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]

D / Bm / D / Bm


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