Key: E
Introduction:
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 ain't complainin', wouldn't waste my breath to bother
E D E
This work ain't hard, it's only borin' as can be
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, ain't that how you're supposed to do
F#m E
But I'm tired, Lord I'm tired
Bm A E
Life is wearin' me smooth down to the bone
Bm A E
With no rest for the weary, ya just move on
F#m E
Tired, Lord I'm tired
I've only missed six days in nigh on twenty years o' work