Working Man     4/4     Rita McNeil
Standard Tuning
Chorus:

       / F             /
It's a / Workin' Man I / am, and
     / Bb                / F
I've / been down under - / ground, and
  / F
I / swear to God,
     / F            / C    /
If I / ever see the / sun, /
       / F             /
Or for / any length of / time,
      / Bb            / F
I can / hold it in my / mind,
  / F                /C                 / F       /
I / never again will / go down under  - / ground. /

       / F              /
At the / age of sixteen / years,
      / Bb                / F
Oh he / quarrels with his / peers,
    / F                  /             / C    /
Who / vowed they'd never / see another / one, /
       / F                  /
In the / dark recess of the / mine,
          / Bb              / F
Where you / age before your / time, and
    / F              / C             / F      /
The / coal dust lies / heavy on your / lungs. /

Chorus:

       / F             /
At the / age of sixty- / four,
         / Bb               / F
Old will / greet you at the / door, and
      / F                      / C    /
He'll / gently lead you by the / arm, /
            / F                  /
Through the / dark recess of the / mine,
         / Bb               / F
Old will / take you back in / time, and
      / F               / C                   / F    /
He'll / tell you of the / hardships that were / had. /

Chorus: @ 4 then repeat the last line.