Intro:
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There are people in this country,
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Who work hard every day,
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Not for fame or fortune do they strive,
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But the fruits of their labor,
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Are worth more than their pay,
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And it's time a few of them were recognized,
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Hello Detroit! Auto Workers,
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Let me thank you for your time,
G D
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
A D
Just to send it on down the line,
G D
Hello Pittsburg! Steel Mill Workers,
G D
And I thank you for your time,
G D
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
A D
Just to send it on down the line,
A A
This is for the one who swings the hammer,
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Drivin' home the nails,
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For the one who's behind the counter,
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Ringin' up the sales,
Bm
For the one who fights the fire,
F#m G
The one who brings the mail,
Asus
For everyone who works behind the scenes,
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You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields
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In the city streets and the quiet country towns
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Working together like spokes inside a wheel
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They keep this country turning around
G D
Hello Kansas wheat field farmer,
G D
let me thank you for your time
G D
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
A D
just to send it on down the line
G D
Hello West Virginia coal miner,
G D
let me thank you for your time
G D
You work a forty hour week for a livin',
A D
just to send it on down the line
A A
This is for the one who drives the big rig,
G G D
up and down the road
A A
Or the one out in the warehouse,
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bringing in the load
Bm F#m G
Or the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol
Asus
For everyone who works behind the scenes
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With a spirit you can't replace with no machine
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Hello America let me thank you for your time
