Standard (EADGBE)
Intro riff
[e] [e] [e] [d] [e] [b] [d] [e]
Verse 1
I'm here just trying to make a living
I aint livin' just to die
Never getting back what I'm givin'
Can someone somewhere help me justify
Why these strong hands are on the unemployment
Line, and there's nothing left but what's on my
Mind. Whoa oh oh oh
Chorus 1
Who's gonna work for the working man
(Hurt) for the working man
(Work) get your hands in the
[d]
Dirt, whose gonna work off the
Curse (work) brother I'll be damned
(Work) if I don't raise a hand
(Work) who's gonna work work
[d]
Work for the working
Ma (work) a a a a (work) an, working
[d]
Ma (work) a a a a an
Verse 2
Empty pockets full of worry, I had to
Get two jobs and it was hard enough just gettin' by
With the grace of God I'll get us through
I only know what I know how to do
I'm the only one who's gotta look my family in the
Eye, day after day, night after
Night. Whoa oh oh oh
Chorus 2
Who's gonna work for the working man
(Hurt) for the working man
(Work) get your hands in the
[d]
Dirt, whose gonna work off the
Curse (work) brother I'll be damned
(Work) if I don't raise a hand
(Work) who's gonna work work
[d]
Work for the working
Ma (work) a a a a (work) an, working
[d]
Ma (work) a a a a an. Working
Ma (work) a a a a (work) an, working
[d]
Ma (work) a a a a an
Bridge
I lost my pension
[d]
They took my ID
These were my friends
These were my dreams
These were my hopes
[d]
These are my streets
([d])
Can you hear me
Chorus 3
Who's gonna work for the working man
(Hurt) for the working man
(Work) get your hands in the
[d]
Dirt, whose gonna work off the
Curse (work) brother I'll be damned
(Work) if I don't raise a hand
(Work) who's gonna work work
[d]
Work for the working
Ma (work) a a a a (work) an, working
[d]
Ma (work) a a a a an. Working
Ma (work) a a a a (work) an, working
[d]
Ma (work) a a a a an
[FINALE]
These were my friends
[d]
These were my dreams
These were my hopes
[d]
These are my streets