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Thread #11173   Message #81990
Posted By: alison
26-May-99 - 09:59 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Working Man (Rita MacNeil)
Subject: Tune/Chords Add: WORKING MAN (Rita MacNeil)
Hi,

the fella I accompanied on St Pat's, did this in C. Here's the tune....

MIDI file: IT'SAW~1.MID

Timebase: 480

Name:
TimeSig: 4/4 24 8
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Key: C
Start
1440 1 60 029 0238 0 60 029 0002 1 62 025 0238 0 62 025 0002 1 64 033 0478 0 64 033 0002 1 64 038 0480 1 64 036 0048 0 64 038 0432 1 60 024 0016 0 64 036 0462 0 60 024 0002 1 55 026 1438 0 55 026 0002 1 55 029 0238 0 55 029 0002 1 55 026 0238 0 55 026 0002 1 57 026 0478 0 57 026 0002 1 57 065 0478 0 57 065 0002 1 57 049 0718 0 57 049 0002 1 53 023 0238 0 53 023 0002 1 55 029 1438 0 55 029 0002 1 60 031 0238 0 60 031 0002 1 62 019 0238 0 62 019 0002 1 64 036 0718 0 64 036 0002 1 64 036 0238 0 64 036 0002 1 64 032 0478 0 64 032 0002 1 64 026 0238 0 64 026 0002 1 64 037 0238 0 64 037 0002 1 65 048 0478 0 65 048 0002 1 64 026 0478 0 64 026 0002 1 62 022 0718 0 62 022 0002 1 60 020 0238 0 60 020 0002 1 62 043 2878 0 62 043 0482 1 60 028 0238 0 60 028 0002 1 62 034 0238 0 62 034 0002 1 64 033 0478 0 64 033 0002 1 64 034 0478 0 64 034 0002 1 64 037 0478 0 64 037 0002 1 60 034 0478 0 60 034 0002 1 55 019 1438 0 55 019 0002 1 55 023 0238 0 55 023 0002 1 55 026 0238 0 55 026 0002 1 57 032 0717 0 57 032 0003 1 57 038 0238 0 57 038 0002 1 57 037 0718 0 57 037 0002 1 53 038 0230 0 53 038 0010 1 55 025 1438 0 55 025 0002 1 60 037 0238 0 60 037 0002 1 62 028 0238 0 62 028 0002 1 64 034 0478 0 64 034 0002 1 64 031 0478 0 64 031 0002 1 64 028 0478 0 64 028 0002 1 60 027 0478 0 60 027 0002 1 59 023 0691 0 59 023 0029 1 59 033 0240 1 57 026 0017 0 59 033 0461 0 57 026 0002 1 59 022 0478 0 59 022 0002 1 60 030 3358 0 60 030
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:
M:4/4
Q:1/4=100
K:C
C7D|E2E2E2C2|G,6G,G,|A,2A,2A,3F,|G,6CD|E3EE2EE|
F2E2D3C|D8|-D6CD|E2E2E2C2|G,6G,G,|A,3A,A,3F,|
G,6CD|E2E2E2C2|B,3B,A,2B,2|C8|-C8||

which makes the chords

Chorus

It's a (C)working man I am,
And I've (F)been down under(C)ground,
and I swear to God if I ever see the (G)Sun,
Or for (C)any length of time,
I can (F)hold it in my (C)mind,
I never again will (G)go down under(C)ground.

slainte

alison