Working On The Highway

Working On The Highway - Bruce Springsteen

Intro
D Gadd9/D D

Verse 1
DFriday Night's Pay Night Guys Fresh Out Of WorGadd9/Dk       D  Gadd9/D        D​
DTalking About The Weekend Scrubbing Off The DiGadd9/Drt      D  Gadd9/D        D​
DSome Heading Home To Their Families Some Looking To Get Gadd9/DHurt    D  Gadd9/D        D​
DSome Going Down To Stovell Wearing Trouble On Their ShirGadd9/Dts      D  Gadd9/D        D​

Verse 2
DI Work For The County Out On 95               Gadd9/D        D  Gadd9/D        D​
DAll Day I Hold A Red Flag And Watch The Traffic Pass Me Gadd9/DBy      D  Gadd9/D        D​
DIn My Head I Keep A Picture Of A Pretty Little Miss     Gadd9/D        D  Gadd9/D        D​
DSomeday Mister I'm Gonna Lead A Better Life Than This

Chorus 1
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Working On The Highway

[Break 1] 2X
Gadd9/D D Gadd9/D D Gadd9/D D A5 D

Verse 3
DI Met Her At A Dance Down At The Union HallGadd9/D        D  Gadd9/D        D​
DShe Was Standing With Her Brothers Back Up Against The WGadd9/Dall     D  Gadd9/D        D​
DSometimes We'd Go Walking Down The Union TrackGadd9/Ds       D  Gadd9/D        D​
DOne Day I Looked Straight At Her And She Looked StraightGadd9/D Back   D  Gadd9/D        D​

Chorus 2
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Working On The Highway

[Break 2] 2X
Gadd9/D D Gadd9/D D Gadd9/D D A5 D

Bridge
Bm7Saved Up My Money And ID Put It All Away
I Bm7Went To See Her Daddy But WeD Didn't Have Much To Say
"Bm7Son Can't You See That She'sD Just A Little Girl
Gadd9She Don't Know Nothing About ThisA5 Cruel Cruel World"

Verse 4
DWe Lit Out Down To Florida We Got Along All Right Gadd9/D        D  Gadd9/D        D​
DOne Day Her Brothers Came And Got Her And They Took Me IGadd9/Dn A BlacDk Gadd9/DAnd WhitDe
DThe Prosecutor Kept The Promise That He Made On That DayGadd9/D        D  Gadd9/D        D​
DAnd The Judge Got Mad And He Put Me Straight Away Gadd9/D        D  Gadd9/D        D​

Verse 5
DI Wake Up Every Morning To The Work Bell Clang    Gadd9/D        D  Gadd9/D        D​
Me And The DWarden Go Swinging On The Charlotte County Road Gang

Chorus 3
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Gadd9Working On The Highway A5 Working On The Highway

[Break 3] 2X
Gadd9/D D Gadd9/D D Gadd9/D D A5 D
Repeat Through Ending