Working On The Highway

Working On The Highway - Bruce Springsteen

Intro
C Fadd9/C C

Verse 1
CFriday Night's Pay Night Guys Fresh Out Of WorFadd9/Ck       C  Fadd9/C        C​
CTalking About The Weekend Scrubbing Off The DiFadd9/Crt      C  Fadd9/C        C​
CSome Heading Home To Their Families Some Looking To Get Fadd9/CHurt    C  Fadd9/C        C​
CSome Going Down To Stovell Wearing Trouble On Their ShirFadd9/Cts      C  Fadd9/C        C​

Verse 2
CI Work For The County Out On 95               Fadd9/C        C  Fadd9/C        C​
CAll Day I Hold A Red Flag And Watch The Traffic Pass Me Fadd9/CBy      C  Fadd9/C        C​
CIn My Head I Keep A Picture Of A Pretty Little Miss     Fadd9/C        C  Fadd9/C        C​
CSomeday Mister I'm Gonna Lead A Better Life Than This

Chorus 1
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Working On The Highway

[Break 1] 2X
Fadd9/C C Fadd9/C C Fadd9/C C G5 C

Verse 3
CI Met Her At A Dance Down At The Union HallFadd9/C        C  Fadd9/C        C​
CShe Was Standing With Her Brothers Back Up Against The WFadd9/Call     C  Fadd9/C        C​
CSometimes We'd Go Walking Down The Union TrackFadd9/Cs       C  Fadd9/C        C​
COne Day I Looked Straight At Her And She Looked StraightFadd9/C Back   C  Fadd9/C        C​

Chorus 2
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Working On The Highway

[Break 2] 2X
Fadd9/C C Fadd9/C C Fadd9/C C G5 C

Bridge
Am7Saved Up My Money And IC Put It All Away
I Am7Went To See Her Daddy But WeC Didn't Have Much To Say
"Am7Son Can't You See That She'sC Just A Little Girl
Fadd9She Don't Know Nothing About ThisG5 Cruel Cruel World"

Verse 4
CWe Lit Out Down To Florida We Got Along All Right Fadd9/C        C  Fadd9/C        C​
COne Day Her Brothers Came And Got Her And They Took Me IFadd9/Cn A BlacCk Fadd9/CAnd WhitCe
CThe Prosecutor Kept The Promise That He Made On That DayFadd9/C        C  Fadd9/C        C​
CAnd The Judge Got Mad And He Put Me Straight Away Fadd9/C        C  Fadd9/C        C​

Verse 5
CI Wake Up Every Morning To The Work Bell Clang    Fadd9/C        C  Fadd9/C        C​
Me And The CWarden Go Swinging On The Charlotte County Road Gang

Chorus 3
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Laying Down The Blacktop
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 All Day Long I Don't Stop
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Blasting Through The Bedrock
Fadd9Working On The Highway G5 Working On The Highway

[Break 3] 2X
Fadd9/C C Fadd9/C C Fadd9/C C G5 C
Repeat Through Ending