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40 Hour Week

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Intro:
D
DThere are people in this country,
Who Awork hard every Dday,
GNot for fame or fortune do they Astrive,
But the Dfruits of their labor,
Are Aworth more than their Dpay,
                      G                A   D(Pause)
And it's time a few of them were recognized,
Hello GDetroit! DAuto Workers,
Let me Gthank you for your Dtime,
You work a Gforty hour week for a Dlivin',
Just to Asend it on down the Dline,
Hello GPittsburg! DSteel Mill Workers,
And I Gthank you for your Dtime,
You work a Gforty hour week for a Dlivin',
Just to Asend it on down the Dline,
This is for the one who AswAings the hammer,
GDrGivin' home the Dnails,
For the AonAe who's behind the counter,
GRiGngin' up the Dsales,
For the one who Bmfights the fire,
The F#mone who brings the Gmail,
For Asuseveryone who works behind the scenes,
DYou can see them every morning in the Afactories and the Dfields
In the Gcity streets and the Dquiet country Atowns
DWorking together like Aspokes inside a Dwheel
GThey keep this Acountry turning Daround
Hello GKansas Dwheat field farmer, 
let me Gthank you for your Dtime
You work a Gforty hour week for a Dlivin', 
just to Asend it on down the Dline
Hello GWest DVirginia coal miner, 
let me Gthank you for your Dtime
You work a Gforty hour week for a Dlivin', 
just to Asend it on down the Dline
This is for the AonAe who drives the big rig, 
Gup Gand down the rDoad
Or the AonAe out in the warehouse, 
GbrGinging in the Dload
Or the Bmwaitress, the mechanic, the F#mpoliceman on Gpatrol
For Asuseveryone who works behind the scenes
With a Dspirit you can't Areplace with no Dmachine
Hello GAmeriDca let me Gthank you for your Dtime

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40 Hour Week

by Alabama

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

Asus

Intro:

There are people in this country,

A D

Who work hard every day,

G A

Not for fame or fortune do they strive,

But the fruits of their labor,

A D

Are worth more than their pay,

G A D

(Pause)

And it's time a few of them were recognized,

G D

Hello Detroit! Auto Workers,

G D

Let me thank you for your time,

G D

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

A D

Just to send it on down the line,

G D

Hello Pittsburg! Steel Mill Workers,

G D

And I thank you for your time,

G D

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

A D

Just to send it on down the line,

A A

This is for the one who swings the hammer,

G G D

Drivin' home the nails,

A A

For the one who's behind the counter,

G G D

Ringin' up the sales,

For the one who fights the fire,

F#m G

The one who brings the mail,

Asus

For everyone who works behind the scenes,

D A D

You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields

G D A

In the city streets and the quiet country towns

D A D

Working together like spokes inside a wheel

G A D

They keep this country turning around

G D

Hello Kansas wheat field farmer,

G D

let me thank you for your time

G D

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

A D

just to send it on down the line

G D

Hello West Virginia coal miner,

G D

let me thank you for your time

G D

You work a forty hour week for a livin',

A D

just to send it on down the line

A A

This is for the one who drives the big rig,

G G D

up and down the road

A A

Or the one out in the warehouse,

G G D

bringing in the load

Bm F#m G

Or the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol

Asus

For everyone who works behind the scenes

D A D

With a spirit you can't replace with no machine

G D G D

Hello America let me thank you for your time

About 40 Hour Week Chords by Alabama

Learn how to play 40 Hour Week by Alabama with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “40 Hour Week chords”, “40 Hour Week guitar chords”, or “Alabama 40 Hour Week chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy 40 Hour Week chords and for experienced players who want accurate 40 Hour Week lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, G, Bm, F#m, Asus.

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The chords for "40 Hour Week" show the original chord names (including D, A, G, Bm, F#m, Asus). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.