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Key: Fm
Intro:
C Bb F Bb C 2x
Verse 1:
C Bb
Up late, all night
F Bb C
I don't even need a reason why
C Bb
Your love is so right
F Bb C
I can't wait until the morning light
C Bb
To get back, when I'm through
F G
And bring my living on home to you
Chorus:
C Bb
Hey, honey don't you understand?
F Bb
I been working all day, doin' the best I can
C Bb
Got that easy lovin' if you'd take my hand
Am Bb C
I'm a hard-working man
Am Bb C
I'm a hard-working man, yes
I am
Verse 2:
C Bb
Just wait, payday
F Bb C
I'm gonna take you somewhere far away
C Bb
Us two, sky blue
F Bb C
But first
I got to make a run or two
C Bb
Bossman, he's on the line
F G
Said he's gonna give me overtime, yes, he is
Chorus:
C Bb
Hey, honey don't you understand?
F Bb
I been working all day, doin' the best I can
C Bb
Got that easy lovin' if you'd take my hand
Am Bb C
I'm a hard-working man
Am Bb C
I'm a hard-working man, yes
I am
Bridge:
C Bb
Hey, honey don't you understand?
F Bb
I been working all day, doin' the best I can
C Bb
Got that easy lovin' if you'd take my hand
Am Bb C
I'm a hard-working man
Am Bb C
I'm a hard-working man, yes
I am
Chorus:
C Bb
Hey, honey don't you understand?
F Bb
I been working all day, doin' the best I can
C Bb
Got that easy lovin' if you'd take my hand
Am Bb C
I'm a hard-working man
Am Bb C
I'm a hard-working man, yes
I am
Outro:
Am Bb C
Hard-working man, baby
Am Bb C
Hard-working man
C F
Oh, bet your life I am, baby
F C
Hard-working, darlin', woo
Song History
Published: December 22, 2022
Last Updated: September 10, 2025