Working John Working Joe(Chords)

	        


Intro:  E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5       
Repeat Intro Sequence 

verse 1  

 E5                       D5                                                     
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  

E5               D5 
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 

           E5   D5 E5  Dsus4  D     D5 
Now I'm a working John  
           E5   D5  E5 Dsus4  D     D5 
and I'm a working Joe 
         E5        D5 E5  Dsus4  D  D5 
and I'm doing what I know 
        Bsus4                  
for God and the Economy 
       D5           Cmaj7/G 
Big brother watches over me 
              E5        D5             Dsus4 D D5      
And the state protects and feeds me 
           E5         D5              Dsus4 D D5 
And my conscience never leaves me 
           E5      D5        Dsus4 D D5 
And I'm loyal to the unions 
            E5     D5        Dsus4 D D5 
who protect me at all levels 

Bridge: INTRO CHORD PATTERN TWICE OVER GUITAR SOLO 

verse 2 

E5                 D5 
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  


E5            D5 
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 

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 

verse 3 
       D5/F#                  E5    D5               
Now I own a horseless carriage 
                        E5  D5 
in a central-heated garage 
                            E5  D5 
And I commute eight miles a day 
                         E5  D5 
up at seven to make it pay 
                           E5 D5 
I direct ten limited companies 
                           E5   D5 
with seeming consummate expertise 
                           E5  D5 
two ulcers and a heart disease 
                            E5 
a trembling feeling in both knees  

Chorus 
 (Tacet)           Dsus4 D D5 E5              D5 E5  Dsus4 D D5 
I'm a working John             and I'm a working Joe
	        

Written by Ian Anderson