Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

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