Working Man Nowhere To Go chords by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G  Cmaj7  C  Cmaj7

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

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

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

Chorus:
C                 D
I need a job for these two hands
               C
I'm a workin' man
                G Cmaj7
With nowhere to go

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

Verse:
G
Worked this piece all my life

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

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

Verse:
Em                     C
Wandered aimless in the city

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

Verse:
 Em                        C
Singing a song by Woody Guthrie

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

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

Break:
G  C  G

Verse:
G
I was born to the sunrise

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

Verse:
G
I am broke but not broken

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

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

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

Outro:
            G C G
Nowhere to go
            G C G
Nowhere to go
            G C G
Nowhere to go
            G C G
Nowhere to go