Intro C G D D G Verse 1 G D From the garden of eden right on up to today D G By the sweat of his brow is how a mans supposed to earn his pay G D But the VIP's and the rich folks of this land D G Think manual labor ain't nothing but a Mexican G Who swam the Rio Grande G D Manual Labor that old back breaker him D G Sure knows how to make a fool out of folks like me G D It throws your muscle in hustle and it numbs your brain D G Then it hauls you off down the tracks like a run away train C G Oh manual labor you, you old back breaker you D D I must have mistaken you, for a true blue friend you've never been C G My youth and my good time spent, don't know where my money went D D I like how the government, got more than their share oh well who cares C G I'm a gettin' on a holy road, send a dollar to a TV show D D God knows how the money goes, when your saving a soul, big save-on soul Solo (In the key of A) C G D D G Chorus repeat and fade