Intro: D / Bm / G / Bm 

D                           Bm 
There's laundry spinning in machines 
G                            D 
And hammers braking heaven hings 
D                           Bm 
lunches packed in paper bags 
G                              D 
and dirty tables washed with rags 

D                              Bm 
midnight shifters stocking shelves 
G                         D 
pouring asphalt hot as hell 
D                             Bm 
that morning paper's at your door 
G                               D 
before your feet can hit the floor 

Chorus: 
G                                 D 
Now we all wake up to different situations 
G                                 D 
with different collars for our occupations 
G                A                   Bm 
but ever since the world's been in rotation 
G             A                 D 
it's been run by humble operations 

D / Bm / D / Bm 

D                       Bm 
my daddy was a working man 
G                                    D 
kept his family fed with callused hands 
D                                 Bm 
he wasn't too proud to sweat or bleed 
G                                    D 
and he made damn sure that I could see 

Chorus 

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D                                                
So put your shovel in the dirt, sweat on your shirt 
Bm 
up before the sun, man, just to get it done 
D 
hard working ladies feeding little babies 
Bm 
working for the man, doing all they can 
D 
put in overtime for a nickel and a dime 
Bm 
if your back is sore keep your head held high 
D 
you don't give up, you don't give in 
Bm 
and you built the world we're living in 
G 
So give it up 

Chorus 


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