Hozier - Work Song: Ukulele Chords
Learn to play "Work Song" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Work Song ukulele chords and lyrics
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Work Song" smoothly on your ukulele.
A# Cm Boys, workin' on empty Is that the kinda way to face the burning heat? I just think about my baby I'm so full of love I could barely eat There's nothin' sweeter than my baby I'd never want once from the cherry tree 'Cause my baby's sweet as can be She give me toothaches just from kissin' me Chorus: Gm F7 A# When my time comes around, Cm Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth. Gm F7 No grave can hold my body down, A# I’ll crawl home to her. That’s when my baby found me, I was three days On a drunken sin. I woke with her walls around me, Nothing in her room But an empty crib. And I was burning up a fever, I didn’t care Much how long I lived. But I swear I thought I dreamed her, She never asked me Once about the wrong I did. Chorus: When my time comes around, Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth. No grave can hold my body down I’ll crawl home to her. When my time comes around, Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth. No grave can hold my body down, I’ll crawl home to her. My baby never fret none About what my hands And my body done. If the Lord don’t forgive me, I’d still have my baby, And my babe would have me. When I was kissing On my baby, And she put her love down soft and sweet, In the low lamplight I was free, Heaven and Hell Were words to me. Chorus: When my time comes around, Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth. No grave can hold my body down, I’ll crawl home to her. When my time comes around, Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth. No grave can hold my body down, I’ll crawl home to her. | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsA#  Cm  F7  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Work Song" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Work Song" by Hozier.