Forty Hour Week Ukulele tab

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There are people in this country 

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Who work hard every day 

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Not for fame or fortune do they strive 

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But the fruits of their labor 

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Are worth more than their pay 

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And it's time a few of them were recognized 



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Hello Detroit Auto Workers 

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Let me thank you for your time 

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You work a forty hour week for a living 

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Just to send it on down the line 



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Hello Pittsburgh Steel Mill Workers 

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And I thank you for your time 

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You work a forty hour week for a living 

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Just to send it on down the line 



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This is for the one who swings the hammer 

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Driving home the nails 

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For the one who's behind the counter 

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Ringing up the sales 

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For the one who finds the fire 

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The one who brings the mail 

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For everyone who works behind the scenes 



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You can see them every morning 

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In the factories and the fields 

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In the city streets and the quiet country towns 

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Working together 
  
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Like spokes inside a wheel 

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They keep this country turning around 



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Hello Kansas wheat field farmers 

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Let me thank you for your time 

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You work a forty hour week for a living 

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Just to send it on down the line 



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Hello West Vir-ginia coal miners 

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Let me thank you for your time 

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You work a forty hour week for a living 

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Just to send it on down the line 



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This is for the one who drives the big rigs 

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Up and down the road 

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For the one out in the warehouse 

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Bringing in the load 

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For the waitress the mechanic the policeman on patrol 

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For everyone who works behind the scenes 

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With a spirit you can't replace with no machine-e-e  



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Hello Amer-i-ca 

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Let me thank you for your time