Working Man Nowhere To Go chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7 C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7

Verse:
G+G
 Sittin' alone in the dark
G+G
Wastin' my time in a park
     C majorC
'Cause I've got
      G+G
Nowhere to go

Verse:
 G+G
Had me a job 'til the market fell out

Tried hard to borrow but there was no help
   C majorC
Now I've got
      G+G
Nowhere to go

Chorus:
C majorC         D MajorD
I need a job for these two hands
        C majorC
I'm a workin' man
        G+G Cmaj7Cmaj7
With nowhere to go

Verse:
G+G           C/GC/G
One last look at my land
 G+G
Auctioneer with his gavel in hand
  C majorC           G+G
And he says, "It's got to go"

Verse:
G+G
Worked this piece all my life

It broke my heart and it took my wife
   C majorC          G+G
Now I've got nothing to show

Chorus:
C majorC         D MajorD
I need a job for these two hands
        C majorC
I'm a workin' man
         G+G
With nowhere to go

Verse:
E minorEm           C majorC
Wandered aimless in the city

With my dirt workin' boots
    D MajorD        G+G
And my old straw hat in hand

Verse:
 E minorEm            C majorC
Singing a song by Woody Guthrie

This land is your land
     D MajorD
It ain't my land

Chorus:
       C majorC
I'm a workin' man
         G+G
With nowhere to go

Break:
G+G C majorC G+G

Verse:
G+G
I was born to the sunrise

Breaking back all day
   C majorC
Now I've got
        G+G
Something to say

Verse:
G+G
I am broke but not broken

And I am not alone
         C majorC
'Cause there's a lot of folks
         G+G
With nowhere to go

Chorus:
C majorC          D MajorD
Are they ever gonna understand
              C majorC
You can't leave a workin' man
      G+G
Nowhere to go

Chorus:
C majorC          D MajorD
Are they ever gonna understand
              C majorC
You can't leave a workin' man
      G+G  C majorC
Nowhere to go
      G+G C majorC
Nowhere to go
      G+G C majorC
Nowhere to go

Outro:
      G+G C majorC G+G
Nowhere to go
      G+G C majorC G+G
Nowhere to go
      G+G C majorC G+G
Nowhere to go
      G+G C majorC G+G
Nowhere to go