Rush – Working Man (Guitar)

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I apologize in advance if this tab is a little difficult to understand with the figure 1 and whatnot, but give the tune a listen and you'll get it. It's pretty easy and very fun to play. [Figure 1]

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----7--------7-|
E|----7-----7-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----5-----5--|-3-----3-----5-----5h7-5---|
                                                                   ending varies, can continue 5 7 pattern
                                                                                  or strum A5 power chord

[Intro/Riff]

| E D A | E C D | x2 [Verse 1]

      E           D       A
Well, I get up at seven, yeah

      E             C   D
And I go to work at nine

E                   D       A
  I got no time for livin', yes

    E              C     D
I'm workin' all the time

   E                    D        A
It seems to me, I could live my life

E                     C         D
  A lot better than I think I am

E                D        A
  I guess that's why they call me

E      C              D
  They call me the workin' man

[Chorus] [Figure 1] They call me the workin' man I guess that's what I am [Riff] | E D A | E C D | x2 [Verse 2]

     E             D        A
Yes, I get home at five o'clock

      E                 C           D
And I take myself out a nice, cold beer

E        D          A
  Always seem to be wonderin'

            E              C        D
Why there's nothin' goin' down here

   E                    D        A
It seems to me, I could live my life

E                     C         D
  A lot better than I think I am

E                D        A
  I guess that's why they call me

E     C        D
  The workin' man

[Chorus] [Figure 1] Well, they call me the workin' man I guess that's what I am [Solo 1] | E D A | E C D | x4 [Chorus] [Figure 1] Well, they call me the workin' man I guess that's what I am [Sweet Bass Break] E N.C. [Solo 2] (for days)

E5
(40 bars at double-time, c. 160 bpm)

[Bridge Riff]

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------5--------------| x4
A|-7--7--7p5----7--7--7p5----|-7--5--------------7--5--|
E|-----------7------------7--|-------7-----------------|

                                         1st ending                        2nd ending
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------12---------------|  |-------------12--------12--14--|
D|-14--14--14p12-----14--14--14p12-----|-14--12---------------14--12--|  |-14--12------------14----------|
A|---------------14----------------14--|---------14-------------------|  |---------14--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|

then solo or play first part x2 [Solo 3] (for some more days)

E5
(36 bars)

[Bridge Riff]

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------5--------------| x4
A|-7--7--7p5----7--7--7p5----|-7--5--------------7--5--|
E|-----------7------------7--|-------7-----------------|

                                         1st ending                        2nd ending
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------12---------------|  |-------------12----\-----------|
D|-14--14--14p12-----14--14--14p12-----|-14--12---------------14--12--|  |-14--12------------------------|
A|---------------14----------------14--|---------14-------------------|  |---------14--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|  |-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------5--------------|---------------------------|----------5--------2-----|
A|-7--7--7p5----7--7--7p5----|-7--5--------------7--5--|-7--7--7p5----7--7--7p5----|-7--5-----5--------2-----|
E|-----------7------------7--|-------7-----------------|-----------7------------7--|-------7--3--------0-----|

[Interlude/Riff] | E | E | E7 | E7 | | E6 | E6 | E | E |

| E   | E   | E   | E   |
(back to half-time)

| D A | E C D | | E D A | E C D | [Verse 3]

      E           D       A
Well, I get up at seven, yeah

      E             C   D
And I go to work at nine

E                   D       A
  I got no time for livin', yes

    E                    C  D
I'm workin' all the time

   E                    D        A
It seems to me, I could live my life

E                     C         D
  A lot better than I think I am

E                D        A
  I guess that's why they call me

E      C              D
  They call me the workin' man

[Chorus] [Figure 1] Well, they call me the workin' man

                     E     D  A
I guess that's what I am

E      C              D
  They call me the workin' man

E      D               A    E     C  D
        I guess that's what I am

[Outro/Riff] (slower)

| E     D  A  | E     C  D  | x2
Crazy lead guitar part

E E7 E N.C. ************************* | h Hammer on | p Pull off | \ Slide down *************************