Tom: G C G D D G [Verse 1] G D D G By the sweat of his brow is how a mans supposed to earn his pay G D But the VIP's and the rich folks of this land D G Think manual labor aint nothing but a mexican G Who swam the rio grande G D Manual Labor that old back breaker him D G Sure knows how to make a fool out of folks like me G D It throws your muscle in hustle and it numbs your brain D G Then it hauls you off down the tracks like a run away train [Chorus] C G Oh manual labor you, you old back breaker you D D I must have mistaken you, for a true blue friend you've never been C G My youth and my good time spent, dont know where my money went D D I like how the government, got more than their share oh well who cares C G Im a gettin on a holy road, send a dollar to a TV show D D God knows how the money goes, when your saving a soul, big save-on soul [Solo] (In the key of A) C G D D G [Chorus] C G Oh manual labor you, you old back breaker you D D I must have mistaken you, for a true blue friend you've never been C G My youth and my good time spent, dont know where my money went D D I like how the government, got more than their share oh well who cares C G Im a gettin on a holy road, send a dollar to a TV show D D God knows how the money goes, when your saving a soul, big save-on soul