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Hi, this is my first chord. I had never done it till I wanna play this song, but no one did it.
So it may be wrong, I'm apologize about that.
Standard tuning
Intro:  D/  Bm/  G/ Bm  
DThere's laundry spinning in Bmmachines
GAnd hammers braking heaven hiDngs
Dlunches packed in paper bagsBm  
Gand dirty tables washed with raDgs
Dmidnight shifters stocking shelBmves
Gpouring asphalt hot as helDl
Dthat morning paper's at your dBmoor
Gbefore your feet can hit the floDor
Chorus:
GNow we all wake up to different siDtuations
Gwith different collars for our occDupations
Gbut ever since thAe world's been in roBmtation
Git's been run Aby humble operatioDns
 D/  Bm/  D/ Bm  
Dmy daddy was a working mBman
Gkept his family fed with callused hanDds
Dhe wasn't too proud to sweat or blBmeed
Gand he made damn sure that I could seDe
[Chorus]
 D/  Bm/  D/ Bm  
DSo put your shovel in the dirt, sweat on your shirt
Bmup before the sun, man, just to get it done
Dhard working ladies feeding little babies
Bmworking for the man, doing all they can
Dput in overtime for a nickel and a dime
Bmif your back is sore keep your head held high
Dyou don't give up, you don't give in
Bmand you built the world we're living in
GSo give it up
[Chorus]
 D/  Bm/  D/ Bm  

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Humble Operations

by Steve Moakler

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Hi, this is my first chord. I had never done it till I wanna play this song, but no one did it.

So it may be wrong, I'm apologize about that.

Standard tuning

D Bm G Bm

Intro: / / /

D Bm

There's laundry spinning in machines

G D

And hammers braking heaven hings

D Bm

lunches packed in paper bags

G D

and dirty tables washed with rags

D Bm

midnight shifters stocking shelves

G D

pouring asphalt hot as hell

D Bm

that morning paper's at your door

G D

before your feet can hit the floor

Chorus:

G D

Now we all wake up to different situations

G D

with different collars for our occupations

G A Bm

but ever since the world's been in rotation

G A D

it's been run by humble operations

D Bm D Bm

/ / /

D Bm

my daddy was a working man

G D

kept his family fed with callused hands

D Bm

he wasn't too proud to sweat or bleed

G D

and he made damn sure that I could see

[Chorus]

D Bm D Bm

/ / /

So put your shovel in the dirt, sweat on your shirt

up before the sun, man, just to get it done

hard working ladies feeding little babies

working for the man, doing all they can

put in overtime for a nickel and a dime

if your back is sore keep your head held high

you don't give up, you don't give in

and you built the world we're living in

So give it up

[Chorus]

D Bm D Bm

/ / /

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