E                         Bm             A
My name is Jackson, I was named after my father
E                                    D            E
Followed in his footsteps, down here to this factory
E                                Bm                 A
I aren’t complaining, wouldn't waste my breath to bother
E                                  D             E
This work aren’t hard, it's only boring as can be


[Verse 2]
E                       Bm      A
Married Rebecca back in seventy-seven
E                      D                  E
I still love her and I guess she loves me too
E                                    Bm            A
We go to church on Sundays 'cause we want to go to heaven
E                                D                      E
Me and my family, aren’t that how you're supposed to do


[Verse 3]
        F#m             E
But I'm tired, Lord I'm tired
Bm                 A                  E
Life is wearing me smooth down to the bone
Bm              A                    E
No rest for the weary, you just move on
F#m             E
Tired, Lord I'm tired


[Verse 4]
E                                    Bm              A
I've only missed six days in nigh on twenty years o' work
E                                 D                  E
The money went to taxes and these bills I've paid on time
E                                    Bm               A
The raise I got two months ago don't meet the cost o' living
E                         D                 E
Selling my body for these nickels and these dimes


[Verse 5]
E                                     Bm              A
The smell of Becky's coffee rolled me out of bed this morning
E                                     D                    E
I showered and shaved and dressed and pulled my work boots on
E                              Bm              A
Walked in the kitchen, she was staring out the window
E                                     D                E
The way she said good morning made me ask is something wrong
         F#m                E
She said I'm tired, woke up tired
Bm                 A                  E
Life is wearing me smooth down to the bone
Bm              A                    E
No rest for the weary, you just move on
Bm                    A               E
I guess you just keep going till your gone
F#m             E
Tired, Lord I'm tired
F#m            E
Tired, God I'm tired