Tom: Bbm
G#
intro, spoken:
I dedicate this song to the workin' man
For ever' man that puts in a hard
Eight or ten hours a day of work and toil and sweat
Always got somebody lookin' down his neck
Tryin' to get more out of 'im
Than he really ought to have to put in.
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After twenty nine long years
of workin' in this shop
A#7
with Oney standing over me
D#7
Today when that old whistle blows,
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I'll check in all my gear, and I'll retire.
G#
The superintendant just stopped by
A#7
and said they planned my little get-together
D#7
and then he said I'd never have made it
G#
if old Oney hadn't of held me to the fire
G#
I've seen him in my dreams at night
A#7
and woke up in the morning feeling tired.
D#7
And old Oney don't remember, when i came here,
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how he tried to get me fired...
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With his folded hands behind him,
A#7
every morning, Oney waited at the gate...
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where he'd rant and rave like i committed murder
G#
clockin' in five minutes late.
A#
But today they'll gather 'round me
B#7
like I've seen 'em do when any man retires,
F7
and old Oney's gonna tell me,
A#
from now on, I'm free to do what i desire.
A#
He'll present me with that little old gold watch
B#7
they give a man a times like this,
F7
but there's one thing he's not countin' on...
A#
today's the day i give old Oney his! hahahahaha!
C#
I've been workin' buildin' muscles,
A#7
Oney's just been standin' 'round, and gettin' soft,
G#7
and today about 4:30, I'll make up for every
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good night's sleep I've lost...
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When I'm gone, I'll be remembered
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as the workin' man that put his point across...
G#7
With a right hand full of knuckles,
today's the day I show old Oney
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who's the boss!
