Chords for Alabama - 40 Hour Week
Tempo:
84.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Abm
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
There are people in this country [B] who work hard every [E] day.
[A] Not for fame [E] or fortune do they [B] strive.
[E] But the fruits of their labor [B] are worth more than their pay.
[A] And it's time a few [B] of them were [E] recognized.
[A] Hello [E] Detroit, auto [A] workers, let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a [E] week for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
[A] [E] Hello Pittsburgh, steel mill workers, [A] let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a week [E] for a living.
[B] Just to send it on down [E] to mine.
This is [B] for the one who [Gb] swings the hammer.
[A] Driving home [E] the nail.
[B] For the one behind [G] the counter.
[A] Ringing up [E] the sales.
[Dbm] For the one who fights the fires.
[Abm] The one who [A] brings the mail.
[B] For everyone [Abm] who works behind [B] the scenes.
You [E] can see them every morning.
[Abm] In the factories [E] and the fields.
[A] In the city [E] streets and the quiet [B] country towns.
[Ebm]
[E] Working together [B] like spokes [E] inside a wheel.
[A] They keep this [B] country turning [E] around.
[A] Hello Kansas, wheat field farmer, let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a [E] week for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
[A] [E] Hello Pittsburgh, coal miner, [A] let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a week [E] for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
This is [B] for the one who drives the big [A] rig.
Up and down the road.
[B] For the one out in the warehouse.
[A] Bringing [E] in the load.
[Dbm] For the waitress, the mechanic, [Abm] the policeman on [A] patrol.
[B] For everyone [Abm] who works behind the [B] scenes.
[E]
With [Gbm] a spirit you can't [B] replace with no [A] machine.
[B]
[A] Hello America.
[E] Let me [A]
thank you for [E]
your time.
[B] [A] [B]
[E]
[A] Not for fame [E] or fortune do they [B] strive.
[E] But the fruits of their labor [B] are worth more than their pay.
[A] And it's time a few [B] of them were [E] recognized.
[A] Hello [E] Detroit, auto [A] workers, let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a [E] week for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
[A] [E] Hello Pittsburgh, steel mill workers, [A] let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a week [E] for a living.
[B] Just to send it on down [E] to mine.
This is [B] for the one who [Gb] swings the hammer.
[A] Driving home [E] the nail.
[B] For the one behind [G] the counter.
[A] Ringing up [E] the sales.
[Dbm] For the one who fights the fires.
[Abm] The one who [A] brings the mail.
[B] For everyone [Abm] who works behind [B] the scenes.
You [E] can see them every morning.
[Abm] In the factories [E] and the fields.
[A] In the city [E] streets and the quiet [B] country towns.
[Ebm]
[E] Working together [B] like spokes [E] inside a wheel.
[A] They keep this [B] country turning [E] around.
[A] Hello Kansas, wheat field farmer, let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a [E] week for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
[A] [E] Hello Pittsburgh, coal miner, [A] let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a week [E] for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
This is [B] for the one who drives the big [A] rig.
Up and down the road.
[B] For the one out in the warehouse.
[A] Bringing [E] in the load.
[Dbm] For the waitress, the mechanic, [Abm] the policeman on [A] patrol.
[B] For everyone [Abm] who works behind the [B] scenes.
[E]
With [Gbm] a spirit you can't [B] replace with no [A] machine.
[B]
[A] Hello America.
[E] Let me [A]
thank you for [E]
your time.
[B] [A] [B]
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
Abm
Dbm
E
A
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There are people in this country [B] who work hard every [E] day.
[A] Not for fame [E] or fortune do they [B] strive. _
[E] But the fruits of their labor [B] are worth more than their pay.
[A] And it's time a few [B] of them were [E] recognized. _ _
[A] Hello [E] Detroit, auto [A] workers, let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a [E] week for a living.
_ [B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
_ _ [A] [E] Hello Pittsburgh, steel mill workers, [A] let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a week [E] for a living.
_ [B] Just to send it on down [E] to mine.
This is [B] for the one who [Gb] swings the hammer.
[A] Driving home [E] the nail.
[B] For the one behind [G] the counter.
[A] Ringing up [E] the sales.
[Dbm] For the one who fights the fires.
[Abm] The one who [A] brings the mail.
[B] For everyone [Abm] who works behind [B] the scenes.
You [E] can see them every morning.
[Abm] In the factories [E] and the fields.
[A] In the city [E] streets and the quiet [B] country towns.
[Ebm] _
_ [E] _ Working together [B] like spokes [E] inside a wheel.
[A] They keep this [B] country turning [E] around. _
[A] Hello Kansas, wheat field farmer, let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a [E] week for a living.
_ [B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Hello Pittsburgh, coal miner, [A] let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a week [E] for a living.
_ [B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
This is [B] for the one who drives the big [A] rig.
Up and down the road.
[B] For the one out in the warehouse.
[A] Bringing [E] in the load.
[Dbm] For the waitress, the mechanic, [Abm] the policeman on [A] patrol.
[B] For everyone [Abm] who works behind the [B] scenes.
_ [E]
With [Gbm] a spirit you can't [B] replace with no [A] machine.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Hello America.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ Let me [A] _
thank you for [E] _ _
your time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There are people in this country [B] who work hard every [E] day.
[A] Not for fame [E] or fortune do they [B] strive. _
[E] But the fruits of their labor [B] are worth more than their pay.
[A] And it's time a few [B] of them were [E] recognized. _ _
[A] Hello [E] Detroit, auto [A] workers, let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a [E] week for a living.
_ [B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
_ _ [A] [E] Hello Pittsburgh, steel mill workers, [A] let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a week [E] for a living.
_ [B] Just to send it on down [E] to mine.
This is [B] for the one who [Gb] swings the hammer.
[A] Driving home [E] the nail.
[B] For the one behind [G] the counter.
[A] Ringing up [E] the sales.
[Dbm] For the one who fights the fires.
[Abm] The one who [A] brings the mail.
[B] For everyone [Abm] who works behind [B] the scenes.
You [E] can see them every morning.
[Abm] In the factories [E] and the fields.
[A] In the city [E] streets and the quiet [B] country towns.
[Ebm] _
_ [E] _ Working together [B] like spokes [E] inside a wheel.
[A] They keep this [B] country turning [E] around. _
[A] Hello Kansas, wheat field farmer, let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a [E] week for a living.
_ [B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
_ _ [A] _ [E] Hello Pittsburgh, coal miner, [A] let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You work a morning hour a week [E] for a living.
_ [B] Just to send it on [E] down to mine.
This is [B] for the one who drives the big [A] rig.
Up and down the road.
[B] For the one out in the warehouse.
[A] Bringing [E] in the load.
[Dbm] For the waitress, the mechanic, [Abm] the policeman on [A] patrol.
[B] For everyone [Abm] who works behind the [B] scenes.
_ [E]
With [Gbm] a spirit you can't [B] replace with no [A] machine.
_ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ Hello America.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ Let me [A] _
thank you for [E] _ _
your time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _