Alabama - Forty hour week

^CThere are people in this country Who ^G7work hard every ^Cday

^FNot for fame or ^Cfortune do they ^G7strive But the ^Cfruits of their labor

Are ^G7worth more than their ^Cpay And it's ^Ftime a few of ^G7them were recog^Cnized

Hello ^FDetroit ^CAuto Workers Let me ^Fthank you for your ^Ctime

You work a ^Fforty hour week for a ^Cliving Just to ^G7send it on down the ^Cline

Hello ^FPittsburgh ^CSteel Mill Workers And I ^Fthank you for your ^Ctime

You work a ^Fforty hour week for a ^Cliving Just to ^G7send it on down the ^Cline

^CThis is for the ^G7one who swings the hammer ^FDriving home the ^Cnails

For the ^G7one who's behind the counter ^FRinging up the ^Csales

For the ^Amone who finds the fire The ^Emone who brings the ^Fmail

For ^G7everyone who works behind the scenes

^CYou can see them every morning In the ^G7factories and the ^Cfields

In the ^Fcity streets and the ^Cquiet country ^G7towns ^CWorking together

Like ^G7spokes inside a ^Cwheel ^FThey keep this country ^G7turning ^Caround

Hello ^FKansas ^Cwheat field farmers Let me ^Fthank you for your ^Ctime

You work a ^Fforty hour week for a ^Cliving Just to ^G7send it on down the ^Cline

Hello ^FWest Vir-^Cginia coal miners Let me ^Fthank you for your ^Ctime

You work a ^Fforty hour week for a ^Cliving Just to ^G7send it on down the ^Cline

^CThis is for the ^G7one who drives the big rigs ^FUp and down the ^Croad

For the ^G7one out in the warehouse ^FBringing in the ^Cload

For the ^Amwaitress the mechanic the ^Empoliceman on ^Fpatrol For ^G7everyone who works behind the scenes

^G7With a spirit you can't replace with no ^Fmachine-e-e

^CHello ^FAmer-i-^Cca Let me ^Fthank you ^G7for your ^Ctime