Intro 2x: E A B
E AB
Lace-up boots and faded jeans
E AB
A homemade sandwich, a half jug of tea
EA B
Average Joe, average pay
E A B
Same ol' end and same ol' day
EA B
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
E AB
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
E A B7
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
( E A B ) (2x)
God bless the working man
E A B
All week long making a living
EA B
Life keeps takin', he keeps giving
E AB
Behind the scene, below the grade
EAB
Hardly noticed but part of everything
E A B
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
E AB
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
E A B7
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
( E A B ) (2x) E A B7
God bless the working man
EAB
He gives his life then fades away
E AB
Another young man takes his place
EA B
Average Joe, average pay
EAB
Same ol end, same old' day
E A B
But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
E AB
Kind of glue that sticks this world together
E A B7
Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land
EA B
No, there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer
E AB
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
E
and woman.
