Working For The Man Chords
by Janet Devlin
Working For The Man by Janet Devlin is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, G, Bb, A, Gm and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
Dm G
(Day and night working,
Bb A
Night and day working,
Dm G
All day long working,
Bb A
24/7 three sixty-five working)
verse 1
Dm Bb
Coffee cup, watching the hands of the clock,
Gm A
Holding me locked up, waiting for the sun to rise,
Dm Bb
Red Light caught between day and night,
Gm A
Can someone help me win this fight against the mundane morning blues,
G A
I'm tired of walking in these shoes
Dm G
Running in a rat race,
Bb A Dm
Always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man
G
Living for the weekend,
Bb A Dm
Struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man
G Bb
It's not working out for me,
Bb A
Is it working out for you,
Dm G
Working for the man
Bb A
(24/7 three sixty-five working)
verse 2
Dm
Deadlines,
Bb
Living on borrowed time,
Gm
Not enough hours to dream these dreams of mine,
A
They won't even let me try
Dm Bb
High life, but I ain't livin' at all,
Gm
I find myself trapped behind these four walls,
A
In the mundane morning blues,
G A
I'm tired of walking in these shoes
Dm G
Running in a rat race,
Bb A Dm
Always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man
G
Living for the weekend,
Bb A Dm
Struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man
G Bb
It's not working out for me,
Bb A
Is it working out for you,
Dm C Bb A
Working for the man
Instrumental
(each, only one strum)
Bb A Bb A Bb A Bb C Dm
Dm G
Running in a rat race,
Bb A Dm
Always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man
G
Living for the weekend,
Bb A Dm
Struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man
G Bb
It's not working out for me,
Bb A
Is it working out for you,
Dm
Working for the man
Dm G
Running in a rat race,
Bb A Dm
Always in the right place at the wrong time, working for the man
G
Living for the weekend,
Bb A Dm
Struggling to pretend this is all right, working for the man
G Bb
It's not working out for me,
Bb A
Is it working out for you,
Dm
Working for the man
Outro
Dm G
(Day and night working,
Bb A
Night and day working,
Dm G
All day long working,
Bb A
24/7 three sixty-five working)