Chris Rea - Working on It: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Working on It" 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.

A           E                          B
Oh how I'd love it girl, just you and me
A         E        B
Take the day and fly
 A           E                        B
But oh this job, its got the best of me
      A     E       B
Tell you why, tell you why

B
Somebody above is in a desperate state
Some kind of urgency, the kind that won't wait
I say tomorrow, he say today
And the man in my head well he tell me no way

Keep working
I got eight little fingers and only two thumbs
Will you leave me in peace while I get the work done
Can't you see I'm working

Chorus:
A   E       B
Oh, oh I'm working on it
A   E       B
Oh, oh I'm working on it

B
Well they're coming from above me
And they're coming from below
Yea they're in there right behind me
Everywhere that I go
And my buddy, he's screaming down the telephone line
He say gimme, gimme, gimme
I say I ain't got the time

Chorus:
Oh, oh can't you see I'm working on it
Oh, oh I'm working on it

Yea, yea, oh tell 'em
How I'd love it girl, just you and me
Take the day and fly
But oh, this job it's got the best of me
Tell you why

Well they're coming from above me
And they're coming from below
Yea they're in there right behind me
Everywhere that I go
My buddy, he's screaming down the telephone line
He say gimme, gimme, gimme
I say I ain't got the time

Chorus:
Oh, oh can't you see I'm working on it
Oh, oh I'm working on it
Oh, oh I'm working
Oh, oh can't you see I'm working on it


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

E

Guitar chord E

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 It" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Working on It" by Chris Rea.

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