creedence clearwater revival
the working man
tuning: E standard
john fogerty: lead guitar
tom fogerty: rythem guitar-(tuned half step down-(Eb standard))-plays chords over the key of D-
(check chords on other tab...) or just as easily tune to F standard and play chords over key of C...
intro:
e---------------- e--------------------
B---------------- B--------------------
G---------------- G--12p11-9----9------
D--5p4-2---2----- D----------11---11~--
A--------4---4~-- A--------------------
E---------------- x2 then E--------------------
verse:
i was born on a sunday..
e-------9~--
B--12b------
thursday had me a job...
e-------9-----9---------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G--11b~---11b---11-9-----11-9---------9~--
D--------------------11-------11-9-11-----
A-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
(then)
e-------9~--
B--12b------
e-------9~-----------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--11b~-----11-9-----11-9-----------9~-
D----------------11---------11-9-11----
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
i aint never had no day off...
G--11b-11-9----9~-
D-----------11----
since i learned right from wrong..
G--12p11-9----9-----
D----------11---11~- x2
mama said i was bad
G--11b12r11b12r11~-
i did somethin to her head..
e---------9-----9------------------------
B------(9)-------------------------------
G--11b------11b---11b--9-11-9---------9~-
D-----------------------------11-9-11----
and poppa threw me out...
e--------9--
B-------(9)-
G--11br-----
ahh said i got to earn my own wage...
G-----9--11-12--12-13-----------------
D--11---------------------9--10-10-11-
A----------------------11-------------
solo:
e--9-----9~------9--14--14-12-14-12-----------
B----12b-----12b--------------------14-12-14~-
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
e------------------------9--------------------------------------------------
B--14-12-14-12---------------------------------------------12--12-14--14-17-
G--------------13-11-11b---11-9---------9--9-11--11-13--13------------------
D-------------------------------11~--11-------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--14--14-12-14-12-----------------------------------------------------------
B------------------14-12-14--14-12-14-12-------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------13-11-11b-11b-11-9----9-----9--11-9-
D-----------------------------------------------------------11---11----------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------9------9------9----------------9-----9------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--11b----11b----11b----11b-9------11b---11b---11br11-9---(9)--
D-----------------------------11~-----------------------11-----
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------9---------------
B-------12-12----12----14-12--------12--------------------------
G--9/11-------11----11---------9/11----11-9-11b---11b---11-9----
D------------------------------------------------------------11-
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------------------
B------------------------12-14----------------
G--9-9--11-11--12-12--12-------9h11p9----11b~-
D-------------------------------------11------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
i aint ever been in trouble....
i aint got no time....
G--12p11-9----9-----
D----------11---11~-
i dont mess around with magic child...
what i got is mine...
G--12p11-9----9-----
D----------11---11~-
verse:
whatever you say lord....
e------9~-
B--12b----
well thats what im gonna do...
G--11b-9----9-11-9h11p9-11b-11-9-11-9----
D--------11---------------------------11-
whatever your say..
G-11b-9~-
well thats what im gonna do..
e------9-----9---------------------------
B--12b---12b-----------------------------
G--------------9h11p9-----11-9----9----9-
D---------------------11-------11---11---
cus im the working man...
e-------9-----
B----------9~-
G--11b--------
lord ill do the job for you....
G-----9--11-12--12-13-----------------
D--11---------------------9--10-10-11-
A----------------------11-------------
solo:
e--9-----9~------9--14--14-12-14-12-----------
B----12b-----12b--------------------14-12-14~-
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
e------------------------9-----9-----9-------------------------------------------
B--14-12-14-12-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------13-11-11b---11b---11b----11-9-11-9----9-----9-11-9---------9-11-9-
D-------------------------------------------------11----11--------11---11--------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------9-----9-----9-----9-------------------------------
B--12b---12b---12b---12b---------------------------------
G---------------------------11b-11-9----9--11-11--9-11-9-
D------------------------------------11------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
(something weird goes on here)-(i just play the 4th one faster)
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e----------------------------------------------------
B------12-----12-----12-----12-----12----------------
G--9h11---9h11---9h11---9h11---9h11----11-9----9---9-
D-------------------------------------------11---11--
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--12b----------------------12b-------------------------
G------11-9h11p9----9-11-9------11-9h11p9----9-11-11-13-
D----------------11-----------------------11------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
e------9-----9-----9---------------9------------
B--12b---12b---12b---12b-------12b--------------
G------------------------11-9--------11-9----9~-
D-----------------------------------------11----
A-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
i aint ever been in trouble....
i aint got no time....
G--12p11-9----9-----
D----------11---11~-
i dont mess around with magic child...
what i got is mine...
G--12p11-9----9-----
D----------11---11~-
verse:
Every Friday...
G--11b-9~
well, that's when I get paid....
e------9-----9-----9---------------------
B--12b---12b---12b-----------------------
G--------------------11-9-11b-9-11-9-----
D------------------------------------11~-
Don't take me on Friday, Lord...
G--11b-9~-
cus that's when I get paid....
e--------9---------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G--11b~----11b-9-11-9----9------9-11-9-----
D---------------------11-----11--------11~-
Let me die on Saturday night.....
G--11b-9~-
ooh, before Sunday gets my head...
G--12p11-9----9-----
D----------11---11~- x4
