Two key changes in this - swaps between G and C
Capo 2
Intro
G G7M C Am D4 D
G G7M C
Looking for the working man's cafe in the shopping centre of the town
Am D
Looking for somewhere to fit in, in among the retail outlets
G G7M C
Bought a pair of new designer pants where the fruit and veg man used to stand
Am D
I always used to see him there, selling old apples and pears
C G C C/B
Chatting up the pretty girls, with knocked off goods in the van
Dm G C F F/E
Don't you know, he was a working man
Dm G C F F/E
Long ago, he was a working man
Dm F
And we sat in the working man's cafe
C
The working man's cafe
C C7M F Dm
Everything around me seems unreal, everywhere I go it looks and feels
G4 G
Like Ame--rica
C C7M F
You've really come a long way down this road, approving our surroundings as we go
Dm G4 G
Changing our roots and culture, but don't you know
Dm G C F F/E
Long ago, there was a working man
Dm G C F F/E
Don't you know, we were all working men
Dm F
And we'd sit and pass the time of day
C G
At the working man's cafe
G D
I thought I knew you then, but will I know you now
G
There's got to be a place for us to meet,
D
I call you when I've found it
C G
I only hope that life has made us a little more grounded
D
Hey man, I see you now!
F G C F F/E
Oh Oh, we were all working men
D D7
And here we are at the working man's cafe
G G7M C
It's really good to see us come so far, but haven't we forgotten who we are
Am D
Taking out a larger loan, equity relief and mortgages
G G7M C
We all seem to pass the time of day, online at the internet cafe
Am D
And if you forget my face, in case you've forgotten just who I am
C G C C/B
I'm the kid with the greasy spoon, firmly held in my hand
Dm G C F F/E
Don't you know, I was a working man
Dm G C F F/E
Long ago, we were all working men
Dm F
And we sat and spent the time of day
C G
At the working man's cafe
F G C
Yeah, at the working man's cafe