C                  Dm
At the local diner just outside of town
   G                             C                      G
He comes in a hour early just to beat the morning crowd
   C                         Dm
He stares out his window and stirs his coffee cup
        G                  C
Another day another dollar short of catchinâ up

Dm            F                G
Same old job, same old dull routine
Dm           F                G
In his heart he knows what it brings

              C                       Dm
A two bedroom house for his family of three
                F               G
Heâs giving his all makinâ ends meet
              C             Dm
A second hand car a washing machine
                  F                           G
They may not have much, but he gets what they need
                    C              G
With the hands of a working man

(Repeat Chords as above)

Down at the factory standing in line
He waits to punch the time clock, a million worries on his mind
Oh, Jimmyâs needing braces and Bettyâs needing time
And the problems that heâs facing theyâre all building up inside

Same old job, same old dull routine
But in his heart he knows what it brings

A two bedroom house for his family of three
Heâs giving his all makinâ ends meet
A second hand car a washing machine
They may not have much, but he gets what they need
With the hands of a working man

Same old job, same old dull routine
But in his heart he knows what it brings

(Change key to 1/2 step higher)

A two bedroom house for his family of three
Heâs giving his all makinâ ends meet
A second hand car a washing machine
They may not have much, but he gets what they need
With the hands of a working man