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[Verse 1]
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Every morning when I punch my timecard at the plant
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I try to be a pleasant guy but lately I just can't.
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Overwork and under pay are poisoning my mind.
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Until I'm on the bar stool I don't believe it's quitin time.
[Chorus]
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I need industrial strength tranquilizer
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A shot of Old Crow and a glass of Budweiser
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To help survive inflation with falling pay.
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It takes industrial strength tranquilizer
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A shot of Old Crow and a glass of Budweiser
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To help the working man through the working day.
[Verse 2]
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Bosses in the board room talk of productivity
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But they just mean to put the screws to working stiffs like me.
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If we're good and work real hard and save our pay until
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We're able to afford the kind of crap they make us build.
[Chorus]
A
I need industrial strength tranquilizer
E
A shot of Old Crow and a glass of Budweiser
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To help survive inflation with falling pay.
A
It takes industrial strength tranquilizer
E
A shot of Old Crow and a glass of Budweiser
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To help the working man through the working day.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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There's a lot of wisdom here, amongst the employees
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Some of us are street smart some have PhD's.
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We're all bored and tired, but we've all found ways to cope.
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Some of us drink after work, the rest of us smoke dope.
[Chorus]
A
I need industrial strength tranquilizer
E
A shot of Old Crow and a glass of Budweiser
E F#7 B7
To help survive inflation with falling pay.
A
It takes industrial strength tranquilizer
E
A shot of Old Crow and a glass of Budweiser
E B7 E
To help the working man through the working day.
[Tag]
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To help the working man through the working day.
