Key: E
Introduction: 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
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Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
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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) 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
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and woman.