Workin' Man Blues -as performed by Damon Johnson
**Drop Tune Half Step**
And you thought you would never like country music.  Looks and sounds
difficult to a beginner like myself, but after a bit it comes 
naturally.  

h    =  hammer on following note then release back to original

Intro
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|----5h5--7--5h5--7--5h5-|
|----0h6--7--0h6--7--0h6-| Play 4 times 
|----0h7--7--0h7--7--0h7-|
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Verse 1
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Well it's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife
I've been workin' man danger all my life 

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|-7--7-7--7-7--7----|
|-5--5-5--5-5--5----|
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Well I keep on workin'
As long as my two hands are fit to use

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|----0h6--7--0h6--7--0h6-| Play twice 
|----0h7--7--0h7--7--0h7-|
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|----9-9---9--9-9-7--|
|-9--9-9---9--9-9-7--|
|-7--7-7---7--7-7-5--|
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I drink my beer in a tavern sing a little bit of these workin' man 
 blues

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|----5h5--7--5h5--7--5h5-|
|----0h6--7--0h6--7--0h6-| Play twice 
|----0h7--7--0h7--7--0h7-|
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Verse 2 is played like Verse 1
I keep my nose on the grindstone Work hard everyday
I might get a little tired on the weekend after I draw my pay
I go back workin'
Come Monday mornin' I'm right back with the crew
I drink my beer in a tavern sing a little bit of these workin' man
 blues

Verse 3 (maybe Chorus) is played like other two verses
Sometimes I think about leavin' Do a little F***in' around
I wanna throw my fears out the window Catch a train to another town
I go back workin'
Gotta buy my kids a brand new pair of shoes
I drink my beer in a tavern cry a little bit of these workin' man blues

Solo
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|---5--5-5-5-------------------5--5-5-5---------------|
|---6--6-6-6-------------------6--6-6-6---------------|
|---7--7-7-7-7h5---------7-----7--7-7-7-7h5---------7-|
|-0--------------7h6h5h0-----0--------------7h6h5h0---|
|-0--------------------------0------------------------|

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|---5--5-5-5-------------------11--12-12--12-13--12-12-12-12-|
|---6--6-6-6-------------------11--12-12--12-13--12-12-12-12-|
|---7--7-7-7-7h5---------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------7h6h5-6h5h0---------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------------------------------|

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|---7-8--7-8--7-7-7----7-8--7-8--7-7-7----5h5-7--5h5-7--5h5-|
|---7-7--7-7--7-7-7----7-7--7-7--7-7-7----0h6-7--0h6-7--0h6-|
|-7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7----0h7-7--0h7-7--0h7-|
|-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5--0-------------------|
|-0------------------0------------------0-------------------|

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|---5h5------------------9-10-9--9-9-9--|
|---0h6------------------9-9--9--9-9-9--|
|---0h7-7-7h5---------7--9-9--9--9-9-9--|
|-0-----------7h6h5h0----7-7--7--7-7-7--|
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|-10h8--------------------------------|
|------10h8---------------------------|
|-----------9h8h7-5-7h5---------------|
|-----------------------7h5---------7-|
|---------------------------7h6h5h0---|
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|----0h6--7--0h6--7--0h6-| Play twice 
|----0h7--7--0h7--7--0h7-|
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Verse 4 played like other verses
Well hey hey the workin' man workin' man like me
I ain't never been on welfare that's the one place I won't be
I'll be workin' As long as my two hands are fit to use
I drink my beer in a tavern sing a little bit of these workin' man
 blues
I drink my beer in a tavern cry a little bit of these workin' man blues

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Tabbed by Shawn Tritz
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