Working On The Highway

Working On The Highway - Bruce Springsteen

Intro
G Cadd9/G G

Verse 1
GFriday Night's Pay Night Guys Fresh Out Of WorCadd9/Gk       G  Cadd9/G        G​
GTalking About The Weekend Scrubbing Off The DiCadd9/Grt      G  Cadd9/G        G​
GSome Heading Home To Their Families Some Looking To Get Cadd9/GHurt    G  Cadd9/G        G​
GSome Going Down To Stovell Wearing Trouble On Their ShirCadd9/Gts      G  Cadd9/G        G​

Verse 2
GI Work For The County Out On 95               Cadd9/G        G  Cadd9/G        G​
GAll Day I Hold A Red Flag And Watch The Traffic Pass Me Cadd9/GBy      G  Cadd9/G        G​
GIn My Head I Keep A Picture Of A Pretty Little Miss     Cadd9/G        G  Cadd9/G        G​
GSomeday Mister I'm Gonna Lead A Better Life Than This

Chorus 1
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Working On The Highway

[Break 1] 2X
Cadd9/G G Cadd9/G G Cadd9/G G D5 G

Verse 3
GI Met Her At A Dance Down At The Union HallCadd9/G        G  Cadd9/G        G​
GShe Was Standing With Her Brothers Back Up Against The WCadd9/Gall     G  Cadd9/G        G​
GSometimes We'd Go Walking Down The Union TrackCadd9/Gs       G  Cadd9/G        G​
GOne Day I Looked Straight At Her And She Looked StraightCadd9/G Back   G  Cadd9/G        G​

Chorus 2
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Working On The Highway

[Break 2] 2X
Cadd9/G G Cadd9/G G Cadd9/G G D5 G

Bridge
Em7Saved Up My Money And IG Put It All Away
I Em7Went To See Her Daddy But WeG Didn't Have Much To Say
"Em7Son Can't You See That She'sG Just A Little Girl
Cadd9She Don't Know Nothing About ThisD5 Cruel Cruel World"

Verse 4
GWe Lit Out Down To Florida We Got Along All Right Cadd9/G        G  Cadd9/G        G​
GOne Day Her Brothers Came And Got Her And They Took Me ICadd9/Gn A BlacGk Cadd9/GAnd WhitGe
GThe Prosecutor Kept The Promise That He Made On That DayCadd9/G        G  Cadd9/G        G​
GAnd The Judge Got Mad And He Put Me Straight Away Cadd9/G        G  Cadd9/G        G​

Verse 5
GI Wake Up Every Morning To The Work Bell Clang    Cadd9/G        G  Cadd9/G        G​
Me And The GWarden Go Swinging On The Charlotte County Road Gang

Chorus 3
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Cadd9Working On The Highway D5 Working On The Highway

[Break 3] 2X
Cadd9/G G Cadd9/G G Cadd9/G G D5 G
Repeat Through Ending