B
There are people in this country
F#7 B
Who work hard every day
E B F#7
Not for fame or fortune do they strive
B
But the fruits of their labor
F#7 B
Are worth more than their pay
E F#7 B
And it's time a few of them were recognized
E B
Hello Detroit Auto Workers
E B
Let me thank you for your time
E B
You work a forty hour week for a living
F#7 B
Just to send it on down the line
E B
Hello Pittsburgh Steel Mill Workers
E B
And I thank you for your time
E B
You work a forty hour week for a living
F#7 B
Just to send it on down the line
B F#7
This is for the one who swings the hammer
E B
Driving home the nails
F#7
For the one who's behind the counter
E B
Ringing up the sales
G#m
For the one who finds the fire
D#m E
The one who brings the mail
F#7
For everyone who works behind the scenes
B
You can see them every morning
F#7 B
In the factories and the fields
E B F#7
In the city streets and the quiet country towns
B
Working together
F#7 B
Like spokes inside a wheel
E F#7 B
They keep this country turning around
E B
Hello Kansas wheat field farmers
E B
Let me thank you for your time
E B
You work a forty hour week for a living
F#7 B
Just to send it on down the line
E B
Hello West Vir-ginia coal miners
E B
Let me thank you for your time
E B
You work a forty hour week for a living
F#7 B
Just to send it on down the line
B F#7
This is for the one who drives the big rigs
E B
Up and down the road
F#7
For the one out in the warehouse
E B
Bringing in the load
G#m D#m E
For the waitress the mechanic the policeman on patrol
F#7
For everyone who works behind the scenes
F#7 E
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine-e-e
B E B
Hello Amer-i-ca
E F#7 B
Let me thank you for your time