Working Man (Guitar) Tab by Rush

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1974‐08‐26: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH, USA
Working Man
[Intro]
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[Verse]
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   Well I get up at 7 ya   and I go to work at 9  Got no time for liviin I'm working all the time
                                                  Yes   
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    Seems to me I could live my life      A lot better than I think I am

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   I guess thats why they call me     They call me the working man

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           They call me the working man                 I guess thats what I am

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[Verse] :59
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   Cause I get home at     and I take myself     Always seem to be      why theres nothing   
   5 oclock                out an ice cold beer  wondering              going down here 

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     Seems to me I could live my life      A lot better than I think I am

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   I guess thats why they call me     They call me the working man

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           They call me the working man                 I guess thats what I am

                
 [Guitar Solo 1]   
   1:32                                                                                1:41
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A|-------------------------------------------------------------7---------7-------7---7p5-----------|
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                                                                                1:48
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G|------------7-9p7---7-9--------------------------------9------------------9-----------14p12----12|
D|------5-7-9-------9-------------------------------------------------------------------------14---|
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                                                                                       1:56
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[Verse]                                                      2:05
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                            They call me the   I guess thats 
                            working man        what I am 

[Guitar Solo 2]
    2:11                                                                       2:18
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                 2:24                                                                2:28
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E|-------------2-0---------------7---------7--------7-------------------7-------------7------------|

                                                                         2:32
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D|---7p5---------7-5-------8p7p5--8p7p5----5-7-8p7-5---5-7-8-8p7-5-7-8-9-----9-------9-------------|
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                                            2:33                            2:35
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                                                                                            2:39
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         2:42
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                              2:46                                         2:48
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                                                       2:51
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  2:54
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  3:01
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                            3:13
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    3:13
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                                                      3:38
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[Third Guitar Solo]
    3:44                                3:52
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                                                          4:02
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                                                                                      4:18
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                                              4:22
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                                                       4:25
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                4:28                                     4:30
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                                                                                 4:34
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  4:34
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                                   4:47
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D|----------------------------5b------------9---------9-----9-----------------9---------9-----9---9|
A|-5-7-7-7p5---7-7-7p5---7-5-----7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------7---------7-----7----------------------------------------------------------------------|


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D|--------------------------------5---------------------------------------9--7--7--7--7------------|
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                                                                             5:19
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                      5:29
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[Verse] 5:30
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E|--0--0--0--0-----5-------0--0--0--0-------------0--0--0--0----5--------0--0--0--0----------------|
   Well I get up at 7 ya   and I go to work at 9  Got no time for liviin I'm working all the time
                                                  Yes   

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E|--0--0--0--0-------------------5--------------------------------------10s------------------------|
    Seems to me I could live my life      A lot better than I think I am

                                                                  5:54
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   I guess thats why they call me     They call me the working man

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E|-----5------5------5--------------3-----3-------5-----5---7---------------0--0-0-0-----5---------|
      Well They call me the working man                 I guess thats what I am

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D|--9---5-----------7-----------------2--2---7------7-------9--------------------------------------|
A|--7---3-----------5-----------------2--2---5------7-------7--------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------5s----0--0----------5----------------------------------------------|
        They call me the working man      I guesss thats what i am

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D|---7------9-------2--2----7----7--------2--2---7---9-------2--2----7--7--------2--2---7---9------|
A|---5------7-------2--2----5----7--------2--2---5---7-------2--2----5--7--------2--2---5---7------|
E|------------------0--0---------5--7s----0--0----------7s---0--0-------5--7s----0--0--------------|
                                                     
    6:40
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                        7:00    7:07
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D|-----------------------7------7------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
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| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| h  Hammer-on
| s  Slide  
| bp Bend pull-off
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