four days to go; working for the next day. Say we got:
Bm Em Bm F#7
Three days to go now; working for the next day;
Bm Em Bm F#7
Two days to go (ooh); working for the next day. Say we got:
Bm Em Bm F#7
One day to go; working for the... every day is...
Chorus 2:
Bm E7
Work.
Bm E7
Work,
Bm E7
Work,
Bm E7
Work!
Bm
We... can make it work; we... can make it work.
Solo:
BmEmA Bm
, (x4)
Chorus 3:
Bm G Bm
We, Jah people can make it work;
G Bm G Bm G
Come to-gether and make it work.
Bm
We... can make it work; we... can make it work. We got;
Verse 2:
Bm Em Bm F#7
Five days to go; working for the next day;
Bm Em Bm F#7
Four days to go; working for the next day. Say we got:
Bm Em Bm F#7
Three days to go now; working for the next day, yes,
Bm Em Bm F#7
Two days to go (ooh); working for the next day. Say we got:
Bm Em Bm F#7
One day to go; working for... everyday is...
Coda:
Bm E7
Work, bup-oo-ah!
Bm E7
(Work!) I work in the mid-day sun;
Bm E7
(Work!) I work till the evening come!
Bm E7
(Work!) If ya ain't got nothing to do!
Bm E7
(Work!) Oooh...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Bm Em A G F#7 E7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
799777 x79987 577655 355433 242322 x79797
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Work chords and lyrics

Free chords for Work by Bob Marley. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

...WORK... by Bob Marley
----------..............
*from 'Uprising' (1980)*
Intro:
Bm  Em, A  Bm (x2)
Chorus 1:
Verse 1:
Chorus 2:
Solo:
Bm  Em, A  Bm (x4)
Chorus 3:
Verse 2:
Coda:
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   Bm      Em      A       G       F#7     E7
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 799777  x79987  577655  355433  242322  x79797
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Work Chords by Bob Marley

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