Workin' Man Chords
Workin' Man by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, Em and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(G) Sittin' alone in the dark, wastin' my time in a park
'cause (C) I got nowhere to (G) go
had me a job til the market fell out
tried hard to borrow but there was no help
now (C) I've got nowhere to (G) go
Chorus
(C) I need a job for (D) these two hands
I'm a workin' (C) man with nowhere to (G) go
(G) One last look at the land, auctioneer with his gavel in hand
and (C) he says, "it's got to (G) go"
worked this piece all my life
it broke my heart then took my wife
now (C) I've got nothin' to (G) show
Chorus
(Em) Wandered aimless in the (C) city
with my dirt workin' boot and my (D) ol' straw hat in (G) hand (C)(G)
(F#)(Em) singin' a song by Woody (C) Guthrie
this land is your land; it ain't (D) my land
(NC) I'm a workin' (C) man with nowhere to (G) go
(G) I was born to the sunrise, breaking back all day
now (C) I've got something to (G) say (C)(G)
I am broke but not broken
I am not alone 'cause there's a (C) lot of folks
with nowhere to (G) go
(C) Are they ever going to (D) understand
you can't leave a workin' (C) man
with nowhere to (G) go
(C) Are they ever going to (D) understand
you can't leave a workin' (C) man
with nowhere to (G) go