Key: G
Introduction: G D G
G D G
Forty years we labor on this chain
C G D
Workin' much too hard for what we gain
G D Em C
You and I, we taste the bitter end
G D G
Workin' forty years for another man
G D G
Got no name, just a number in the book
C G D
Friendly faces hide the royal look
G D Em C
Nothin' down on you, it's such a shame
G D G
Workin' forty years for another man
C D G C
Forty years, forty long long years
C D G
Give the man your blood and sweat and tears
G D G
Cash your check on Friday afternoon
C G D
Sunday night your money's gone too soon
G D Em C
For your children will it be the same?
G D G
Workin' forty years for another man
C D G C
Forty years, forty long long years
C D G
Give the man your blood and sweat and tears
G D G
Cash your check on Friday afternoon
C G D
Sunday night your money's gone too soon
G D Em C
For your children will it be the same?
G D G
Workin' forty years for another man