Biography:
Janis Joplin (born 19 January 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas, United States, died 4 October 1970 in Los Angeles, California) was an American singer, songwriter, composer and painter. Originally the lead singer for the blues rock band Big Brother & The Holding Company, Joplin left the band in late 1968 for a solo career. She released two solo albums, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (1969) and Pearl (1971), the latter released after her death. During her solo career, she was backed by the Kozmic Blues Band and later, the Full Tilt Boogie Band.
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- Bobby Mcgee
- Cry Baby
- Kozmic Blues
- Little Girl Blue
- Me And Bobby Mcgee
- Mercedes Benz
- Piece Of My Heart
- A Woman Left Lonely
- Dear Landlord
- Flower In The Sun
- Get It While You Can
- Look What Theyve Done To My Song
- Maybe
- Miseryn
- One Good Man
- One Night Stand
- Silver Threads And Golden Needles
- So Sad To Be Alone
- To Love Somebody
- What Good Can Drinkin Do
- Work Me Lord
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"Work Me, Lord"
intro: F C E E7
F#m Db F#m Db
Work me Lord, work me Lord.
E
Please don't you leave me,
B B C Db
I feel so useless down here
Db
With no one to love
F C
Though I've looked everywhere
E
And I can't find me anybody to love,
E7
To feel my care.
F#m Db F#m Db
So ah work me Lord, whoa use me Lord,
E
Don't you know how hard it is
B B C Db
Trying to live all alone.
Db F
Every day I keep trying to move forward,
C
But something is driving me, oh, back,
E
Honey, something's trying to hold on to me,
E7
To my way of life.
F#m Db
So don't you forget me down here, Lord,
F#m
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Db
Ah, ah, don't you forget me, Lord.
E
Well I don't think I'm any very special
B B C Db
Kind of person down here, I know better,
Db
But I don't think you're gonna find anybody,
F C
Not anybody who could say that they tried like I tried,
E
The worst you can say all about me
E7 B A E B
Is that I'm never satisfied. Whoa.
instrumental: B A E B x2 B A E
solo: F#m Db F#m Db E B B C Db F C E E7 *same as verse
instrumental: B A E B x3 B A E
F#m Db F#m Db
Whoa, oh, oh, work me Lord, hmm, use me Lord,
E
Please, honey, don't you leave me,
B B C Db
I feel so useless down here.
Db
I can't find me anybody to love me
F
And I've looked around,
C
I've looked everywhere, everywhere
E
And I can't find me anyone to love,
E7
To feel my care.
F#m Db
So honey don't you go and leave me, Lord,
F#m
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Db
Honey, don't you go off and leave me, Lord.
E
Can't I show you how hard it is
B B C Db
Trying to live when you're all alone.
Db
Everyday I keep pushing,
F
Keep trying to move forward
C
But something is driving me, oh, back,
E
And something's trying to hold on to me,
E7 F#m
To my way of life, why.
F
Oh please, please, oh don't you go and
C
Forget me down here, don't forget me, Lord.
E
I think that maybe you can ease me,
E7 B
Maybe I can help you, said uh whoa,
F C
Oh please, please, don't you go and leave me Lord,
E E7 N.C
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, whoa, whoa please,
Am (play and fade)
Hmm please, don't you leave me, Lord.
intro: F C E E7
F#m Db F#m Db
Work me Lord, work me Lord.
E
Please don't you leave me,
B B C Db
I feel so useless down here
Db
With no one to love
F C
Though I've looked everywhere
E
And I can't find me anybody to love,
E7
To feel my care.
F#m Db F#m Db
So ah work me Lord, whoa use me Lord,
E
Don't you know how hard it is
B B C Db
Trying to live all alone.
Db F
Every day I keep trying to move forward,
C
But something is driving me, oh, back,
E
Honey, something's trying to hold on to me,
E7
To my way of life.
F#m Db
So don't you forget me down here, Lord,
F#m
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Db
Ah, ah, don't you forget me, Lord.
E
Well I don't think I'm any very special
B B C Db
Kind of person down here, I know better,
Db
But I don't think you're gonna find anybody,
F C
Not anybody who could say that they tried like I tried,
E
The worst you can say all about me
E7 B A E B
Is that I'm never satisfied. Whoa.
instrumental: B A E B x2 B A E
solo: F#m Db F#m Db E B B C Db F C E E7 *same as verse
instrumental: B A E B x3 B A E
F#m Db F#m Db
Whoa, oh, oh, work me Lord, hmm, use me Lord,
E
Please, honey, don't you leave me,
B B C Db
I feel so useless down here.
Db
I can't find me anybody to love me
F
And I've looked around,
C
I've looked everywhere, everywhere
E
And I can't find me anyone to love,
E7
To feel my care.
F#m Db
So honey don't you go and leave me, Lord,
F#m
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Db
Honey, don't you go off and leave me, Lord.
E
Can't I show you how hard it is
B B C Db
Trying to live when you're all alone.
Db
Everyday I keep pushing,
F
Keep trying to move forward
C
But something is driving me, oh, back,
E
And something's trying to hold on to me,
E7 F#m
To my way of life, why.
F
Oh please, please, oh don't you go and
C
Forget me down here, don't forget me, Lord.
E
I think that maybe you can ease me,
E7 B
Maybe I can help you, said uh whoa,
F C
Oh please, please, don't you go and leave me Lord,
E E7 N.C
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, whoa, whoa please,
Am (play and fade)
Hmm please, don't you leave me, Lord.
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