Cm                 Gm
I tell you, buddy, it ain't no fun
                      Cm
Workin' all day in the hot-hot sun
                                F
It don't seem right a man should work all day
       Bb                 Cm
In the hot-hot sun earnin' workin' man's pay


Cm
Workin' man's pay
Gm
Workin' man's pay
Gm                         Cm
Swingin' that sledgehammer every day
                        Fm
A bottle of beer at the end of the day
Bb
And a naggin' woman
        Cm 
That's a workin' man's pay


Cm                        Gm
I went to Hialeah with my pay in my hand
             Cm 
I bet all my money on an also-ran
                          Fm
Workin', workin' 'til you waste away
       Bb
In the hot-hot sun
        Cm 
Earnin' workin' man's pay


Cm
Workin' man's pay
Gm
Workin' man's pay
Gm                         Cm
Swingin' that sledgehammer every day
                        Fm
A bottle of beer at the end of the day
Bb
And a naggin' woman
        Cm 
That's a workin' man's pay


                       Gm
I ain't got much, but I ain't no thief
                       Cm
And my old woman ain't long to leave
                         Fm 
So while you hippies are pickin' flowers
Bb                   Cm 
Remember some jerks’ workin' workin' man's hours


Cm                 Gm
I tell you, buddy, it ain't no fun
                      Cm
Workin' all day in the hot-hot sun
                                F
It don't seem right a man should work all day
       Bb                 Cm
In the hot-hot sun earnin' workin' man's pay


Cm
Workin' man's pay
Gm
Workin' man's pay
Gm                         Cm
Swingin' that sledgehammer every day
                        Fm
A bottle of beer at the end of the day
Bb
And a naggin' woman
        Cm 
That's a workin' man's pay