Merle Haggard, Working Man Blues (1969)
Key: :[Bb] (w: Merle Haggard)
INTRO: [Bb7] (8 bars)
VERSE 1:
[Bb7] It's a big job just gettin' by with 9 kids and a wife
But I've been a workin' man, dang near all my life
I'll be
[Eb7] working...
long as my two hands are fit to
[Bb7] use
I'll
[F7] drink my beer in a tavern
[Eb7 open] Sing a little bit of these working man
[Bb7] blues
VERSE 2:
[Bb7] I keep my nose on the grindstone, work hard everyday
I might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay
But I'll go back
[Eb7] workin...
Come Monday morning I'm right back with the
[Bb7] crew
I'll
[F7] drink a little beer that evening
[Eb7 open] Sang a little bit of these working man
[Bb7] blues
VERSE 3:
[Bb7] Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin' around
I wanna throw my bills out the window, catch a train to another town
but I go back
[Eb7] working...
I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of
[Bb7] shoes
I
[F7] drink a little beer in a tavern
[Eb7 open] Cry a little bit of these working man
[Bb7] blues
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
VERSE 4:
[Bb7] Well 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
Cause I'll be
[Eb7] working...
long as my two hands are fit to
[Bb7] use
I'll
[F7] drink my beer in a tavern
[Eb7 open] Sing a little bit of these working man
[Bb7] blues
OUTRO: [Bb7] 