The Worker chords by Fischer-z

• Tuning: Standard

Song: The Worker
Artist: Fischer-Z
Album: Word Salad (1979)
Guitarist: John Watts

Tabbed by: Pini-Glock

A great song by Fischer-Z (John Watts)!
This song is written about the train journey the father of John Watts used to have to travel to his work:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-mFzh0nh48)

If you have suggestions or comments you can always leave a message. :)

Cheers!

Nick

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Chords:

Verses:    E A D G B e
Am:        X 0 2 2 1 0
G:         3 2 0 0 0 3
F:         1 3 3 2 1 1
G*(barre): 3 5 5 4 3 3

(you can play an open G aswel but the barre is more progressive)

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Verse 1:

Am        G              Am     G               F                 G*
The hated journey on the train, always been the same, looking out windows.
Am     G                Am    G      F               G*
Second class and second best, ooooh, what a waste of time.
Am        G               Am   G                   F            G*
Sleep for five stops in a row, prepare yourself to go, Waterloo station.
Am        G  Am     G              F                  G*
Bought a '69 Capri, failed the M.O.T, what a waste of time.

Chorus:
    Am     G Am G F G*    Am
The worker,           the worker.
    Am     G Am G F G*    Am
The worker,           the worker.

Verse 2:

Am     G             Am       G            F                    G*
Always kiss the wife goodbye, often wonder why, at seven in the morning?
Am    G               Am      G                F                        G*
Think it's time for a change, wouldn't that be strange, what a waste of time.

Chorus:
    Am     G Am G F G*    Am
The worker,           the worker.
    Am     G Am G F G*    Am
The worker,           the worker.

End on: Am