Working On A Building Chords

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Working On A Building by Patty Loveless is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
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Speed
  			
Intro:  A      E      A      A      A      A      A      A  

   A 
If I was a sinner, I tell you what I'd do 
                            E                  A 
I'd quit my sinnin' and I'd work on a buildin' too 


                 A 
I'm workin' on a buildin', I'm workin' on a buildin' 
                                 E            A 
I'm workin' on a buildin' for my Lord, for my Lord 
It's a Holy Ghost buildin', it's a Holy Ghost buildin' 
                                  E            A 
It's a Holy Ghost buildin' for my Lord, for my Lord 

Intro 
A      A      A      A      A      E      A      A               
A      A      A      A      A      E      A      A                
A      A      A  

   A 
If I was a drunkard, I tell you what I'd do 
                             E                  A 
I'd quit my drinkin' and I'd work on a buildin' too 

 
                 A 
I'm workin' on a buildin', I'm workin' on a buildin' 
                                 E            A 
I'm workin' on a buildin' for my Lord, for my Lord 
It's a Holy Ghost buildin', it's a Holy Ghost buildin' 
                                  E            A 
It's a Holy Ghost buildin' for my Lord, for my Lord 

Intro 
A      A      A      A      A      E      A      A                
A      A      A      A      A      E      A      A                 
A      A  

   A 
If I was a preacher, I tell you what I'd do 
                              E                  A 
I'd keep on preachin' and I'd work on a buildin' too 

 
                 A 
I'm workin' on a buildin', I'm workin' on a buildin' 
                                 E            A 
I'm workin' on a buildin' for my Lord, for my Lord 
It's a Holy Ghost buildin', it's a Holy Ghost buildin' 
                                  E            A 
It's a Holy Ghost buildin' for my Lord, for my Lord 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante