Working Man Blues
Merle Haggard

Recorded in Ab (Played in E with capo on 4th fret)

Intro: E7

E
It's a big job just gettin' by with 9 kids and a wife

I been a workin' man dang near all my life
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I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
     B7
I'll drink my beer in a tavern
A7                                      E
Sing a little bit of these working man blues

E
I keep my nose on the grindstone, I work hard every day

Might get a little high on the weekend after I draw my pay
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But I'll go back workin' - Come Monday morning I'm right back with the crew
     B7
I'll drink a little beer that evening
A7                                     E
Sing a little bit of these working man blues

E
Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin around

I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town
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But I go back working - I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
     B7
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern
A7                                    E
Cry a little bit of these working man blues

BREAK ON VERSE

E
Hey hey, the working man, the working man like me

I ain't never been on welfare, that's one place I won't be
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Cause I'll be working long as my two hands are fit to use
  B7
I drink a little beer in a tavern
A7                                     E  
Sing a little bit of these working man blues

     B7
Yeah drink a little beer in a tavern
A7                                    E
Cry a little bit of these working man blues