G
D
G
G
D
G
Forty years we labor on this chain
C
G
D
Workin’ much too hard for what we gain
G
D
Em
C
You and I, we taste the bitter end
G
D
G
Workin’ forty years for another man
G
D
G
Got no name, just a number in the book
C
G
D
Friendly faces hide the royal look
G
D
Em
C
Nothin’ down on you, it’s such a shame
G
D
G
Workin’ forty years for another man
C
D
G
C
Forty years, forty long long years
C
D
G
Give the man your blood and sweat and tears
G
D
G
Cash your check on Friday afternoon
C
G
D
Sunday night your money’s gone too soon
G
D
Em
C
For your children will it be the same?
G
D
G
Workin’ forty years for another man
G
D
G
C
G
D
G
D
Em
C
G
D
G
C
D
G
C
Forty years, forty long long years
C
D
G
Give the man your blood and sweat and tears
G
D
G
Cash your check on Friday afternoon
C
G
D
Sunday night your money’s gone too soon
G
D
Em
C
For your children will it be the same?
G
D
G
Workin’ forty years for another man
G
D
C
Em
