Working John, Working Joe (for easy guitar) Jethro Tull as per Toni Rokka November 2014 [email protected] Tuning: Standard Capo: 2nd fret Chord Shapes: E5 OX24OO D5 XXO23O Dsus4 XXO233 D XXO232 A5(A2) XO22OO Bsus4 X2445X Cmaj7/G 332OOO D5/F# 2XO23O Intro: E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 Repeat Intro Sequence Verse 1 E5 D5 When I was a young man as all good tales begin single notes:5th string 4th string 3rd string 4th String A5 or A2 D5 E5 open A h/o B D open G E I was taught to hold out my hand Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence E5 D5 And for my pay I worked an honest day A2 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E and took what pittance I could win Bridge: Play Intro chord sequence once Chorus as per Intro chord sequence E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 Now I'm a working John E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 and I'm a working Joe E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 and I'm doing what I know Bsus4 for God and the Economy D5 Cmaj7/G Big brother watches over me E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 And the state protects and feeds me E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 And my conscience never leaves me E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 And I'm loyal to the unions E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 who protect me at all levels Bridge: INTRO CHORD PATTERN TWICE OVER GUITAR SOLO Verse 2 E5 D5 Now as I grew, the winds of fortune blew A5 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E and the bank smiled down upon me Bridge: Intro chord pattern Once E5 D5 And mortgaged to the hilt I threw A2 D5 E5 single notes: A B D G E the breeze of caution behind me Bridge: Intro chord pattern once Chorus as Intro chord sequence Now I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe and I'm good at what I know Bsus4 And God and the Economy D5 Cmaj7/G have blessed me with equality E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 Now I'm equal to the best of you E5 D5 Dsus4 D D5 And better than the rest of you E5 D5 Dsus4 D5 who would criticise my success E5 D5 Dsus4 D5 in times of national unrest Guitar solo: Intro twice and then play 2 bars each of B5 A5 (Bridge notes D Db A) B5 A5 (triplets AEA AEA D Db D) Verse 3 D5/F# E5 D5 Now I own a horseless carriage E5 D5 in a central-heated garage E5 D5 And I commute eight miles a day E5 D5 up at seven to make it pay E5 D5 I direct ten limited companies E5 D5 with seeming consummate expertise E5 D5 two ulcers and a heart disease E5 a trembling feeling in both knees Chorus (Tacet) Dsus4 D D5 E5 D5 E5 Dsus4 D D5 I'm a working John and I'm a working Joe
