Intro 2x: E A B E A B Lace-up boots and faded jeans E A B A homemade sandwich, a half jug of tea E A B Average Joe, average pay E A B Same ol' end and same ol' day E A B But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer E A B Kind of glue that sticks this world together E A B7 Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land ( E A B ) (2x) God bless the working man E A B All week long making a living E A B Life keeps takin', he keeps giving E A B Behind the scene, below the grade E A B Hardly noticed but part of everything A B But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer E A B Kind of glue that sticks this world together E A B7 Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land ( E A B ) (2x) E A B7 God bless the working man E A B He gives his life then fades away E A B Another young man takes his place E A B Average Joe, average pay E A B Same ol end, same old' day E A B But there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer E A B Kind of glue that sticks this world together E A B7 Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land E A B No, there's nothing wrong with a hard hat and a hammer E A B Kind of glue that sticks this world together E A B7 Hands of steel and cradle of the Promised Land E A God bless the working man B E A The working man B E A B Oh, the working man E and woman.