well i'm ^Cworking real hard and ^Fnot gettin paid i'm ^Gsick of this life and i gotta get a ^Cbreak i've ^Cbeen real high and i've ^Fbeen down low and i ^Glive in a shack on a country dirt ^Croad

so i'm ^Cworkin real hard and not getting paid and i'm ^Fsick of this life and i gotta get a break and i ^Gjust can't get by any^Cmore. i've ^Cbeen real high and i've been down low and i ^Flive in a shack on a country dirt road and my ^Gbest friend is my magnum fourty ^Cfour

Well ^Fworkin' real hard ain't ^Chard to do When you ^Ggot you a lotta money ^Ccomin' to you But I ^Fain't got a dime so I'll ^Cjust sit ^Ghere Even ^GThough I'm ^GBroke I've Got A ^GSix-^Gpack of ^CBeer.

Well I've ^Cpaid my dues And I've ^Fpaid my rent And they ^Gstill try to take everything they ^Ccan.

Well I ^Cthought I had a good thing going on ^FBut the sheriff broke my door and he took me on ^GAnd he said hey boy you owe the ^Cgovernment.

Well ^Fworkin' real hard ain't ^Chard to do When you ^Ggot you a lotta money ^Ccomin' to you But I ^Fain't got a dime so I'll ^Cjust sit ^Ghere Even ^GThough I'm ^GBroke I've Got A ^GSix-^Gpack of ^CBeer.

so i'm ^Cworkin real hard and not getting paid and i'm ^Fsick of this life and i gotta get a break and i ^Gjust can't get by any^Cmore. i've ^Cbeen real high and i've been down low and i ^Flive in a shack on a country dirt road and my ^Gbest friend is my magnum fourty ^Cfour