Working John - Working Joe Lyrics

Capo: 2nd fret
Intro: E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5
Repeat Intro Sequence
When I was a young man as all 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
And for my pay I worked 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
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Now I'm a working John
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and I'm a working Joe
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and I'm doing what I know
for God and the Economy
Big brother watches over me
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And the state protects and feeds me
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And my conscience never leaves me
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And I'm loyal to the unions
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who protect me at all levels
Bridge: INTRO CHORD PATTERN TWICE OVER GUITAR SOLO
Now as I grew, the winds 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
And mortgaged to 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 God and the Economy
have blessed me with equality
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Now I'm equal to the best of you
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And better than the rest of you
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who would criticise my success
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in times of national unrest
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)
Now I own a horseless carriage
in a central-heated garage
And I commute eight miles a day
up at seven to make it pay
I direct ten limited companies
with seeming consummate expertise
two ulcers and a heart disease
a trembling feeling in both knees
(Tacet) Dsus4 D D5 E5 D5 E5 Dsus4 D D5
I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe