The Chemical Workers Song Process Man Chords

by Great Big Sea
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Author the18thbeatle [a] 61.
3 contributors total, last edit on Feb 26, 2020

Chords

Em
D
G

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One of my favourite Great Big Sea songs. It's apparently written by a folk singer named Ron Angel,
but I've never found any version other than this one. On record, GBS sings it a cappella, but I
decided to figure out chords for playing it on the guitar. I'm fairly certain this song's in F# minor,
so the easiest way to play it is to capo on the 2nd fret and play the chords in Em.
 
 
[Chorus]
         Em D   Em
And it's go boys go,
        G               Em
They'll time your every breath,
    G                Em
And every day you're in this place
        G        D      Em
You're two days nearer death
        Em
But you go
 
[Verse 1]
        Em             G         Em
Well, a process man am I and I'm tellin' you no lie
  Em                G                   Em
I work and breathe among the fumes that trail across the sky
        Em           D                    G             D
There's thunder all around me and there's poison in the air
          Em               G                  Em       D     Em
There's a lousy smell that smacks of hell and dust all in me hair
 
[Chorus]
         Em D   Em
And it's go boys go,
        G               Em
They'll time your every breath,
    G                Em
And every day you're in this place
        G        D      Em
You're two days nearer death
        Em
But you go
 
[Verse 2]
           Em               G              Em
Well, I've worked among the spinners and I breathe the oily smoke
     Em              G             Em
I've shoveled up the gypsum and it nigh on made you choke
     Em                 D            G                   D
I've stood knee deep in cyanide, got sick with a caustic burn
     Em                  G              Em        D       Em
Been working rough, I've seen enough to make your stomach turn
 
[Chorus]
         Em D   Em
And it's go boys go,
        G               Em
They'll time your every breath,
    G                Em
And every day you're in this place
        G        D      Em
You're two days nearer death
        Em
But you go
 
[Verse 3]
        Em           G          Em
There's overtime and bonus opportunities galore
    Em                   G              Em
The young men like their money and they all come back for more
    Em          D                        G              D
But soon you're knockin' on and you look older than you should
    Em             G              Em       D         Em
For every bob made on the job you pay with flesh and blood
 
[Chorus]
         Em D   Em
And it's go boys go,
        G               Em
They'll time your every breath,
    G                Em
And every day you're in this place
        G        D      Em
You're two days nearer death
        Em
But you go
 
[Verse 4]
        Em             G         Em
Well, a process man am I and I'm tellin' you no lie
  Em                G                   Em
I work and breathe among the fumes that trail across the sky
        Em           D                    G             D
There's thunder all around me and there's poison in the air
          Em               G                  Em       D     Em
There's a lousy smell that smacks of hell and dust all in me hair
 
[Chorus]
         Em D   Em
And it's go boys go,
        G               Em
They'll time your every breath,
    G                Em
And every day you're in this place
        G        D      Em
You're two days nearer death
        Em
But you go
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4 comments
larsgj
Thanks for the chords. GBS sings with an accompanyng bodhran, but quick, simple strumming on the low notes sound really good :)
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andygribben
Been looking for this song forever. I was a big fan of Ron Angel 'back in the day' when he was with The Teeside Fettlers and we roamed the North East searching out their gigs and singing his songs lustily in the way home. Now if only someone (more talented than I) could work out The Gisborough Road. Thanks for this!!!
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