Working John Working Joe chords by Jethro Tull

Chords with lyrics

Working John, Working Joe (for easy guitar)       Jethro Tull
as per Toni Rokka November 2014
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Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret

Chord Shapes: E5E5 OX24OO
       D5D5 XXO23O
      Dsus4Dsus4 XXO233
        D MajorD XXO232
      A5(A2) XO22OO
      Bsus4Bsus4 X2445X
     Cmaj7/G 332OOO
     D5/F#  2XO23O

Intro: E5E5 D5D5 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D5D5
Repeat Intro Sequence

Verse 1

 E5E5            D5D5
When I was a young man as all good tales begin
                      single notes:5th string  4th string 3rd string  4th String
     A5A5 or A2    D5D5 E5E5             open A augmentedA h/o BB D MajorD      open G+G    E MajorE
I was taught to hold out my hand

Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence

E5E5        D5D5
And for my pay I worked an honest day

   A2       D5D5    E5E5   single notes: A augmentedA BB D MajorD G+G E MajorE
and took what pittance I could win

Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence once

Chorus

      E5E5  D5D5 E5E5 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD   D5D5
Now I'm a working John
      E5E5  D5D5 E5E5 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD   D5D5
and I'm a working Joe
     E5E5    D5D5 E5E5 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D5D5
and I'm doing what I know
    Bsus4Bsus4
for God and the Economy
    D5D5      Cmaj7/G
Big brother watches over me
       E5E5    D5D5       Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D5D5
And the state protects and feeds me
      E5E5     D5D5       Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D5D5
And my conscience never leaves me
      E5E5   D5D5    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D5D5
And I'm loyal to the unions
      E5E5   D5D5    Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D5D5
who protect me at all levels

Bridge: INTRO CHORD PATTERN TWICE OVER GUITAR SOLO

Verse 2

E5E5         D5D5
Now as I grew, the winds of fortune blew
    A5A5        D5D5  E5E5    single notes: A augmentedA BB D MajorD G+G E MajorE
and the bank smiled down upon me

Bridge: Intro chord pattern Once

E5E5      D5D5
And mortgaged to the hilt I threw
   A2        D5D5    E5E5   single notes: A augmentedA BB D MajorD G+G E MajorE
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 Bsus4Bsus4 A5A5 E5E5 Bsus4Bsus4 A5A5 E5E5

Verse 3
    D5/F#         E5E5  D5D5
Now I own a horseless carriage
            E5E5 D5D5
in a central-heated garage
              E5E5 D5D5
And I commute eight miles a day
             E5E5 D5D5
up at seven to make it pay
              E5E5 D5D5
I direct ten limited companies
              E5E5  D5D5
with seeming consummate expertise
              E5E5 D5D5
two ulcers and a heart disease
              E5E5
a trembling feeling in both knees

Chorus
 (Tacet)      Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D5D5 E5E5       D5D5 E5E5 Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD D5D5