Intro (x8): Bb Cm Bb Cm Boys workin on empty Bb Cm Is that the kinda way to face the burning heat? Bb Cm I just think about my baby Bb I'm so full of love I could barely eat Bb Cm There's nothing sweeter than my baby Bb Cm I never want once from the cherry tree Bb Cm Cause my baby's sweet as can be Bb She give me toothaches just from kissin me Gm F When, my, time comes around Bb Cm Lay me gently in the cold dark earth Gm F No grave can hold my body down Bb I'll crawl home to her Bb Cm That's when my baby found me Bb Cm I was three days on a drunken sin Bb Cm I woke with her walls around me Bb Cm Nothin in her room but an empty crib Bb Cm And I was burnin up a fever Bb Cm I didn't care much how long I lived Bb Cm But I swear I thought I dreamed her Bb She never asked me once about the wrong I did Gm F When, my, time comes around Bb Cm Lay me gently in the cold dark earth Gm F No grave can hold my body down Bb I'll crawl home to her Bb Cm My baby never fret none Bb Cm About what my hands and my body done Bb Cm If the Lord don't forgive me Bb I'd still have my baby and my babe would have me Bb Cm When I was kissing on my baby Bb Cm And she put her love down soft and sweet Bb Cm In the lowland plot I was free Bb Heaven and hell were words to me Gm F When, my, time comes around Bb Cm Lay me gently in the cold dark earth Gm F No grave can hold my body down Bb I'll crawl home to her Outro (x4): Bb Cm This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
4 ukulele chords used in "Work Song" by Hozier: Bb, Cm, F and Gm
i’m literally crying. hozier is way too powerful.
I love how it sounds when you transpose to +2 and its easy tpp 🙂
-3 is a lot easier for beginners <3
+2 sounds the best in my opinion! 🙂
This sounds so beautiful ??
-3 with capo on the 3rd fret sounds good even with single strums 🙂
+1 seems to be the actual key of the song, it’s a little more fiddly but sounds perfect when played along with the original!
Strumming pattern?
I play the verses plucking the base notes plus one, I play Bb and C and C an octave up together
This works! I love it! This is my fav song!
Do you use the capo? This doesnt sound right at all
+4 is a good key for girls or sopranos…! x3
You can clap in between Cm and Bb throughout the intro, verses, AND outro!!! 😀 So happy right now xD
BTW…
It’s one beat of Cm and 2 beats of Bb and then a (Euhehehe) Clap (EUEHEHEHEHE) And that helps it sound a bit more like the real song!
@Hellowhatup1234 thankyou! THat made the song sound a lot more better than just playing the Cminors where it says to play.
Great song! It’s easiest to play when you transpose -3, and sounds good too! Thanks for the tab!
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I believe the c minors are placed in the wrong areas by a few beats. It should be 3 beats into the “phrase” and then on the third beat: (dramatic drumroll) a c minor.