A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
<< Back to Jimmy Barnes Song List
Version 1
G C
Working hard to make a living, bringing shelter from the rain
Am Em C G
A fathers son left to carry on, blue denim in his veins
C D G C
Oh oh oh he's a working class man
G C Am
well he's a steel town disciple, he's a legend of his kind, he's running like
Em C G
a cyclone across the wild mid western sky
C D G
oh oh oh he's a working class man
Em G C G
he believes in God and Elvis, he gets out when he can
C G Em G
he did his time in Vietnam, still mad at Uncle Sam
C D Bm C
he's a simple man with a heart of gold in a complicated land
Em D G
oh, he's a working class man
[Break]
Em D G Em D C (hold)
G C
well he loves a little woman, someday he'll make his wife
Am Em C G
saving all the overtime for the one love of his life
G
he ain't worried about tomorrow
C
cause he just made up his mind
Am Em
life's too short for burning bridges
C G
take it one day at a time
C D Em
oh oh oh, he's a working class man [BV - OOOH, OOOH, OOOH]
C D G C Em
oh oh oh, he's a working class man.. oh yeah, yes he is
C D G
well, he's a working class man
C Em C
Oh, na na na (etc)
D G
I tell you he's a working class man
[BV - WORKING CLASS, WORKING CLASS MAN.. (REPEAT x4)]
Chords over: G C Em D G
[Ending]
D G
I tell you he's a working class man