WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Bob Dylan - Workingmans Blues Ukulele | Ver. 1
INTRO
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VERSE 1
A E
There's an evenin' haze settlin' over the town
F#m A
Starlight by the edge of the creek
D A
The buyin' power of the proletariat's gone down
Bm E
Money's gettin' shallow and weak
A E
The place I love best is a sweet memory
F#m A
It's a new path that we trod
D A
They say low wages are reality
Bm E
If we want to compete abroad
VERSE 2
A E
My cruel weapons have been put on the shelf
F#m A
Come sit down on my knee
D A
You are dearer to me than myself
Bm E
As you yourself can see
A E
While I'm listenin' to the steel rails hum
F#m A
Got both eyes tight shut
D A
Just sitting here trying to keep the hunger from
Bm E
Creeping its way into my gut
CHORUS
D A
Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind
D A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D A
You can hang back or fight your best on the front line
Bm D [ A ]
Sing a little bit of these workingman's blues
INTERLUDE
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VERSE 3
A E
Well, I'm sailin' on back, ready for the long haul
F#m A
Tossed by the winds and the seas
D A
I'll drag 'em all down to hell and I'll stand 'em at the wall
Bm E
I'll sell 'em to their enemies
A E
I'm a-tryin' to feed my soul with thought
F#m A
Gonna sleep off the rest of the day
D A
Sometimes no one wants what we got
Bm E
Sometimes you can't give it away
VERSE 4
A E
Now the place is ringed with countless foes
F#m A
Some of them may be deaf and dumb
D A
No man, no woman knows
Bm E
The hour that sorrow will come
A E
In the dark I hear the night birds call
F#m A
I can feel a lover's breath
D A
I sleep in the kitchen with my feet in the hall
Bm E
Sleep is like a temporary death
CHORUS
D A
Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind
D A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D A
You can hang back or fight your best on the front line
Bm D [ A ]
Sing a little bit of these workingman's blues
INTERLUDE
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VERSE 5
A E
Well, they burned my barn, they stole my horse
F#m A
I can't save a dime
D A
I got to be careful, I don't want to be forced
Bm E
Into a life of continual crime
A E
I can see for myself that the sun is sinking
F#m A
How I wish you were here to see
D A
Tell me now, am I wrong in thinking
Bm E
That you have forgotten me?
VERSE 6
A E
Now they worry and they hurry and they fuss and they fret
F#m A
They waste your nights and days
D A
Them I will forget
Bm E
But you I'll remember always
A E
Old memories of you to me have clung
F#m A
You've wounded me with your words
D A
Gonna have to straighten out your tongue
Bm E
It's all true, everything you have heard
CHORUS
D A
Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind
D A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D A
You can hang back or fight your best on the front line
Bm D [ A ]
Sing a little bit of these workingman's blues
INTERLUDE
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VERSE 7
A E
In you, my friend, I find no blame
F#m A
Wanna look in my eyes, please do
D A
No one can ever claim
Bm E
That I took up arms against you
A E
All across the peaceful sacred fields
F#m A
They will lay you low
D A
They'll break your horns and slash you with steel
Bm E
I say it so it must be so
VERSE 8
A E
Now I'm down on my luck and I'm black and blue
F#m A
Gonna give you another chance
D A
I'm all alone, I'm expecting you
Bm E
To lead me off in a cheerful dance
A E
Got a brand new suit and a brand new wife
F#m A
I can live on rice and beans
D A
Some people never worked a day in their life
Bm E
Don't know what work even means
CHORUS
D A
Meet me at the bottom, don't lag behind
D A
Bring me my boots and shoes
D A
You can hang back or fight your best on the front line
Bm D [ A ]
Sing a little bit of these workingman's blues
INTERLUDE
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CODA (= verse)
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