Working Class Man Chords

by Jimmy Barnes
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 4th fret
Author strahany [a] 61.
2 contributors total, last edit on Jan 29, 2024
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Chords

G
C
D
Am
Em
Bm

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[Intro]
G   C   G  C  D
 
[Verse 1]
G                                       C
Working hard to make a living, bringing shelter from the rain
  Am                    Em              C             G
A fathers son left to carry on, blue denim in his veins
C      D                        G       C
Oh oh oh, he's a working class man
G       C
 
[Verse 2]
               G                           C                        Am
Well, he's a steel town disciple, he's a legend of his kind, he's running like
   Em                  C                G
a cyclone across the wild mid western sky
C     D                         G
Oh oh oh, he's a working class man
 
[Bridge]
     Em                 G         C                G
He believes in God and Elvis, he gets out when he can
     C                G           Em             G
He did his time in Vietnam, still mad at Uncle Sam
        C                 D                  Bm          C
He's a simple man with a heart of gold in a complicated land
 Em        D             G
Oh, he's a working class man
 
[Break]
Em  D  G
Em  D  C (hold)
 
[Verse 3]
G                                C
Well, he loves a little woman, someday he'll make his wife
Am              Em               C              G
Saving all the overtime for the one love of his life
         G
He ain't worried about tomorrow
          C
'Cause he just made up his mind
Am                   Em
Life's too short for burning bridges
C                    G
Take it one day at a time
C      D                       Em
Oh oh oh, he's a working class man [BV - OOOH, OOOH, OOOH]
C      D
Oh oh oh,
 
[Chorus]
                     G      C
He's a working class man... oh yeah,
Em            C
Yes, he is!
D                          G
Well, he's a working class man
C     Em   C
Oh,   na na na (etc)
   D                            G
I tell you he's a working class man
 
[BV - WORKING CLASS, WORKING CLASS MAN.. (REPEAT x4)]
 
Chords over: G  C  Em  D   G
 
[Ending]
   D                            G
I tell you he's a working class man
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Working Class Man – Jimmy Barnes
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11 comments
veetwinn
Played along with the song . Transpose up + 4 ie. B, E C#m, G#m etc.......right on the button
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Lucas Marik
i found it sounded fine with the capo on the 4th fret its easier than tuning the guitar different. gut overall great tab!!
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rjly71
Works well for me. I like the capo at the 3rd fret, but that's just me.
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