C 
There are people in this country 

    G7              C 
Who work hard every day 

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Not for fame or fortune do they strive 

        C 
But the fruits of their labor 

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Are worth more than their pay 

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And it's time a few of them were recognized 



      F       C 
Hello Detroit Auto Workers 

       F                  C 
Let me thank you for your time 

           F                     C 
You work a forty hour week for a living 

        G7                  C 
Just to send it on down the line 



      F          C 
Hello Pittsburgh Steel Mill Workers 

      F                  C 
And I thank you for your time 

           F                     C 
You work a forty hour week for a living 

        G7                  C 
Just to send it on down the line 



C               G7 
This is for the one who swings the hammer 

F                C 
Driving home the nails 

        G7 
For the one who's behind the counter 

F              C 
Ringing up the sales 

        Am 
For the one who finds the fire 

    Em                 F 
The one who brings the mail 

    G7 
For everyone who works behind the scenes 



C 
You can see them every morning 

       G7                C 
In the factories and the fields 

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In the city streets and the quiet country towns 

C 
Working together 
  
     G7              C 
Like spokes inside a wheel 

F                      G7      C 
They keep this country turning around 



      F      C 
Hello Kansas wheat field farmers 

       F                  C 
Let me thank you for your time 

           F                     C 
You work a forty hour week for a living 

        G7                  C 
Just to send it on down the line 



      F        C 
Hello West Vir-ginia coal miners 

       F                  C 
Let me thank you for your time 

           F                     C 
You work a forty hour week for a living 

        G7                  C 
Just to send it on down the line 



C               G7 
This is for the one who drives the big rigs 

F               C 
Up and down the road 

        G7 
For the one out in the warehouse 

F               C 
Bringing in the load 

        Am                        Em           F 
For the waitress the mechanic the policeman on patrol 

    G7 
For everyone who works behind the scenes 

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With a spirit you can't replace with no machine-e-e  



C     F      C 
Hello Amer-i-ca 

       F         G7       C 
Let me thank you for your time