Workin' Man Blues chords by Merle Haggard

Songfacts says: "Working Man Blues" is about as obviously aimed as you can get, at the core audience of his fans, being blue-collar workers. Even at that, Haggard poses for the cover of the single in full business suit, tie, watch, and all. It's sort of a cool solidarity with the audience, and a sympathetic bit of self-deprecating humor - "Don't I look ridiculous like this?" The suit even seems to be tailored in a just-this-side-of-dandy fashion, just to make the point. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.