Working Poor

	  		


nd Fret 




Intro: D    C  D  G C G    D 
  
                     C          D 
I run a jenny on the back of my truck 
              G             C        G 
And I take my chances and I trust my luck 
        D                        G        C    G 
Well, I may work tomorrow, but I can't be sure 
           D                     C       D 
I'm just a common example of the working poor 


                       C        D 
I pushed a shovel on a building site 
                G               C         G 
And I'm already working when it breaks daylight 
     D                        G              C    G 
If I don't keep moving, I'll freeze bloody sure 
           D                     C       D 
I'm just a common example of the working poor 


Instrumental: D    C  D   G C G    D 


                      C       D 
I swing a hammer on a rooftop high 
                      G             C     G 
I'll be swinging that hammer on the day I die 
      D                         G        C      G 
I can raise your rafters, I can lay your floors 
           D                     C       D 
I'm just a common example of the working poor 



Instrumental: D    C  D  G C G    D 


                        C      D 
I went to school 'til I had my fill 
                  G             C       G 
I was born in the shadow of the textile mill 
  D                         G       C      G 
I followed my father to the factory floor 
           D                     C       D 
I'm just a common example of the working poor 
                             C       D 
Just a common example of the working poor