Workin For The Man
Workin For The Man

Workin For The Man easy guitar chords by Joe Ely

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    • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    I've 
    been workin' 

    all my 
    life 
    tryin' 
    to beat the 
    company 
    clock 

    In 
    a 

    Louisiana 
    gravel 
    pit, 
    breakin' 
    up 
    a rock 

    My 
    baby's 
    had enough, 

    she's 
    packin' 
    up and 
    leavin' 

    You're 
    workin' 
    for the 
    man, 

    you ain't 
    breakin' 
    even 

    You're 
    workin' 
    for the 
    man, 

    you ain't 
    breakin' 
    even 

    Now 

    Jack 

    Hammer, 

    Jimmy 
    said shallow 
    water's 
    clear 

    If 
    you 
    see 

    Dr. 

    Dirty, 
    then you 
    better 
    talk with 
    him 

    Life's 
    too short 
    to be 
    sittin' 

    around 
    dreamin' 

    Work
    in' 
    for the 
    man, 

    you 
    ain't 
    breakin' 
    even 

    Workin' 
    for the 
    man, 

    you 
    ain't breakin' 
    even 

    Breakin' 
    up 
    a rock, 

    breakin' 
    up 
    a rock 

    Workin' 
    for the 
    men 
    on 
    the 

    company 
    clock 

    Breakin' 
    up 
    rock
    , 

    got 
    everyone 
    believin' 

    You're 
    workin' 
    for the 
    men 
    and 
    you 
    ain't 
    breakin' 

    even 




    My 
    daddy 
    tried to 
    tell me 

    when 
    I was 
    just 
    a kid 

    Don't 
    you 
    work 
    in the 
    pit like 

    your 
    poor 
    old daddy 
    did 

    Some 
    days 
    you 
    sit and 
    wonder 
    what it 

    is that 
    you're achieving 

    You're 
    working 
    for the 
    man, 

    you ain't 
    making 
    even 

    Working 
    for the 
    man, 

    you ain't 
    making 
    even 

    Breakin' 
    up a 
    rock, 

    breakin' 
    up 
    a rock 

    Workin' 
    for the 
    man 
    on 
    the 
    country 

    Breakin' 
    up 
    a rock, 

    got 
    everyone 
    believin' 

    You're 
    workin' 
    for the 
    man 
    and 

    you 
    ain't 
    breakin' 
    even 

    Breakin' 
    up a 
    rock, 

    breakin' 
    up 
    a rock 

    Workin' 
    for 
    the man 
    on the 
    country 

    Breakin' 
    up 
    a 
    rock, 

    got 
    everyone 
    believin' 

    Work
    in' 
    for the 
    man 
    and 

    you ain't 
    breaking 
    even 

    Rockin', 
    breaking 
    up 
    a rock 

    Work
    in' 
    for 
    the man 
    on 

    the 
    company 
    car 

    Breakin' 
    up 
    a rock 

    Work
    in' 
    for 
    the man 
    on 

    the 
    company 
    car 

    Breaking 
    up 
    a rock 

    Work
    in' 
    for the 
    man 
    on 

    the 
    company 
    car 

    Wrecking 
    of 
    a ride 

    Wreck
    ing 
    for the 
    men 
    on 

    the 
    company 
    car 

    Wrecking 
    of 
    a ride 

    Wreck
    ing 
    for 
    the men 
    on 

    the 
    company 
    car 

    Wrecking 
    of 
    a ride 

    Wrecking 
    of 
    a ride 

    Wreck
    ing 
    for the 
    men 
    on 

    the 
    company 
    car 

    Bringin' 
    up 
    a rhyme 










    You're 
    on your 
    own 


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