Bruce Springsteen - Working on the Highway: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Working on the Highway" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C F C F C F Friday night's pay night guys fresh out of work C G C F C F Talking about the weekend scrubbing off the dirt C Some heading home to their families some F C F C F looking to get hurt C G Some going down to Stovell wearing trouble on C F C F their shirts I work for the county out on 95 All day I hold a red flag and watch the traffic pass me by In my head, I keep a picture of a pretty little miss Someday, mister, I'm gonna lead a better life than this Chorus: F G C Working on the highway laying down the blacktop F G C Working on the highway all day long I don't stop F G C Working on the highway blasting through the bedrock F G C Working on the highway, working on the highway I met her at a dance down at the union hall She was standing with her brothers, back up against the wall Sometimes we'd go walking down the union tracks One day I looked straight at her and she looked straight back, so I'm Chorus: Working on the highway, laying down the blacktop Working on the highway, all day long I don't stop Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock Working on the highway, working on the highway Am C Saved up my money and I put it all away Am C I went to see her daddy but we didn't have much to say Am C "Son can't you see that she's just a little girl F G She don't know nothing about this cruel cruel world" We left down to Florida, we got along all right One day her brothers came and got her and they took me in a black-and-white The prosecutor kept the promise that he made on that day And the judge got mad and he put me straight away I wake up every morning to the work bell clang Me and the warden go swinging on the Charlotte County road gang Chorus: I'm working on the highway, laying down the blacktop Working on the highway, all day long I don't stop Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock Working on the highway, working on the highway Working on the highway, laying down the blacktop Working on the highway, all day long I don't stop Working on the highway, blasting through the bedrock Working on the highway, working on the highway You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  C  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Working on the Highway" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Working on the Highway" by Bruce Springsteen.