Keep On Working chords by Pete Townshend

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Intermediate

Keep on Working by Pete Townshend
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Submitted by: Margot

From: "Empty Glass"

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LINK 1
 D MajorD        D6D6        D7D7   D MajorD   Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---2---3---5---|
B(3)--------------|3---------------|1-------3-------|3---3---3---3---|
G+G|2---------------|4---------------|2-------2-------|2---2---2---2---|
D MajorD|0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---0---0---0---|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

LINK 2
 D9D9        D6D6        C/DC/D       D MajorD
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|2---------------|3---------------|5---------------|
BB|1---------------|3---------------|5---------------|7---------------|
G+G|2---------------|4---------------|5---------------|7---------------|
D MajorD|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


MIDDLE 8
 Bb majorBb    Bbsus2Bbsus2 [Bb majorBb]
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---1---1-1-1---|------------1---|
BB|3---3---3-1-3---|----1---3---3---|
G+G|3---3---3-3-3---|3---0---3-------|
D MajorD|3---3---3-3-3---|3---------------|
A augmentedA|1---1---1-1-1---|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|


INTERLUDE
 Bb majorBb     FF  Bb majorBb     FF  FF      C majorC  FF [3/4]
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
BB|3-1-3-1-3-------|3-1-3-1-3-------|----------------|------------|
G+G|3---------3-2---|3---------3-2---|2-0-2-0-2-------|2-0-2-0-2---|
D MajorD|3-----------3---|3-----------3---|3---------3-2---|3---------3-|
A augmentedA|1-----------3---|1-----------3---|3-----------3---|3-----------|
E MajorE|------------1---|------------1---|1---------------|1-----------|
 Csus4Csus4  C9sus4C9sus4  C6C6        C9sus4C9sus4 Bb/CBb/C   C majorC
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|--------0-------|--------1-------|3---------------|
BB|--------3-------|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|1---------------|
G+G|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|0---------------|
D MajorD|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|3---------------|2---------------|
A augmentedA|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3---------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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SPECIAL VOICINGS

    E-A-D-G-B-E
*G   x-x-x-0-3-3
G/BG/B   x-2-x-0-3-3
G/EG/E   x-x-2-0-3-3
G/DG/D   x-x-0-0-3-3
*C   x-3-2-0-1-3
C/BC/B   x-2-x-0-1-3
G/DG/D   x-x-0-4-3-3
A/D   x-x-0-6-5-5 or
    x-x-0-2-2-0

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*G   G/BG/B      G/EG/E  G/DG/D
 I was digging in the yard today
    *C    C/BC/B     A minorAm
When a letter came from Southampton way
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
*G    G/BG/B     G/EG/E    G/DG/D
 I must admit I was a bit in the red
     *C     C/BC/B        A minorAm
But if you never have pleasure then you could be dead
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G/BG/B G/BG/B C majorC C majorC
Keep on working
G/BG/B G/BG/B C majorC C majorC
Keep on working

C majorC
 But there's one thing
      G+G   A minorAm
They can't take away
C majorC
 Hear the sea sing
   G+G    A minorAm
See a smiling face
C majorC
 I think we're OK
       G+G    A minorAm
Though we all could be mad
C majorC
 That's what they say
       A minorAm   D MajorD [LINK 1: see above]
We just can't all be bad


*G   G/BG/B       G/EG/E   G/DG/D
 I got something now to think about
  *C    C/BC/B      A minorAm
I'll work all day but not to pay it out
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
   *G      G/BG/B     G/EG/E  G/DG/D
Don't care if they say where a dying race
  *C     C/BC/B      A minorAm
I'd rather be here than any other place
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G/BG/B G/BG/B C majorC C majorC
Keep on working
G/BG/B G/BG/B C majorC C majorC
Keep on working


C majorC
 And there's another whirl
      G+G  A minorAm
They can't ever touch
C majorC
 Just need a boy and girl
     G+G    A minorAm
It don't cost you much
C majorC
 And if your luck is in
        G+G    A minorAm
You might have kids at play
C majorC
 To make you laugh and sing
      A minorAm   D MajorD [LINK 1: see above]
When you're old and gray


Bb majorBb [MIDDLE 8: see above]
  Keep on working
Bb majorBb [MIDDLE 8 see above]
  Keep on working
Bb majorBb [MIDDLE 8: see above]
  Keep on working
Bb majorBb [MIDDLE 8 see above]
  Keep on working


INTERLUDE: see above
| Bb majorBb  FF | Bb majorBb  FF | FF  C majorC |[3/4] FF |
| Csus4Csus4 C9sus4C9sus4 | C6C6 | C9sus4C9sus4 Bb/CBb/C | C majorC |


*G   G/BG/B      G/EG/E  G/DG/D
 I was digging in the yard today
    *C    C/BC/B     A minorAm
When a letter came from Southampton way
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
*G    G/BG/B     G/EG/E    G/DG/D
 I must admit I was a bit in the red
     *C     C/BC/B        A minorAm
But if you never have pleasure then you might as well be dead
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G+G  G+G A minorAm Am
Keep on working
G/BG/B G/BG/B C majorC C majorC
Keep on working
G/BG/B G/BG/B C majorC C majorC
Keep on working


C majorC
 And there's another whirl
      G+G  A minorAm
They can't ever touch
C majorC
 Just need a boy and girl
     G+G    A minorAm
It don't cost you much
C majorC
 And if your luck is in
        G+G    A minorAm
You might have kids at play
C majorC
 To make you laugh and sing
      A minorAm   D9D9 D6D6 C/DC/D D MajorD [LINK 2: see above]
When you're old and gray     (Keep on working)

    D MajorD        G/DG/D
Keep on working, keep on working
    A/D       D MajorD
Keep on working, keep on working
    D MajorD        G/DG/D
Keep on working, keep on working
    A/D       D MajorD
Keep on working, keep on working
    D MajorD        G/DG/D
Keep on working, keep on working
    A/D       D MajorD
Keep on working, keep on working
    D MajorD        G/DG/D
Keep on working, keep on working
    A/D     D MajorD
Keep on working ... Work!