Working With My Hands Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays392

Working With My Hands by Brainpool is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, Em, G, D, C, Fmaj7, Fm, Cm, Eb, Bb and G#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: Am  Em  G  D   (x2) 

  C                    
I wonder if i ever can 
Fmaj7 
Be an ordinary man 
Em 
Maybe an electrician 
  G 
A shoemaker or a clerk 
   C 
My burning creativity 
   Fmaj7 
Is gonna be the death of me 
    Em 
I'd really rather be a salesman 
  G 
A carpenter or a thief 

Fm 
Oh, what a drag 
      Cm 
To be overpaid and educated 
Eb                        Bb          G#  
I wish i was working with my hands 
               Fm 
Wouldn't it be such a relief 
        Cm                              
To turn off my mind and draw the blinds 
Eb                        Bb         G 
I wish i was working with my hands 


instrumental 

C - Fmaj7 - Em - G 
    stråkar 


My burning creativity 
Is gonna be the death of me 
I'd really rather be a sailor 
A bricklayer or a chef
 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante