C
There are people in this country
G7C
Who work hard every day
FCG7
Not for fame or fortune do they strive
C
But the fruits of their labor
G7C
Are worth more than their pay
FG7C
And it's time a few of them were recognized
FC
Hello Detroit Auto Workers
FC
Let me thank you for your time
FC
You work a forty hour week for a living
G7C
Just to send it on down the line
FC
Hello Pittsburgh Steel Mill Workers
FC
And I thank you for your time
FC
You work a forty hour week for a living
G7C
Just to send it on down the line
CG7
This is for the one who swings the hammer
FC
Driving home the nails
G7
For the one who's behind the counter
FC
Ringing up the sales
Am
For the one who finds the fire
EmF
The one who brings the mail
G7
For everyone who works behind the scenes
C
You can see them every morning
G7C
In the factories and the fields
FCG7
In the city streets and the quiet country towns
C
Working together
G7C
Like spokes inside a wheel
FG7C
They keep this country turning around
FC
Hello Kansas wheat field farmers
FC
Let me thank you for your time
FC
You work a forty hour week for a living
G7C
Just to send it on down the line
FC
Hello West Vir-ginia coal miners
FC
Let me thank you for your time
FC
You work a forty hour week for a living
G7C
Just to send it on down the line
CG7
This is for the one who drives the big rigs
FC
Up and down the road
G7
For the one out in the warehouse
FC
Bringing in the load
AmEmF
For the waitress the mechanic the policeman on patrol
G7
For everyone who works behind the scenes
G7F
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine-e-e
CFC
Hello Amer-i-ca
FG7C
Let me thank you for your time
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