Artist: The Kinks
[VERSE 1]
[G] Fac[D]ing the wor[Em]ld ain't easy,[Am] when [C]there isn't a[D]nything goin'
[G]Stand[Bm]ing at the [Em]corner wai[G]ting, [Am]watching[G] time go [F]by
[Dm]Will I go to work[E7] today, or sh[Am]all I bide [G]my time?[F] [D]
[CHORUS]
When I s[G]ee that [Bm]union [Em]man walking down the [Am] street
He's a m[D]an who decides if I [Bm]live or I die, if I starve or I e[G]at
Then he walks up to [Bm]me and the [Em]sun begins to [Am]shine
Then he [D]walks right past and I [Bm]know that I've got to get back in the[G] line
[VERSE 2]
Now [Bm]I think of what my ma[Em]ma told me
[Am]She always said that it would ne[D]ver ever work out
[G]But all I [Bm]want to do is m[Em]ake some money
[Am]And bring you home some [F]wine
[Dm]I don't want you [E7]ever to see [E]me, [Am]standing in that [F]line [D]
[CHORUS]
Cause that [G]union [D]man's got [Em]such a hold over[Am] me
[D]He's the man who decides if I [Bm]live or I d[D]ie, if I starve, or I [G]eat
Then [D]he walks up to [Bm]me and the [E7]sun begins to sh[Am]ine
Then he [D]walks right past and I [Bm]know t[D]hat I've got to get back in the l[G]ine
[D]Get back, get back, [Bm]get right back in t[D]he li[G]ne
[G] Fac[D]ing the wor[Em]ld ain't easy,[Am] when [C]there isn't a[D]nything goin'
[G]Stand[Bm]ing at the [Em]corner wai[G]ting, [Am]watching[G] time go [F]by
[Dm]Will I go to work[E7] today, or sh[Am]all I bide [G]my time?[F] [D]
[CHORUS]
When I s[G]ee that [Bm]union [Em]man walking down the [Am] street
He's a m[D]an who decides if I [Bm]live or I die, if I starve or I e[G]at
Then he walks up to [Bm]me and the [Em]sun begins to [Am]shine
Then he [D]walks right past and I [Bm]know that I've got to get back in the[G] line
[VERSE 2]
Now [Bm]I think of what my ma[Em]ma told me
[Am]She always said that it would ne[D]ver ever work out
[G]But all I [Bm]want to do is m[Em]ake some money
[Am]And bring you home some [F]wine
[Dm]I don't want you [E7]ever to see [E]me, [Am]standing in that [F]line [D]
[CHORUS]
Cause that [G]union [D]man's got [Em]such a hold over[Am] me
[D]He's the man who decides if I [Bm]live or I d[D]ie, if I starve, or I [G]eat
Then [D]he walks up to [Bm]me and the [E7]sun begins to sh[Am]ine
Then he [D]walks right past and I [Bm]know t[D]hat I've got to get back in the l[G]ine
[D]Get back, get back, [Bm]get right back in t[D]he li[G]ne
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