Working Class Man Chords
by Cold Chisel
Working Class Man by Cold Chisel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, F#m, E, Bm, Em, A/Ab and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
INTRO:
A A D D F#m F#m D E
VERSE 1:
A
Working hard to make a living.
D
bringing shelter from the rain.
Bm F#m
A father's son left to carry on.
D A
Blue denim in his veins.
D E A
Whoa he's a working class man.
A A D D
VERSE 2:
A
He's a steel time disciple.
D
He's a legend of his kind.
Bm F#m
He's running like cyclone
D A
across the wild made Western sky.
D Em A
Whoa he's a working class man.
A A A/Ab
D A
He believes in God and Elvis.
D A
He gets out when he can.
D A
He did his time in Vietnam,
F#m A
still mad at Uncle Sam.
D E
He's a simple man with a heart of gold
C#m D
in a complicated life.
F#m E A
Oh, He's a working class man
F#m E A I
F#m E D
A
Well he loves a little woman,
D
some day he'll make his wife.
Bm F#m
Saving all the overtime,
D A
for the one love of his life.
A
He ain't worried about tomorrow,
D
because he just made up his mind.
Bm F#m
Life's too short for burning bridges,
D A
take it one day at a time.
D E F#m
Woah he's a working class man
D E A
Woah he's a working class man
D
oh yeah,
F#m
yes he is
D E
A
Well he's a working class man.
D
oh.
Bm F#m D
ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
E A
I tell you he's a working class man.
D
Working class, working class man.
F#m
yes he is
D
Working class, working class man.
E A
I wanna tell you he's a working class man.
D
Working class, working class man.
F#m
ma ma ma
D
Working class, working class man.
E A
I gotta tell you he's a working class man
D
Working class, working class man.
F#m D
Working class, working class man.
E A
I tell you he's a working class man.
D
Working class, working class man.
F#m
oh yeah
D
Working class, working class man.
E A
I tell you he's a working class man.