The Work chords by Frank Turner

[Verse]

C                           
I'm sorry about the argument 
       F
at the weekend
              Am
I should have listened to 

what you said in the first place
           G
And that I should have been 

your friend
      C                         
But I finally tidied up the garage 
         F
like you asked me
           Am
I put some laundry on
                           
Both our clothes this time 
             G
and not just mine
 
 
[Chorus]
C            F                   G
'Cause we've both been doing our best
Am                           C
Skirting 'round the edges of perfect
F               G
Darling, I know this
         Am                 G
It's the work that makes it worth it
                            F
It's the work that makes it worth it
 
 
[Verse]

          C                  
I've been brushing up on your 
                    F
family tree for the party
              Am
I'll get your cousins, 

your half cousins and your step cousins
    G
The right way around this time
      C                   
But I promise to remember 
                        F
to bring you tea in the morning
             Am                
To heed your warnings about 
                            G
when I'm about to cross the line
 
 
[Chorus]
C            F                   G
'Cause we've both been doing our best
Am                           C
Skirting 'round the edges of perfect
F               G
Darling, I know this
         Am                 G
It's the work that makes it worth it
                            F
It's the work that makes it worth it
 
 
[Bridge]
Am                         
'Cause I did my fair share 
       F
of the rock'n'roll
                  C              
Three minutes and Fifteen seconds 
           Em
version of love
       Am                  F
But me I always needed the B sides
                 C        Em
And not just the best of
      Am                       F
I saw fireworks aplenty when I met you
              C           
But now we've worked to build 
            Em
this into a fire
        Am                   F
I don't want to burn out any more
          C
I want to visit the coast 

in Kent with you
     G                  
On a weekday afternoon 
                F
when we're both retired
 
 
[Chorus]
C            F                   G
'Cause we've both been doing our best
Am                           C
Skirting 'round the edges of perfect
F               G
Darling, I know this
         Am                 G
It's the work that makes it worth it
         C                  F
It's the work that makes it worth it
                            C
It's the work that makes it worth it
                            F
It's the work that makes it worth it
                            Am
It's the work that makes it worth it
                       G
The work won't make it perfect
                           F
But the work will make it worth it

ℹ️ About This Song

The key of the track is C major.

Track Info

• Song: The Work
• Artist: Frank Turner
• Album: FTHC (Deluxe) 

Track Info

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• Tuning: Standard ( E A D G B E )
• Key: C
• BPM: 90
• Chords: C, Em, F, G, Am
• Strumming: D D DU DU 
  • D = Down Stroke, U = Up Stroke, N.C = No Chords, * = Single Stroke

Guitar Chords	Ukulele Chords
C – x32010 Em -022000 F – 133211 G – 320003 Am – x02210	C – 0003 Em – 0402 F – 2010 G – 0232 Am – 2000