Working Man by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Song: The Working Man
Album: CCR Box set
Normal tuning, mainly jamming
Intro:
E---------------------------------------------|
A-------4---4-------4---4---------------------|
D-5p4-2---2---5p4-2---2-----------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
E---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
B-------2---2---------------------------------|
e-3p2-0---0-------------------------------7-9-|
I was born on a sunday
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------11-9-11-9-11---|
G--------------------------------------------------9-11-9--------------9-|
B--------------------------------------7-9-------7-----------------------|
e------------------------------------------9-7-9-------------------------|
On thursday I had me a job
E----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
G----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
e------------------------7-9-|
I was born on a sunday
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------11-9-11-9-11---|
G---------------------------------------------------9-11-9--------------9-|
B---------------------------------------7-9-------7-----------------------|
e-------------------------------------------9-7-9-------------------------|
By thursday I was working out on a job
E----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
G------------------------------6-9-|
B-------------------------9b-7-----|
e----------------------------------|
I aint never had a day off
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------2---2---------2---2-|
e---------------------------------3-2-0---0-----3-2-0---0---|
Since the I learned right from wrong
Verse 2:
E-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
B--------------------9b-7-|
e-------------------------|
Mama said I was bad
E------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------11---11-9-11---|
G-------------------------------------------9----9---------9-|
B----------------------------9-9--------9-7------------------|
e--------------------------------9-7-9-----------------------|
I did something to her head
E-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
G-----------------------9-|
B--------------------9b---|
e-------------------------|
Mama said I was bad
E-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------11-9-11---|
G-------------------------------------------9---------9-|
B--------------------------------------9b-7-------------|
e----------------------------7-9p7-9p7------------------|
I did something to her head
E--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
G--------------------------------|
B-----------------------9b-9-7---|
e------------------------------9-|
And poppa threw me out
E----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------6-9-----|
G------------------------------------6-9---------5-6-|
B----------------------------------------7-9---------|
e----------------------------------------------------|
Ahhh said I got to earn my own wage
Solo (can't figure it out, it's impossible to touch Fogerty's solos)
Chorus:
E--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------6-----6-|
B-------------------------------8-p7----5------5---|
e--------------------------------------------------|
I ain't never been in trouble, I aint got the time
E---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------6---6-|
B----------------------------------------8--p7--5-----5---|
e---------------------------------------------------------|
I don't mess around with magic, child, what I got is mine
I'm working on deciphering the last 2 verses, it will take some time but I should have
up in due time.
Peace, and much love
|
