Working Mans Hands Chords

KeyC Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays444

Working Mans Hands by Patty Loveless is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, F, G, Dm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			



Intro: C    F  C     G    C    F  C    G C 
  
                        F       C 
I love the hands of the working man 
                       G 
Working all day in the sun 
C                       F              C 
Every morning there's a mountain to be moved 
                  G        C 
By the end of the day it's done 


                       F       C 
I love the hands of my working man 
                  G 
Touching me tenderly 
C                          F       C 
I can feel the heart of my working man 
                   G       C 
When his hands are holding me 


 
        F     G 
Working man's hands 
          C 
Gentle as moonlight 
        F     G 
Working man's hands 
          C 
Strong as steel 
   F            Dm             C 
He must of been thinking 'bout me 
         G            Am              G  C    F  C    G  C  
When the lord made my working man's hands__ 


                        F        C 
Daddy always wanted the best for me 
                               G 
Wanted me to have more than he had 
C                        F     C 
He dreamed of riches and finer things 
                                  G       C 
But I'd rather have a working man like my dad 


 
        F     G 
Working man's hands 
          C 
Gentle as moonlight 
        F     G 
Working man's hands 
          C 
Strong as steel 
   F            Dm             C 
He must of been thinking 'bout me 
         G            Am              G  C    
When the lord made my working man's hands__ 


INTERLUDE: C    F  C     G    C    F  C    G C 


                         F        C 
Life can be hard in this world of ours 
                             G 
But it's easier when someone cares 
C                           F       C 
So I'll take the hand of my working man 
                        G             C 
He's the answer to this working girls prayers 

 
        F     G 
Working man's hands 
          C 
Gentle as moonlight 
        F     G 
Working man's hands 
          C 
Strong as steel 
   F            Dm             C 
He must of been thinking 'bout me 
         G            Am              G  C  
When the lord made my working man's hands__ 

        F     G 
Working man's hands 
          C 
Gentle as moonlight 
        F     G 
Working man's hands 
          C 
Strong as steel 
   F            Dm             C 
He must of been thinking 'bout me 
         G            Am              G  F    C    F  C    G  C  
When the lord made my working man's hands__  
    	

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