Chords for Alabama - Forty Hour Week (For A Livin') (Official Video)

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There are people in this country [B] who work hard [E] every day.
[A] Not for fame or [E] fortune do they [C#m] strive.
[F#] [F#m] [E] But the fruits of their labor [B] are worth more than their [E] pay.
[A] And it's time a [B] few of them were recognized.
[E] [A] Hello, [E] Detroit!.
All the workers in [A] this state, thank you for your [E] time.
[A] You earned a memorial [E] week for a living.
[B] Just to send it [E] on down the line.
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[A] Hello, [E] Pittsburgh!.
Steel mill [A] workers, let me thank you for your [E] time.
[A] You earned a memorial [E] week for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down the line.
[B] This is for the [Em] ones who swings the hammer.
[A] Driving [E] home the nail.
[B] For the ones who [G] time the counter.
[A] Ringing [E] up the cells.
[C#m] For the ones who fights the fire.
[G#m] For the ones who [A] brings the mail.
[B] For everyone [E] who works [B] behind the scenes.
[E] You can see them every morning.
[B] In the factories [E] and the fields.
[A] In the city [E] streets and the quiet [B] country [C#m] [D#m] towns.
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Working together [B] like spokes [E] inside a wheel.
[A] They keep this [E] country turning around.
[A] Hello, [E] Kansas!.
Wheatfield [A] farmers, let me thank you [E] for your time.
[A] You earned a memorial [E] week for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down the line.
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[A] Hello, [E] West Virginia coal [A] miners,.
let me thank you for [E] your time.
[A] You earned a memorial [E] week for a living.
[B] Just to send it on [E] down the line.
This [B] is for the ones who drives the big [A] rig.
Up [E] and down the road.
[B] For the ones out in the [A] warehouse.
Bringing [E] in the load.
[C#m] For the waitress, the mechanic,.
[G#m] the [A] policeman on patrol.
[B] For everyone [E] who works [B] behind the scenes.
[E] With [F#m] a spirit [B] you can't replace with no [A] machine.
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Hello, [A] [E] America!
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[A] Let me thank you for [E] your time.
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