Working Man's Cafe
Ray DaviesVersion1
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Looking for the working man's cafe in the shopping centre of the town
Looking for somewhere to fit in, in among the retail outlets
Bought a pair of new designer pants where the fruit and veg man used to stand
I always used to see him there, selling old apples and pears
Chatting up the pretty girls, with knocked off goods in the van
Don't you know, he was a working man
Long ago, he was a working man
And we sat in the working man's cafe
The working man's cafe
Everything around me seems unreal, everywhere I go it looks and feels
Like Ame--rica
You've really come a long way down this road, approving our surroundings as we go
Changing our roots and culture, but don't you know
Long ago, there was a working man
Don't you know, we were all working men
And we'd sit and pass the time of day
At the working man's cafe
I thought I knew you then, but will I know you now
There's got to be a place for us to meet,
I call you when I've found it
I only hope that life has made us a little more grounded
Hey man, I see you now!
Oh Oh, we were all working men
And here we are at the working man's cafe
It's really good to see us come so far, but haven't we forgotten who we are
Taking out a larger loan, equity relief and mortgages
We all seem to pass the time of day, online at the internet cafe
And if you forget my face, in case you've forgotten just who I am
I'm the kid with the greasy spoon, firmly held in my hand
Don't you know, I was a working man
Long ago, we were all working men
And we sat and spent the time of day
At the working man's cafe
Yeah, at the working man's cafe
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Readable chord sheet for Working Man's Cafe by Ray Davies
[G] [Gmaj7] [C] [Am] [Dsus4] [D] [G]Looking for the working man's ca[Gmaj7]fe in the shopping centre of the [C]town Looking for somewhere to fit in, [Am]in among the [D]retail outlets [G]Bought a pair of new designer [Gmaj7]pants where the fruit and veg man used to [C]stand I always used to see him there,[Am] selling old [D]apples and pears [C]Chatting up the pretty girls, with [G]knocked off goods in the [C]van[C] [B] [Dm]Don't you [G]know, [C]he was a working [F]man[F/E] [Dm]Long a[G]go, [C]he was a working [F]man[F/E] And we [Dm]sat in the working man's [F]cafe The working man's ca[C]fe [C]Everything around me seems un[Cmaj7]real, everywhere I go it looks and [F]feels[Dm] Like A[Gsus4]me--ri[G]ca [C]You've really come a long way down this[Cmaj7] road, approving our surroundings as we [F]go Changing our [Dm]roots and culture, but [Gsus4]don't you [G]know [Dm]Long a[G]go, [C]there was a working [F]man[F/E] [Dm]Don't you [G]know, [C]we were all working [F]men[F/E] And we'd [Dm]sit and pass the time of [F]day At the working man's ca[C]fe [G] [G]I thought I knew you then, but will I [D]know you now There's [G]got to be a place for us to meet, I call you [D]when I've found it [C]I only hope that life has made us a [G]little more grounded Hey man, I [D]see you now! [F]Oh [G]Oh, [C]we were all working [F]men[F] [E] And [D]here we are at the working man's ca[D7]fe [G]It's really good to see us come so [Gmaj7]far, but haven't we forgotten who we [C]are Taking out a larger loan, [Am]equity re[D]lief and mortgages [G]We all seem to pass the time of [Gmaj7]day, online at the internet ca[C]fe And if you forget my face, in [Am]case you've forgotten [D]just who I am [C]I'm the kid with the greasy spoon, [G]firmly held in my [C]hand[C] [B] [Dm]Don't you k[G]now, [C]I was a working [F]man [F/E] [Dm]Long a[G]go, [C]we were all working [F]men [F/E] And we [Dm]sat and spent the time of [F]day At the working man's [C]cafe [G] Yeah,[F] [G]at the working man's caf[C]e