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Repeat Intro Sequence
WE5hen I was a young man as D5all good tales begin
single notes:5th string 4th string 3rd string 4th String
I was tauA5ght toA2 hold out D5my E5hand A B D G E
E5And for my pay I D5worked an honest day
and toA2ok what pittanceD5 I could E5win A B D G E
Now I'm a wE5orkinD5g JE5ohn Dsus4 D D5
and I'm a wE5orkinD5g JoE5e Dsus4 D D5
and I'm dE5oing what D5I kE5now Dsus4 D D5
for God Bsus4and the Economy
Big broD5ther watches Cmaj7over mGe
And the state E5protects aD5nd feeds me Dsus4 D D5
And my consE5cience neveD5r leaves me Dsus4 D D5
And I'm loyE5al to thD5e unions Dsus4 D D5
who protect E5me at aD5ll levels Dsus4 D D5
E5Now as I grew, the D5winds of fortune blew
and the A5bank smiled down D5upon E5me A B D G E
E5And mortgaged D5to the hilt I threw
the brA2eeze of caution beD5hind me E5 A B D G E
Now I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe
and I'm good at what I know
And God and the Economy
have blessed me with equality
Now I'm equal to the best of you
And better than the rest of you
who would criticise my success
in times of national unrest
Guitar Solo: Intro twice and then play 2 bars each of Bsus4 A5 E5 Bsus4 A5 E5
Now I oD5wn Fa horseless carriageE5 D5
in a central-heated garaE5ge D5
And I commute eight miles a E5day D5
up at seven to make it paE5y D5
I direct ten limited companE5iesD5
with seeming consummate expE5ertisD5e
two ulcers and a heart diseE5ase D5
a trembling feeling in both E5knees
I'm a working John Dsus4 D D5 E5 and I'm a workiD5ng E5Joe Dsus4 D D5
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