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Strumming
Tuning: E A D G B E
I apologize in advance if this tab is a little difficult to understand with the figure 1 and whatnot,
but give the tune a listen and you'll get it. It's pretty easy and very fun to play.
[Figure 1]
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----7--------7-|
E|----7-----7-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----5-----5--|-3-----3-----5-----5h7-5---|
ending varies, can continue 5 7 pattern
or strum A5 power chord
[Intro/Riff]
| E D A | E C D | x2
[Verse 1]
Well, EI get up at Dseven, yAeah
And I Ego to work at CnineD
E I got no time for Dlivin', Ayes
I'm Eworkin' all theC time D
It Eseems to me, I could Dlive my lAife
E A lot better than I Cthink I amD
E I guess that's Dwhy they Acall me
E They Ccall me the worDkin' man
[Chorus]
[Figure 1]
They call me the workin' man
I guess that's what I am
[Riff]
| E D A | E C D | x2
[Verse 2]
Yes, EI get home at Dfive o'clAock
And I Etake myself out a Cnice, cold bDeer
E Always Dseem to be Awonderin'
Why there's Enothin' goin' dCown here D
It Eseems to me, I could Dlive my lAife
E A lot better than I Cthink I amD
E I guess that's Dwhy they Acall me
E The Cworkin' mDan
[Chorus]
[Figure 1]
Well, they call me the workin' man
I guess that's what I am
[Solo 1]
| E D A | E C D | x4
[Chorus]
[Figure 1]
Well, they call me the workin' man
I guess that's what I am
[Sweet Bass Break]
E N.C.
[Solo 2] (for days)
E5(40 bars at double-time, c. 160 bpm)
[Bridge Riff]
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------5--------------| x4
A|-7--7--7p5----7--7--7p5----|-7--5--------------7--5--|
E|-----------7------------7--|-------7-----------------|
1st ending 2nd ending
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------12---------------| |-------------12--------12--14--|
D|-14--14--14p12-----14--14--14p12-----|-14--12---------------14--12--| |-14--12------------14----------|
A|---------------14----------------14--|---------14-------------------| |---------14--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
then solo or play first part x2
[Solo 3] (for some more days)
E5(36 bars)
[Bridge Riff]
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------5--------------| x4
A|-7--7--7p5----7--7--7p5----|-7--5--------------7--5--|
E|-----------7------------7--|-------7-----------------|
1st ending 2nd ending
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------12---------------| |-------------12----\-----------|
D|-14--14--14p12-----14--14--14p12-----|-14--12---------------14--12--| |-14--12------------------------|
A|---------------14----------------14--|---------14-------------------| |---------14--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------5--------------|---------------------------|----------5--------2-----|
A|-7--7--7p5----7--7--7p5----|-7--5--------------7--5--|-7--7--7p5----7--7--7p5----|-7--5-----5--------2-----|
E|-----------7------------7--|-------7-----------------|-----------7------------7--|-------7--3--------0-----|
[Interlude/Riff]
| E | E | E7 | E7 |
| E6 | E6 | E | E |
| E | E | E | E |
(back to half-time)
| D A | E C D |
| E D A | E C D |
[Verse 3]
Well, EI get up at Dseven, yAeah
And I Ego to work at CnineD
E I got no time for Dlivin', Ayes
I'm Eworkin' all the time C D
It Eseems to me, I could Dlive my lAife
E A lot better than I Cthink I amD
E I guess that's Dwhy they Acall me
E They Ccall me the worDkin' man
[Chorus]
[Figure 1]
Well, they call me the workin' man
I guess that's what IE am D A
E They Ccall me the worDkin' man
E D I guess that's Awhat EI am C D
[Outro/Riff] (slower)
| E D A | E C D | x2
Crazy lead guitar part
E E7 E N.C.
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| h Hammer on
| p Pull off
| \ Slide down
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