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[Intro]
  B   G(x8)
[Verse]
See the Bwork going on
watch my Glife go by
as tBears from the fears
of the Gempty years
Bpaper and pen
from a rGitual pain
Ecroak to the wind
what I coGuld have been
[Chorus]
BSecurity, thats what it means to me
DTied down, Chained to the ground
EAs day turns to night I depart out of sight
To a plGace to forget what life has given me
BSlam   Slam
BTears falling frEom theB  
BSlam   Slam
BTears falling frEom theB  G  
[Verse]
BIn a different world
Without Gmoney to buy
BDay into night
With tGime on your side
BPay for the land
As bGrothers  hand in hand
EHere on the wind
GPleasure will sing
[Chorus]
BSecurity, thats what it means to me
DTied down, Chained to the ground
EAs day turns to night I depart out of sight
To a plGace to forget what life has given me
[Outro]
BSlam   Slam
BTears falling frEom theB  
BSlam   Slam
BTears falling frEom theB  

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Work Song

by The Hunger

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Play with Bar chords or Power chords

[Intro]

B G

(x8)

[Verse]

See the work going on

watch my life go by

as tears from the fears

of the empty years

paper and pen

from a ritual pain

croak to the wind

what I could have been

[Chorus]

Security, thats what it means to me

Tied down, Chained to the ground

As day turns to night I depart out of sight

To a place to forget what life has given me

Slam Slam

B E B

Tears falling from the

Slam Slam

B E B G

Tears falling from the

[Verse]

In a different world

Without money to buy

Day into night

With time on your side

Pay for the land

As brothers hand in hand

Here on the wind

Pleasure will sing

[Chorus]

Security, thats what it means to me

Tied down, Chained to the ground

As day turns to night I depart out of sight

To a place to forget what life has given me

[Outro]

Slam Slam

B E B

Tears falling from the

Slam Slam

B E B

Tears falling from the

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