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