Chords with lyrics
- Capo on 1st
- Difficulty: Beginner
Key: AbAb
♫ Intro:
G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG
♫ Chorus:
G+G
Been workin’ hard, both day and night
G+G D MajorD
Tryin’ to make my way, turn the wrongs to right.
C7C7 G+G
It ain’t a simple job, but I love what I do.
G+G D MajorD G+G
Workin’ hard is all this old boy knows to do.
♫ Verse 1:
G+G
These hotels and the motels sure don’t feel like home,
G+G D MajorD
Lord knows I’m just a stranger in every town I roam.
C7C7 G+G
Truck stops and highway signs are the only friends I know,
G+G D MajorD G+G
Ain’t no rest for the workin’ man, he’s on the go.
♫ Chorus:
G+G
Been workin’ hard, both day and night
G+G D MajorD
Tryin’ to make my way, turn the wrongs to right.
C7C7 G+G
It ain’t an easy job, but I love what I do.
G+G D MajorD G+G
Workin’ hard is all this old boy knows to do.
♫ Solo:
G+G G+G
Get to work now
G+G D MajorD
C7C7 G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G
♫ Verse 2:
G+G
Started out in Alabama in a humble single wide,
G+G D MajorD
I heard those wheels callin’ me, I had to say goodbye.
C7C7 G+G
From Bakersfield to Brooklyn and everywhere between,
G+G D MajorD G+G
Now I’m pushin’ this rig back home to Tennessee.
♫ Chorus:
G+G
Been workin’ hard, both day and night
G+G D MajorD
Tryin’ to make my way, turn the wrongs to right.
C7C7 G+G
It ain’t a simple job, but I love what I do.
G+G D MajorD G+G
Workin’ hard is all this old boy knows to do.
♫ Outro:
G+G G MajorG
G+G D MajorD x2
C7C7 G+G
G MajorG D MajorD G+G