Working John Working Joe chords by Jethro Tull

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: E5  OX24OO
              D5  XXO23O
           Dsus4  XXO233
               D  XXO232
           A5(A2) XO22OO
           Bsus4  X2445X
         Cmaj7/G  332OOO
          D5/F#   2XO23O

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