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Labor Day Massacre

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Intro:
G D G C
C D C D
G D G C
C G D G
GBrother, you Dknow we're all Gin this alCone,
Take Cwhat you can Gget, break Dall but your bDones
And when they fGinally Dask you "well, Gwhat have you Cdone?"
Say "Clife is a gGame and I've Dwon, yes I've Gwon.
Say "Clife is a Dgame and I've Gwon!"
G D
You gave the Gasphalt a Dheave and then Glooked back at Cme,
Said "Cthat is a Gword from the Dwise ones indDeed"
When you've Gbeen here this Dlong, one Gday you beClong
One Cday you wake Gup and forDget what seemed Gwrong.
And the Gfirst day of DMay, well it Gquietly passed Dby,
And the Gbosses still Creign five to Dnine.
And you Gcurse when I Dsay words like "Gliving" and "Cwage"
You say "CI made my Ghouse outta Dmud, so should Gthey.
Now the Gball field is Dlevel, let's pGlay!"
I Gthink of the Dbullets, the Gblood, and the Crage
That Cwent in there to Gstir up the Deight hour Dday
Seems the Gmasters have Dfound themselves Gnew rats to Ccage
And the Cprice for a Dunion is Ggreat
Well they Ggave her a Draise so they Graised up her Crent
She says "CI'll never Gburst from this Dbox that I'm Din!"
But she's Gtoo scared to Dtalk, to step Goff the sideCwalk,
So she Cshrugs it all Goff as the Dluck of the dGraw
And the Glabor you Dcry that's been Grobbed from your Ckind
With dCirt on your hands and sDweat in your eyes
                G            D  G-
If the fortunate son really wants to eat dust,
                            C  G.              D  
Well I'm sure there's a good chance he'll be hired
There's a Gmillion Cstories Gof the Ccrimes left to Drot
But I Gnever will rCaise as Glong as I Csleep on the Djob
Oh yeah, you say "Gbrother, you Dknow, we're all Gin this aClone
Take Cwhat you can Gget, break aDll but your bDones
And when they fGinally Dask us well Gwhat have you dCone?"
Say "Clife is a Dgame and I'm Gdone!"

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Labor Day Massacre

by Mischief Brew

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Intro:

G D G C

C D C D

G D G C

C G D G

G D G C

Brother, you know we're all in this alone,

C G D D

Take what you can get, break all but your bones

G D G C

And when they finally ask you "well, what have you done?"

C G D G

Say "life is a game and I've won, yes I've won.

C D G

Say "life is a game and I've won!"

G D

G D G C

You gave the asphalt a heave and then looked back at me,

C G D D

Said "that is a word from the wise ones indeed"

G D G C

When you've been here this long, one day you belong

C G D G

One day you wake up and forget what seemed wrong.

G D G D

And the first day of May, well it quietly passed by,

G C D

And the bosses still reign five to nine.

G D G C

And you curse when I say words like "living" and "wage"

C G D G

You say "I made my house outta mud, so should they.

G D G

Now the ball field is level, let's play!"

G D G C

I think of the bullets, the blood, and the rage

C G D D

That went in there to stir up the eight hour day

G D G C

Seems the masters have found themselves new rats to cage

C D G

And the price for a union is great

G D G C

Well they gave her a raise so they raised up her rent

C G D D

She says "I'll never burst from this box that I'm in!"

G D G C

But she's too scared to talk, to step off the sidewalk,

C G D G

So she shrugs it all off as the luck of the draw

G D G C

And the labor you cry that's been robbed from your kind

C D

With dirt on your hands and sweat in your eyes

G D G

If the fortunate son really wants to eat dust,

C G D

Well I'm sure there's a good chance he'll be hired

G C G C D

There's a million stories of the crimes left to rot

G C G C D

But I never will raise as long as I sleep on the job

G D G C

Oh yeah, you say "brother, you know, we're all in this alone

C G D D

Take what you can get, break all but your bones

G D G C

And when they finally ask us well what have you done?"

C D G

Say "life is a game and I'm done!"

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