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[Verse 1] [G]It's a big job just gettin' by with nine kids and a wife But I've been workin' man, dang near all my life but I'll keep [C]workin' Long as my two hands are fit [G]to use I'll [D]drink my beer in a tavern [C]Sing a little bit of these working man [G]blues [Verse 2] I [G]keep my nose on the grindstone, I work hard every day I might get a little tired on the weekend, after I draw my pay Then I'll go back [C]workin', come Monday morning I'm right back with [G]the crew I'll [D]drink a little beer that evening [C]Sing a little bit of these working man [G]blues [Verse 3] [G]Sometimes I think about leaving, do a little bummin' around I want to throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town I'll go back [C]working, I gotta buy my kids a brand new pair [G]of shoes I [D]drink a little beer in a tavern [C]Cry a little bit of these working [Bb]man [G]blues, [Interlude 1] here comes that workin' man [G] [C][G] [D][C][G] [Verse 4] Well, [G]hey, hey, the working man, the working man like me I ain't never been [D]on [G]welfare, 'n that's one place I won't be [C]I'll be working long as my two hands are fit [G]to use I'll [D]drink my little beer in a tavern [C]Sing a little bit of these working man [G]blues, this song for the workin' man
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