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Working John, Working Joe (for easy guitar) Jethro Tull as per Toni Rokka November 2014 alcatones66@gmail.com Tuning: Standard Capo: 2nd fret Chord Shapes: E5 OX24OO D5 XXO23O Dsus4 XXO233 D XXO232 A5(A2) XO22OO Bsus4 X2445X Cmaj7/G 332OOO D5/F# 2XO23O Intro: E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 Repeat Intro Sequence Verse 1
WE5hen I was a young man as D5all good tales begin single notes:5th string 4th string 3rd string 4th String A5 or A2 D5 E5 open A h/o B D open G E I was taught to hold out my hand
Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence
E5And for my pay I D5worked an honest day A2 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E and took what pittance I could win
Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence once Chorus as per Intro chord sequence
Now I'm a wE5orkinD5g JohnDsus4 D D5 and I'm a wE5orkinD5g JoeDsus4 D D5 and I'm dE5oing what D5I knoDsus4w D D5 for God Bsus4and the Economy Big broD5ther watches Cmaj7/Gover me 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
Bridge: INTRO CHORD PATTERN TWICE OVER GUITAR SOLO Verse 2
E5Now as I grew, the D5winds of fortune blew A5 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E and the bank smiled down upon me
Bridge: Intro chord pattern Once
E5And mortgaged D5to the hilt I threw A2 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E the breeze of caution behind me
Bridge: Intro chord pattern once Chorus as Intro chord sequence Now I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe and I'm good at what I know
And GoBsus4d and the Economy have blessed D5me with eqCmaj7/Guality Now I'm E5equal to D5the best of youDsus4 D D5 And bettE5er than D5the rest of yDsus4ou D D5 who would criE5ticise myD5 success Dsus4 D5 in times E5of natioD5nal unrestDsus4 D5
Guitar solo: Intro twice and then play 2 bars each of B5 A5 (Bridge notes D Db A) B5 A5 (triplets AEA AEA D Db D) Verse 3
Now I oD5/F#wn a 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
Chorus (Tacet) Dsus4 D D5 E5 D5 E5 Dsus4 D D5 I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe