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Hard Working Man

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Album: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions
Tuning: Standard
Capo: No capo
Intro: C  
WhCat will become of the woFrking man,
With hConest sweat on his brFow?
Is the naFtion that raised him to buCild it,
Gonna tDurn its back on him nGow?
Take awCay his pride, and diFgnity?
And give his jCob to sC7ome foreign lFand?
Here's a quFestion that needs a straight anCswer:
WChat will become of the hGard working mCan?
In better times, in old America,
We sang the 'Working Man's Blues' with such pride.
Many who worked 40 hours, week after week,
Have been let go, pushed off to the side.
And I'll tell you, nothing is sadder,
Than the soul of a hard working man.
With no means to help out his family,
And nothing to do with his hands.
What will become of the working man,
With honest sweat on his brow?
Is the nation that raised him to build it,
Gonna turn its back on him now?
Take away his pride, and dignity?
And give his job to some foreign land?
Here's a question that needs a straight answer:
What will become of the hard working man?
Solo:   C    F    C    C7  F  
Here's a quFestion that needs to be anCswered:
WhCat will become of the hGard working mCan?

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Hard Working Man

by Marty Stuart

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Album: Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions

Tuning: Standard

Capo: No capo

Intro:

C F

What will become of the working man,

C F

With honest sweat on his brow?

F C

Is the nation that raised him to build it,

D G

Gonna turn its back on him now?

C F

Take away his pride, and dignity?

C C7 F

And give his job to some foreign land?

F C

Here's a question that needs a straight answer:

C G C

What will become of the hard working man?

In better times, in old America,

We sang the 'Working Man's Blues' with such pride.

Many who worked 40 hours, week after week,

Have been let go, pushed off to the side.

And I'll tell you, nothing is sadder,

Than the soul of a hard working man.

With no means to help out his family,

And nothing to do with his hands.

What will become of the working man,

With honest sweat on his brow?

Is the nation that raised him to build it,

Gonna turn its back on him now?

Take away his pride, and dignity?

And give his job to some foreign land?

Here's a question that needs a straight answer:

What will become of the hard working man?

C F C C7 F

Solo:

F C

Here's a question that needs to be answered:

C G C

What will become of the hard working man?

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