Forty Hour Week chords

[C]There are people in this country

Who [G7]work hard every [C]day

[F]Not for fame or [C]fortune do they [G7]strive

But the [C]fruits of their labor

Are [G7]worth more than their [C]pay

And it's [F]time a few of [G7]them were recog[C]nized

Hello [F]Detroit [C]Auto Workers

Let me [F]thank you for your [C]time

You work a [F]forty hour week for a [C]living

Just to [G7]send it on down the [C]line

Hello [F]Pittsburgh [C]Steel Mill Workers

And I [F]thank you for your [C]time

You work a [F]forty hour week for a [C]living

Just to [G7]send it on down the [C]line

[C]This is for the [G7]one who swings the hammer

[F]Driving home the [C]nails

For the [G7]one who's behind the counter

[F]Ringing up the [C]sales

For the [Am]one who finds the fire

The [Em]one who brings the [F]mail

For [G7]everyone who works behind the scenes


[C]You can see them every morning

In the [G7]factories and the [C]fields

In the [F]city streets and the [C]quiet country [G7]towns

[C]Working together

Like [G7]spokes inside a [C]wheel

[F]They keep this country [G7]turning [C]around

Hello [F]Kansas [C]wheat field farmers

Let me [F]thank you for your [C]time

You work a [F]forty hour week for a [C]living

Just to [G7]send it on down the [C]line

Hello [F]West Vir-[C]ginia coal miners

Let me [F]thank you for your [C]time

You work a [F]forty hour week for a [C]living

Just to [G7]send it on down the [C]line

[C]This is for the [G7]one who drives the big rigs

[F]Up and down the [C]road

For the [G7]one out in the warehouse

[F]Bringing in the [C]load

For the [Am]waitress the mechanic the [Em]policeman on [F]patrol

For [G7]everyone who works behind the scenes

[G7]With a spirit you can't replace with no [F]machine-e-e


[C]Hello [F]Amer-i-[C]ca

Let me [F]thank you [G7]for your [C]time