Tuning: Standard
Capo: No capo
Intro: C
Wh[C]at will become of the wo[F]rking man,
With h[C]onest sweat on his br[F]ow?
Is the na[F]tion that raised him to bu[C]ild it,
Gonna t[D]urn its back on him n[G]ow?
Take aw[C]ay his pride, and di[F]gnity?
And give his j[C]ob to s[C7]ome foreign l[F]and?
Here's a qu[F]estion that needs a straight an[C]swer:
W[C]hat will become of the h[G]ard working m[C]an?
In better times, in old America,
We sang the 'Working Man's Blues' with such pride.
Many who worked 40 hours, week after week,
Have been let go, pushed off to the side.
And I'll tell you, nothing is sadder,
Than the soul of a hard working man.
With no means to help out his family,
And nothing to do with his hands.
What will become of the working man,
With honest sweat on his brow?
Is the nation that raised him to build it,
Gonna turn its back on him now?
Take away his pride, and dignity?
And give his job to some foreign land?
Here's a question that needs a straight answer:
What will become of the hard working man?
Solo: C F C C7 F
Here's a qu[F]estion that needs to be an[C]swered:
Wh[C]at will become of the h[G]ard working m[C]an?
Capo: No capo
Intro: C
Wh[C]at will become of the wo[F]rking man,
With h[C]onest sweat on his br[F]ow?
Is the na[F]tion that raised him to bu[C]ild it,
Gonna t[D]urn its back on him n[G]ow?
Take aw[C]ay his pride, and di[F]gnity?
And give his j[C]ob to s[C7]ome foreign l[F]and?
Here's a qu[F]estion that needs a straight an[C]swer:
W[C]hat will become of the h[G]ard working m[C]an?
In better times, in old America,
We sang the 'Working Man's Blues' with such pride.
Many who worked 40 hours, week after week,
Have been let go, pushed off to the side.
And I'll tell you, nothing is sadder,
Than the soul of a hard working man.
With no means to help out his family,
And nothing to do with his hands.
What will become of the working man,
With honest sweat on his brow?
Is the nation that raised him to build it,
Gonna turn its back on him now?
Take away his pride, and dignity?
And give his job to some foreign land?
Here's a question that needs a straight answer:
What will become of the hard working man?
Solo: C F C C7 F
Here's a qu[F]estion that needs to be an[C]swered:
Wh[C]at will become of the h[G]ard working m[C]an?
