Written by Ronnie Dunn
Intro: C verse 1 C I'm a hard workin' man, I wear a steel hard hat, F I can ride, rope, hammer and paint, C do things with my hands that most men can't. G I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try, C C I'm getting really good at barely getting by. verse 2 C Got everything I own by the sweat of my brow, F from my four-wheel drive to my cowboy boots, C I owe it all to my blue-collar roots. G Feel like I'm workin' overtime on a runaway train, C I've got to bust loose from this ball and chain.Solo F Eb C G C F Eb C G C verse 3 C Come Friday night I like to party hard, F I carry on with the Cadillac cuties, C spend my whole week's pay on some weekend beauty. G Come Monday morning I'm the first to arrive, C I ain't nothin' but business from nine to five.F Eb C I'm a hard, hard-workin' man, G C I've got it all on the line for a piece of the promised land. F Eb C And I'm burnin' my candle at both ends, G C about the only way to keep the fire going is to out-run the wind.F Eb C I'm a hard, hard-workin' man, G C I've got it all on the line for a piece of the promised land. F Eb C And I'm burnin' my candle at both ends, G C about the only way to keep the fire going is to out-run the wind. G C I can't wait to get up in the mornin', and do it all over again, G C F C well, I'm a hard-livin', hard-workin' man.