Working On The Highway

Working On The Highway - Bruce Springsteen

Intro
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Verse 1
EFriday Night's Pay Night Guys Fresh Out Of WorAadd9/Ek       E  Aadd9/E        E​
ETalking About The Weekend Scrubbing Off The DiAadd9/Ert      E  Aadd9/E        E​
ESome Heading Home To Their Families Some Looking To Get Aadd9/EHurt    E  Aadd9/E        E​
ESome Going Down To Stovell Wearing Trouble On Their ShirAadd9/Ets      E  Aadd9/E        E​

Verse 2
EI Work For The County Out On 95               Aadd9/E        E  Aadd9/E        E​
EAll Day I Hold A Red Flag And Watch The Traffic Pass Me Aadd9/EBy      E  Aadd9/E        E​
EIn My Head I Keep A Picture Of A Pretty Little Miss     Aadd9/E        E  Aadd9/E        E​
ESomeday Mister I'm Gonna Lead A Better Life Than This

Chorus 1
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Working On The Highway

[Break 1] 2X
Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E E B5 E

Verse 3
EI Met Her At A Dance Down At The Union HallAadd9/E        E  Aadd9/E        E​
EShe Was Standing With Her Brothers Back Up Against The WAadd9/Eall     E  Aadd9/E        E​
ESometimes We'd Go Walking Down The Union TrackAadd9/Es       E  Aadd9/E        E​
EOne Day I Looked Straight At Her And She Looked StraightAadd9/E Back   E  Aadd9/E        E​

Chorus 2
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Working On The Highway

[Break 2] 2X
Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E E B5 E

Bridge
C#m7Saved Up My Money And I EPut It All Away
I C#m7Went To See Her Daddy But We EDidn't Have Much To Say
"C#m7Son Can't You See That She's EJust A Little Girl
Aadd9She Don't Know Nothing About ThisB5 Cruel Cruel World"

Verse 4
EWe Lit Out Down To Florida We Got Along All Right Aadd9/E        E  Aadd9/E        E​
EOne Day Her Brothers Came And Got Her And They Took Me IAadd9/En A BlacEk Aadd9/EAnd WhitEe
EThe Prosecutor Kept The Promise That He Made On That DayAadd9/E        E  Aadd9/E        E​
EAnd The Judge Got Mad And He Put Me Straight Away Aadd9/E        E  Aadd9/E        E​

Verse 5
EI Wake Up Every Morning To The Work Bell Clang    Aadd9/E        E  Aadd9/E        E​
Me And The EWarden Go Swinging On The Charlotte County Road Gang

Chorus 3
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Aadd9Working On The Highway B5 Working On The Highway

[Break 3] 2X
Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E E Aadd9/E E B5 E
Repeat Through Ending