Diary of a Workingman — Blackfoot
Chords and lyrics for Diary of a Workingman by Blackfoot (key of Am).
Verse 1
Blackfoot - Diary Of A Working Man
Intro
[Am] [Am/B] [D/F#]
[Am] [Am/B] [D/F#]
[Am] [Am/B] [D/F#]
[Fsus2] [E]
[Am] [D] [E]
Verse
[Am]In a [Am/B]room all [D/F#]alone [Am]waiting [Am/B]by the [D/F#]telephone
[Am]With a [Am/B]tear in his eye and a [D/F#]pen in his hand
[Fsus2]So begins the [E]diary of a working [Am][D]man[E]
[Am]He'd been [Am/B]poor man all his [D/F#]life
[Am]And just when [Am/B]things were [D/F#]going right
[Am]Some [Am/B]stranger takes his[D/F#] woman away
[Fsus2]He doesn't know if he'll [E]see, oh, another [Am][D]day[E]
Oh, another [Am][D][E]day[G/B][C]
Interlude
[Am] [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am] [Fsus2] [G]
[Am] [D] [E] [F] [G]
Verse 2
[Am]Time has [Am/B]come and he was [D/F#]right
[Am]It was a [Am/B]cold and rainy [D/F#]night
[Am]And he thought for [Am/B]sure she would [D/F#]follow
[Fsus2]But it won't be the same, [E]no [Am][D][E]tomorrow[G/B][C]
[Am]Now here's a [Am/B]man glory [D/F#]bound
[Am]In a pool of [Am/B]dreams about to [D/F#]drown
[Am]If he can [Am/B]just get through this [D/F#]night
[Fsus2]Then maybe tomorrow [E]things will work out [Am][D]right[E]
Oh, will work out [Am][D][E]right[G/B][C]
Solo
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G] [Dm] [G]
[F] [E]
[Am] [D] [E] [C] [G/B] [Am] [D] [E]
[Am] [D] [Am] [C] [D] [E]
[C] [D] [Am] [C] [D] [Am] [E]
Bridge
Well, [Am]with the pain in [C]his [D][F]blood[G]
He'd [Am]love to take her if[C] he [D][F]could[G]
And as[Am] he wakes [C]with a [D][F]scream[G]
To [Am]only realize it's just [C][D][F]reality[E]
Interlude
[Am] [D] [E] [C] [G]
[Am] [D] [E] [C] [G]
[Am] [D] [E] [C] [G]
[Am] [D] [E]
[Am] [Am/B] [D/F#]
[Am] [Am/B] [D/F#]
Outro
[Am]He [Am/B]woke with sweaty [D/F#]hands
[Am]Maybe [Am/B]there'll be a [D/F#]change in plans
[Am]With a [Am/B]tear in his eye and a [D/F#]gun in his hand
[Fsus2]So ends the diary[E] of a [Am][Am/B]workingman[Am][D/F#]
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