LINK 1 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---2---3---5---| B(3)--------------|3---------------|1-------3-------|3---3---3---3---| G|2---------------|4---------------|2-------2-------|2---2---2---2---| D|0---------------|0---------------|0-------0-------|0---0---0---0---| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| LINK 2 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0---------------|2---------------|3---------------|5---------------| B|1---------------|3---------------|5---------------|7---------------| G|2---------------|4---------------|5---------------|7---------------| D|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| MIDDLE 8 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|1---1---1-1-1---|------------1---| B|3---3---3-1-3---|----1---3---3---| G|3---3---3-3-3---|3---0---3-------| D|3---3---3-3-3---|3---------------| A|1---1---1-1-1---|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| INTERLUDE 3/4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------| B|3-1-3-1-3-------|3-1-3-1-3-------|----------------|------------| G|3---------3-2---|3---------3-2---|2-0-2-0-2-------|2-0-2-0-2---| D|3-----------3---|3-----------3---|3---------3-2---|3---------3-| A|1-----------3---|1-----------3---|3-----------3---|3-----------| E|------------1---|------------1---|1---------------|1-----------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|--------0-------|--------1-------|3---------------| B|--------3-------|1-------1-------|3-------3-------|1---------------| G|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|0---------------| D|3-------3-------|2-------2-------|3---------------|2---------------| A|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3-------3-------|3---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL VOICINGS *G x-x-x-0-3-3 G/B x-2-x-0-3-3 G/E x-x-2-0-3-3 G/D x-x-0-0-3-3 *C x-3-2-0-1-3 C/B x-2-x-0-1-3 G/D x-x-0-4-3-3 A/D x-x-0-6-5-5 or x-x-0-2-2-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * I was digging in the yard today *C When a letter came from Southampton way Keep on working Keep on working *G I must admit I was a bit in the red * But if you never have pleasure then you could be dead Keep on working Keep on working Keep on working Keep on working But there's one thing They can't take away Hear the sea sing See a smiling face I think we're OK Though we all could be mad That's what they say LINK 1: see above We just can't all be bad * I got something now to think about * I'll work all day but not to pay it out Keep on working Keep on working * Don't care if they say where a dying race * I'd rather be here than any other place Keep on working Keep on working Keep on working Keep on working And there's another whirl They can't ever touch Just need a boy and girl It don't cost you much And if your luck is in You might have kids at play To make you laugh and sing LINK 1: see above When you're old and gray MIDDLE 8: see above Keep on working MIDDLE 8 see above Keep on working MIDDLE 8: see above Keep on working MIDDLE 8 see above Keep on working INTERLUDE: see above | | | | * I was digging in the yard today *C When a letter came from Southampton way Keep on working Keep on working * I must admit I was a bit in the red *C But if you never have pleasure then you might as well be dead Keep on working Keep on working Keep on working Keep on working And there's another whirl They can't ever touch Just need a boy and girl It don't cost you much And if your luck is in You might have kids at play To make you laugh and sing LINK 2: see above When you're old and gray (Keep on working) Keep on working, keep on working Keep on working, keep on working Keep on working, keep on working Keep on working, keep on working Keep on working, keep on working Keep on working, keep on working Keep on working, keep on working Keep on working ... Work!
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