Intro 2x: E A B

E               A           B
Lace-up boots and faded jeans
E                     A            B
A homemade sandwich, a half jug of tea
E           A         B
Average Joe, average pay
E                A         B
Same ol' end and same ol' day

          E                        A              B
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
E                   A                  B
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
E                    A                     B7
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
                            ( E A B ) (2x)
God bless the working man

E              A        B
All week long making a living
E                 A          B
Life keeps takin', he keeps giving
E                A           B
Behind the scene, below the grade
E                 A            B
Hardly noticed but part of everything

         E                         A              B
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
E                   A                  B
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
E                    A                     B7
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
                            ( E A B ) (2x)  E A B7
God bless the working man

E                 A           B
He gives his life then fades away
E                A            B
Another young man takes his place
E           A         B
Average Joe, average pay
E           A           B
Same ol end, same old' day

           E                      A              B
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
E                   A                  B
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
E                    A                     B7
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land

         E                        A              B
No, there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
E                   A                 B
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
E                    A                     B7
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
                            E  A
God bless the working man

      B          E  A
The working man
          B        E  A  B
Oh, the working man
E
   and woman.