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Keep On Working Chords by Pete Townshend

Keep On Working chords by Pete Townshend

Guitar 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                D6               D7      D      Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
  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|2---------------|4---------------|2-------2-------|2---2---2---2---|
D|0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---0---0---0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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LINK 2
  D9               D6               C/D              D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0---------------|2---------------|3---------------|5---------------|
B|1---------------|3---------------|5---------------|7---------------|
G|2---------------|4---------------|5---------------|7---------------|
D|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


MIDDLE 8
  Bb       Bbsus2 [Bb]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---1---1-1-1---|------------1---|
B|3---3---3-1-3---|----1---3---3---|
G|3---3---3-3-3---|3---0---3-------|
D|3---3---3-3-3---|3---------------|
A|1---1---1-1-1---|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|


INTERLUDE
  Bb          F    Bb          F    F           C    F [3/4]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
B|3-1-3-1-3-------|3-1-3-1-3-------|----------------|------------|
G|3---------3-2---|3---------3-2---|2-0-2-0-2-------|2-0-2-0-2---|
D|3-----------3---|3-----------3---|3---------3-2---|3---------3-|
A|1-----------3---|1-----------3---|3-----------3---|3-----------|
E|------------1---|------------1---|1---------------|1-----------|
  Csus4   C9sus4   C6               C9sus4  Bb/C     C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|--------0-------|--------1-------|3---------------|
B|--------3-------|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|1---------------|
G|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|0---------------|
D|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|3---------------|2---------------|
A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


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SPECIAL VOICINGS

        E-A-D-G-B-E
*G      x-x-x-0-3-3
G/B     x-2-x-0-3-3
G/E     x-x-2-0-3-3
G/D     x-x-0-0-3-3
*C      x-3-2-0-1-3
C/B     x-2-x-0-1-3
G/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/B            G/E   G/D
  I was digging in the yard today
       *C       C/B         Am
When a letter came from Southampton way
G    G  Am Am
Keep on working
G    G  Am Am
Keep on working
*G        G/B         G/E        G/D
 I must admit I was a bit in the red
          *C          C/B               Am
But if you never have pleasure then you could be dead
G    G  Am Am
Keep on working
G    G  Am Am
Keep on working
G/B  G/B C  C
Keep on  working
G/B  G/B C  C
Keep on  working

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


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


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


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


INTERLUDE: see above
| Bb    F | Bb    F | F    C |[3/4] F |
| Csus4 C9sus4 | C6 | C9sus4 Bb/C | C |


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


C
 And there's another whirl
           G    Am
They can't ever touch
C
 Just need a boy and girl
         G        Am
It don't cost you much
C
 And if your luck is in
               G       Am
You might have kids at play
C
 To make you laugh and sing
            Am      D9  D6  C/D  D [LINK 2: see above]
When you're old and gray         (Keep on working)

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

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