C
Stumble from my good warm bed
G
Monday mornin', oh my head
F          G         C       G
Gotta go & do it all again
C
Wake up baby, rise & shine
G
It's coffee, eggs & bacon time
F                 G              C
Walk your workin' man out to the car

C
The boss is in his usual mood
G
Not one thing does he approve
F                   G            C    G
Sometimes you can't keep him satisfied
C
Up & down the assembly line
G
Weary faces much like mine
F                  G             C
Showing the wear & tear in their eyes


[Chorus]
F                              C
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man
G                            C
Tryin' to make a livin' any way he can
  F                       C
Makin' ends meet on the installment plan
G                     C
His money goes right through his hands
  F                       C
Heaven, help him if you think you can
       F               G              C
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man


[Verse 2]
C
Big policeman in his prime
G
Sits behind his billboard sign
F              G                     C  G
Aims his radar gun right straight at me
C
A letter from the IRS
G
Says "Boy, you're taxes are a mess"
F                   G                       C
Is this the way the good life's supposed to be?


[Chorus]
F                              C
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man
G                            C
Tryin' to make a livin' any way he can
  F                       C
Makin' ends meet on the installment plan
G                     C
His money goes right through his hands
  F                       C
Heaven, help him if you think you can
       F               G              C
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man


[Bridge]
C
Stumble from my good warm bed
G
Monday mornin', oh my head
F          G          C    G
Gotta go & do it all again
C
Too much room in the Frigidaire
G
The kids all need new shoes to wear
F                 G             C
Payment's late on my old truck again


[Chorus]
F                              C
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man
G                            C
Tryin' to make a livin' any way he can
  F                       C
Makin' ends meet on the installment plan
G                     C
His money goes right through his hands
  F                       C
Heaven, help him if you think you can
       F               G              C
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man
       F               G              C
They're makin' it hard on the workin' man