Imagine Dragons - Working Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Working Man" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Working Man Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Imagine Dragons

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Working Man" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      C
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
        F
Been a long time coming for the working man
    Am
So shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
          G
When the money is high, we can start to spend
      C
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
        F
Been a long time coming for the working man
    Am
So shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
          G
When the money is high, we can start to spend
Shake it

C
Every little bit goes a little of a long way.
                                               F
Life gets hard and I'm headed for the highway home, home
Am
Caught up in the middle of a headache and a heartbreak

Just when I thought
                              G
I was clear of the mistakes, No, no oh oh

    C
So tell me, tell me, tell me, what am I to do
    F
I think that this life is darker than the view
    Am
So help me, help me, help me, be a little more like you
     G
When everything is falling,
I'm gonna do the things you do

Chorus

Everything is serious and everything is fatal
That's what they tell you and that's how they make you
Know, know-oh-oh-oh (Know-oh-oh-oh)
I'm tired of the books and tired of the tables
Everything is made with the same old labels
No, no-oh-oh-oh (No-oh-oh-oh)

So tell me, tell me, tell me
What am I to do?
I think that this life is darker than the view
So help me, help me, help me
Be a little more like you
When everything is falling
I'm gonna do the things you do

Chorus

Chorus:
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
Been a long time coming for the working man
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
When the money's high, we can start to spend
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
Been a long time coming for the working man
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
When the money's high, we can start to spend
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
Been a long time coming for the working man
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
When the money's high, we can start to spend
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
Been a long time coming for the working man
Shake it, shake it, and we're moving again
When the money's high, we can start to spend
Shake it


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord 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 Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Working Man" by Imagine Dragons.