Verse
A# Cm
I could raise the crops from the earth
Cm
I could raise my children from birth
F D#
But when I'm looking for work
F Cm
They say that job ain't for her
F Cm
I could be a good mans wife
Cm
I could give a new child life
F D# F
But when I fight for my rights
C
They say no woman, no cry
[Pre-Chorus]
F
But I ain't giving up
A# Ab
I can't count on luck
[Chorus]
Cm
I get my hands dirty
Cm
I show up so early
D# F
They show me no mercy
Gm Cm
So I just keep working
A# Cm
Maybe God could save me
Or my boss might pay me
A# F
Right now no one serves me
Gm Cm
Maybe their hands are dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty
B Gm
[Verse 2]
Cm
I could lead impossible missions
Cm
I could occupy the highest position
A# D#
But when I ask them to listen
F Cm F
They disregard my opinion
Cm
Well, I ain't askin' no more
Cm
I will command the floor
A# D#
I'm breaking every glass ceiling
F Cm
I'm building sky scraping buildings
[Pre-Chorus]
F
When that next storm comes
A# Ab
I'll do what I've always done
[Chorus]
A# Cm
I get my hands dirty
I show up so early
F
They show me no mercy
Gm Cm D#
So I just keep working
F D# Cm
Maybe God could save me
Cm
Or my boss might pay me
F
Gm I so unworthy?
Gm Cm
Or are their hands just dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty?
B A#
Cm A# Cm F Gm Cm F
Cm D# Cm F GM Cm
[Bridge]
Cm Ab A# Cm
And I have seen the other side of the mountain
Ab A# Cm D# Cm
Where every queen will be afforded her throne
Ab A#
And I will stand beside my sisters
Cm
And all persistent resistors
Ab
They'll say I knew it would come true
A#
And I'll say 'darling, me too'
[Chorus]
B A# Cm
I get my hands dirty
F B
I show up so early
Cm A#
They show me no mercy
D# A# Cm
So I just keep working
Cm
Maybe God could save me
Cm
Or my boss might pay me
Cm F
Right now no one serves me
Gm Cm
Maybe their hands are dirty, dirty, dirty, dirty?
Cm
I get my hands dirty
Cm
I show up so early
A# F
They show me no mercy
Gm Cm
So I just keep working
F D# Cm
Maybe God could save me
Cm
Or my boss might pay me
D# F
Gm I so unworthy?
Gm A# B
Or are their hands just dirty, dirty, dirty?