Key: F major
Verse 1
G
Em
I'm not afraid to bend my back
G
Em
I'm not afraid of dirt
G
But how I fear the things I do
For lack of honest work
Em
My family is lost to me
G
Em
They could not bear the hurt
G
To see the state their boy is in
Em
For lack of honest work
Verse 2
Em
G
I hold no blame for anyone
Em
'Twas I who did arrange
Am
G
C
To pay my union dues so i'd
G
Not have to learn or change
Em
C
G
And when I was re placed, 'twas i
Em
Who started down the hill
C
And drank away my savings 'til
G
Em
I couldn't stop myself
G
The prophets of a
Verse 3
brave new world
Em
Captains of industry
G
Have visions grand and great
Verse 4
Em
C
designs
G
Em
But none have room for me
G
They see a world where everyone
Em
Is rich and smart and young
D
Em
C
But if I live to see such things
D
Em
Too late for me they come
Verse 5
Em
I know I'm not the only one
G
Em
To fall beneath the wheel
G
Such company can not assuage
The loneliness I feel
Em
G
So many are resigned to be
Em
Society's debris
C
But I will be remembered for
G
Em
The life life took from me
G
For I'm not afraid to
Verse 6
Em
bend my back
G
Em
I'm not afraid of dirt
Em
G
But how I fear the things I do
Em
G
Em
For lack of honest work
G
Em
G
Em
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ChordsG Em Am C D
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