On the 29th of August 2006, the track was released. The track was written & sung by Bob Dylan.
Track Info
- Song: Workingmans Blues 2
- Artist: Bob Dylan
- Written by Bob Dylan
- Produced by Bob Dylan
- Album: Modern Times
- Released Date: 29, August 2006
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: A
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Chords: G, D, Em, C, Am
- BPM: 131
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
| Guitar Chords | Ukulele Chords |
| G – 320003 D – xx0232 Em – 022000 Am – x02210 C – x32010 | G – 0232 D – 2220 Em – 0402 Am – 2000 C – 0003 |
[Verse]
G D There's an evening' haze settlin'
Over the town
Em G Starlight by the edge of the creek C G The buyin' power of
The proletariat's gone down
Am D Money's gettin' shallow and weak
G The place I love best is
D
A sweet memory
Em G It's a new path that we trod
C G They say low wages are a reality
Am D If we want to compete abroad
[Verse]
G My cruel weapons have been
D
put on the shelf Em G Come sit down on my knee C You are dearer to
G
Me than myself
Am D As you yourself can see
G I'm listening' to
D
The steel rails hum
Em G Got both eyes tight shut
C Just sitting here trying to
G
Keep the hunger from
Am D Creeping it's way into my gut [Chorus]
C Meet me at the bottom,
G
Don't lag behind
Am G Bring me my boots and shoes
C You can hang back or fight
G
your best on the front line
Am Sing a little bit of these
D G
Workingman's blues [Verse]
G Now, I'm sailing' on back,
D
ready for the long haul Em G Tossed by the winds and the seas C G I'll drag them all down to hell
and I'll stand them at the wall Am D I'll sell them to their enemies G D I'm trying' to feed my soul
with thought Em Gonna sleep off the
G
Rest of the day
C Sometimes no one wants
G
What we got Am Sometimes you can't
D
Give it away [Verse]
G Now the place is ringed
D
With countless foes
Em G Some of them may be deaf and dumb
C G No man, no woman knows
Am D The hour that sorrow will come
G In the dark I hear
D
The night birds call
Em G I can hear a lover's breath
C I sleep in the kitchen with
G
My feet in the hall
Am D Sleep is like a temporary death [Chorus]
C Meet me at the bottom,
G
Don't lag behind
Am C Bring me my boots and shoes
C You can hang back or fight
G
your best on the front line
Am Sing a little bit of these
D G
Workingman's blues [Verse]
G Well, they burned my barn,
D
they stole my horse
Em G I can't save a dime
C I got to be careful,
G
I don't want to be forced
Am D Into a life of continual crime G I can see for myself that
D
the sun is sinking Em G How I wish you were here to see C Tell me now,
G
am I wrong in thinking
Am D That you have forgotten me? [Verse]
G Now they worry and they hurry
D
And they fuss and they fret
Em G They waste your nights and days
C G Them I will forget
Am. D But you I'll remember always
G Old memories of you to
D
Me have clung
Em G You've wounded me with words C Gonna have to straighten
G
out your tongue Am It's all true,
D
Everything you have heard [Chorus] C Meet me at the bottom,
G
don't lag behind Em G Bring me my boots and shoes
C You can hang back or
G
Fight your best on
The front line
Am Sing a little bit of
D G
these workingman's blues [Verse]
G In you, my friend,
D
I find no blame
Em Wanna look in my eyes,
G
please do C G No one can ever claim Am D That I took up arms
Against you
G All across the peaceful
D
Sacred fields Em G They will lay you low C They'll break your horns and
G
Slash you with steel Am D I say it so it must be so [Verse]
G Now I'm down on my luck and
D
I'm black and blue Em G Gonna give you another chance C I'm all alone and
G
I'm expecting you Am To lead me off in
D
a cheerful dance G Got a brand new suit
D
and a brand new wife Em G I can live on rice and beans C Some people never
G
worked a day in their life Am D Don't know what work even means [Chorus]
C Meet me at the bottom,
G
don't lag behind Am C Bring me my boots and shoes C G You can hang back or fight
Your best on the front line Am Sing a little bit of
D G
These workingman's blues
